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  2. List of aviation pioneers - Wikipedia

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    Aviation pioneers are people directly and indirectly responsible for the advancement of flight, including people who worked to achieve manned flight before the invention of aircraft, as well as others who achieved significant "firsts" in aviation after heavier-than-air flight became routine.

  3. Jean Marie Le Bris - Wikipedia

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    Jean Marie Le Bris (25 March 1817, Concarneau – 17 February 1872, Douarnenez) was a French aviator, born in Concarneau, Brittany who built two glider aircraft and performed at least one flight on board of his first machine in late 1856.

  4. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First rocket-powered aircraft used in combat: Major Späte of the EK 16 service test unit flew a Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet interceptor against Allied aircraft on May 13, 1944. [ 216 ] First jet fighter used in combat : A Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter flown by Leutnant Alfred Schreiber of Ekdo 262 service test unit attacked an RAF 540 ...

  5. Samuel Franklin Cody - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 – 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA [1]) was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight. He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites , that were used by the British before World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons ...

  6. Category:Aviation pioneers - Wikipedia

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    This category contains biographical articles about people who made significant pioneering accomplishments in aviation, either as accomplished aviators, or by contributing in some other substantial and lasting way to the art and science of aviation. This is not limited to the early days of aviation history, and may cover pioneering achievements ...

  7. Alberto Santos-Dumont - Wikipedia

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    Alberto Santos-Dumont (self-stylised as Alberto Santos=Dumont [1]; 20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, [2] [3] and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, he ...

  8. John Joseph Montgomery - Wikipedia

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    John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist, engineer, and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air flying machines.

  9. Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy - Wikipedia

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    Founder of Pan American World Airways, cited for "public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States" [21] [28] 1967 Igor Sikorsky: Aircraft pioneer whose work resulted in the design and production of the first mass-produced helicopter, the R-4 [21] [29] 1968 Warren Magnuson