. . "McClean, Francis Kennedy, 1876-1955." . . "Great Britain. Royal Navy Aviation." . . "Air pilots Great Britain Biography." . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . . "Godfather to British Naval Aviation"@en . . . . . "Frank McClean godfather to British naval aviation"@en . "Frank McClean : godfather to British naval aviation"@en . . . . . . . "Frank McClean : godfather of British naval aviation" . "Electronic books"@en . . "During aviation's pioneering years Francis Kennedy McClean used his vast inherited wealth to help the now famous Short Brothers company become established as one of Britain's greatest aircraft manufacturers and, in doing so, he helped the Royal Navy's first pilots into the air. In effect, he was Godfather to British naval aviation. But McClean did much more than even that. He was himself a balloonist and pioneer aviator, flying with Wilbur Wright in France in December 1908. He provided the Royal Aero Club with one of the first flying grounds in the UK; personally purchased no fewer than sixteen."@en . . "Frank McClean the Godfather to British Naval Aviation"@en . . "Great Britain. Royal Navy" . .