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Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody) (6 March 1867 - 7 August 1913) was an early pioneer of manned flight, most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. He was also the first man to conduct a powered flight in Britain, on 16 October 1908[1]. A flamboyant showman, he was and still is often confused with Buffalo Bill Cody, whose surname he took when young.

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