William Henson's 'Aerial Steam Carriage' of 1843 (1910). Artist: Unknown

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William Henson's 'Aerial Steam Carriage' of 1843 (1910). Henson (1805-1888) and his partner John Stringfellow (1799-1883) managed to get a model of this steam-powered flying machine airborne, but a full-size version was never flown. From a set of cigarette cards on aviation issued in 1910.

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Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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