Samuel Franklin Cody, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSamuel Franklin Cody
American aviator
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1867
Place of Birth: Davenport, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 07-Aug-1913
Profession: aircraft pilot, circus performer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Samuel Franklin Cody
- Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 – 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA) was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight.
- He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites, that were used by the British in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting.
- He was also the first man to fly an aeroplane in Britain, on 16 October 1908.
- A flamboyant showman, he was often confused with Buffalo Bill Cody, whose surname he took when young.
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