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  2. Heinz Knoke - Wikipedia

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    Heinz Knoke (24 March 1921 – 18 May 1993) was a World War II Luftwaffe flying ace.He is credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories, all claimed over the Western theatre of operations, and claimed a further 19 unconfirmed kills in over 2,000 flights.

  3. Claude Grahame-White - Wikipedia

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    In 1912 Grahame-White gave H. G. Wells his first flight. [12] During World War 1, Grahame-White flew the first night patrol mission against an expected German raid on 5 September 1914. [13] Hendon Aerodrome was lent to the Admiralty (1916), and eventually taken over by the RAF in 1919. It was purchased by the RAF in 1925, after a protracted ...

  4. Claims to the first airplane flight - Wikipedia

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    Then on 12 November a flight of 22.2 seconds carried the 14-bis some 220 m (720 ft), earning the Aéro-Club prize of 1,500 francs for the first flight of more than 100 m. [39] This flight was also observed by the newly formed Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and became the first record in their log book. [citation needed]

  5. Benjamin Foulois - Wikipedia

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    On July 30, 1909, Foulois' first flight in an aeroplane was the evaluation test flight from Fort Myer to Alexandria, Virginia. Pilot Orville Wright and navigator Foulois broke previous speed, altitude, and cross-country duration records, flying at 42.5 mph, 400 feet, and for 10 miles (16 km).

  6. Richard E. Byrd - Wikipedia

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    Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), was an American naval officer, [1] and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. . Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plat

  7. Travis Barker Takes First Flight Since Surviving Deadly 2008 ...

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    Travis Barker has taken his first flight in over a decade. The musician headed to Cabo with girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian, marking his first time flying since he survived a 2008 plane crash.

  8. Howard Pixton - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, Pixton gained his Royal Aero Club licence (No.50) on 24 January 1911 in the Roe IV Triplane, though his licence is dated 31 December 1910. [14] [15] Avro Type D. On 1 April 1911 Pixton made the first flight of A.V. Roe’s first tractor biplane, [16] the first time that A.V. himself hadn’t performed the maiden flight of one of ...

  9. Friedrich Hefty - Wikipedia

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    Friedrich Hefty (13 December 1894 – 20 January 1965), also referred to as Frigyes Hefty, [1] was a World War I Austro-Hungarian flying ace credited with five confirmed and five unconfirmed aerial victories.