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Old 01-06-2008, 13:46 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dave lukins View Post
Correct..Sept 17 1908. The pilot was Orville Wright
America beat the UK in setting that record. The hon CS Rolls ( of Rolls Royce fame) was Britains first aircraft fatality. He died in July 1910 when his French built Wright broke up in flight.
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