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Richard Pearse

Farmer and inventor
Richard William Pearse was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March... Wikipedia
Born: December 3, 1877, Waitohi, New Zealand
Died: July 29, 1953 (age 75 years), Christchurch, New Zealand
Known for: Pioneering flights in heavier-than-air aircraft
Other names: Dick "Aeroplane" Pearse, Bamboo Dick