Double English Channel Crossing
Completes a nonstop return flight across the English Channel.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Charles Stewart Rolls Biography and Timeline
Follow Charles Stewart Rolls through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Charles Stewart Rolls, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1910–1910Years on this page
1910
Nonstop Channel Return Flight
Becomes the first pilot to make the double crossing.
Bournemouth Air Crash
Becomes the first British pilot killed in a powered-aircraft accident.
Death of Charles Rolls
Dies when his aircraft crashes during a Bournemouth flying meeting.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.