Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 Cody Aircraft Mark IC (nicknamed Cathedral) in flight over Laffan's Plain near Aldershot with S F Cody at the controls. The total lack of protection around the pilot is clearly visible. It was in this aircraft that Cody made the first passenger carrying flight in Britain (with Colonel J E Capper on the 14th August 1909) as well as several other record breaking flights. On 8 September 1909, Cody made a cross-country flight of around forty miles, the furthest eve
Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 Cody Aircraft Mark IC (nicknamed Cathedral) in flight over Laffan's Plain near Aldershot with S F Cody at the controls. The total lack of protection around the pilot is clearly visible. It was in this aircraft that Cody made the first passenger carrying flight in Britain (with Colonel J E Capper on the 14th August 1909) as well as several other record breaking flights. On 8 September 1909, Cody made a cross-country flight of around forty miles, the furthest ever at the time, passing over Aldershot, Camberley, Fleet, Farnham and Farnborough.
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