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1st Flight

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1853–1908Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1853

George Cayley1853

Science / Technology

Makes the 1st flight in an aeroplane, a 5ft long model glider

1908

Samuel Codey1908

Science / Technology

Makes the 1st powered flight in the UK

Names involved

George CayleySamuel Codey

Provenance

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