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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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