Robert Blackburn
British aviation pioneer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Robert Blackburn, OBE, FRAeS was an English aviation pioneer and the founder of Blackburn Aircraft. Early life and education Blackburn was born in Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England to Kate and George William Blackburn, an engineer and works manager of William Green & Sons, lawnmower and steamroller manufacturers. He was the eldest of three brothers and attended Leeds Modern School and graduated in engineering at the University of Leeds, and built his first aircraft, a monoplane, in 1909. He made his first short flight on the sandy beach at Filey in the spring of 1909. The aircraft was badly damaged in 1910 when he attempted to make a turn.
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