Archive of swashbuckling aviation pioneer is being sold 109 years after his death in a plane crash.

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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833<br />
Pic: H.Aldridge&Sons/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: Paper to plane Cody pictured in flight (right) plus his original pencil designs for his bi-plane over four sides of paper is also in the sale. The drawings show the rudimental contraption had 40ft long wings and used bicycle wheels.<br />
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An incredible archive relating to a swashbuckling pioneer of aviation is being sold by his family 109 years after his death in a plane accident. <br />
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Samuel Cody was one of the original 'magnificent men in their flying machines' who designed and built the first aeroplane to fly in Britain in 1908.<br />
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His experimental 'observation kite' was adopted by the British army in the same year, ultimately leading to the formation of the Royal Flying Corps and then the RAF.<br />
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Unsurprisingly, he was killed in a flying accident in 1913 after his powered plane broke up, tipping Cody and his passenger, the captain of Hampshire County Cricket Club, out at 500ft.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833
Pic: H.Aldridge&Sons/BNPS

Pictured: Paper to plane Cody pictured in flight (right) plus his original pencil designs for his bi-plane over four sides of paper is also in the sale. The drawings show the rudimental contraption had 40ft long wings and used bicycle wheels.

An incredible archive relating to a swashbuckling pioneer of aviation is being sold by his family 109 years after his death in a plane accident.

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