Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good shot of Cody his white coat smeared with oil with the Empress Eugenie explaining the workings of his aircraft with a crowd stood behind listening. She was the widow of Emperor Napoleon III and lived near Laffan's Plain at Farnborough Court, after seeing his airship flight to London she always took a keen interest in Cody's activities. Just part of the bamboo spar of the aircraft is visible.

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