It was August 1908 before trials were resumed from the battleship Revenge and TBD Fervent. On 18 August, a man went aloft from the latter and four more on the 24th from Revenge. Cody himself ascended from TBD Recruit on 31 August, but ended up in the water. After more trials, the project was abandoned on various grounds. The photograph was taken aboard Recruit in September 1908 and there is a cowboy hat among the crew. Was this Cody himself?
Dick Cronin comments on the kite aboard HMS Recruit. At first sight it seems odd to be streaming a kite from the forecastle and not from the stern, which would be the logical place. However, an 1895-model TBD was rather short of parking space for a winch and the quarterdeck was crowded, including a six-pounder on a raised platform. There is also the possibility that the kite used one of the two capstans as an anchorage. If any reader has served aboard an 1895 TBD, perhaps he will enlighten us.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cody Man-lifting kite - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1904