About Griffith Brewer
Lived 1867 – 1948 (aged 80–81). Griffith Brewer was a British aircraft pilot.
Griffith Brewer (23 July 1867 – 1 March 1948) was an English balloonist, aviator and patent agent. He was also a founding member of the Royal Aero Club. He became a friend of the Wright Brothers, and was one of their main supporters.
On 8 October 1908 at Camp d'Auvours, France, 11 kilometers east of Le Mans, Griffith flew as a passenger with Wilbur Wright. The flight lasted for 4 minutes and 22 seconds. In doing so, he became the first Englishman to go up in an aeroplane.
Griffith was President of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) from 1940 to 1942.
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Who was Griffith Brewer?
British aviator (1867–1948)
When was Griffith Brewer born?
Griffith Brewer was born in 1867.
When did Griffith Brewer die?
Griffith Brewer died in 1948.
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Griffith Brewer was an aircraft pilot.
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Griffith Brewer was British.
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