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FIRST FLIGHT IN THE UK NEAR THIS SPOT, ON 16 OCTOBER, 1908 SAMUEL FRANKLIN CODY TOOK OFF IN BRITISH ARMY AEROPLANE NUMBER 1 TO MAKE THE FIRST POWERED, CONTROLLED, SUSTAINED, HEAVIER THAN AIR FLIGHT IN THE UK.
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- Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mr Ignavy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- don cload, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Faulkner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ad Meskens (scan), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
.jpg/250px-Former_town_hall,_Alexandra_Road,_Farnborough_(geograph_4196098).jpg "Photo: Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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