Just to add one more:

http://www.maria-brazil.org/sdumont.htm

http://educate.si.edu/scitech/impacto/graphic/aviation/alberto.html

On 27 Mar 2003 at 15:18, Richard Stevens wrote:

> Of course it depends exactly what one means by the term 'First Powered
> Flight', but there are many people who believe that John Stringfellow beat
> Pearce and the Wrights by 55 years.
> http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~robodyne/inventors-world/iwstring.htm
>
> Richard.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jinx [mailto:joecolquitt@CLEAR.NET.NZ]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:48 AM
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> > Subject: [OT]: Centennial of first powered flight
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> > http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/
>
> > 5+ minute video (Real) of the building of a replica of Richard
> > Pearse's plane, which some people insist flew months before
> > the Wright Bros
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