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Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 - 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor. It is claimed that Pearse flew and landed a machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew their aircraft. This is what makes him famous. However, he himself never claimed it.

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