Aviation Firsts Scavenger Hunt

Aviation Firsts Scavenger Hunt

1.Who was the first person to fly over the south pole?Richard Evelyn Byrd

2. In what year did the first parachute jump take place?1797

3. Who made the first rocket-engine flight?fritz von opel

4. Who made the first balloon flight In what year did the flight take place?Wily post. 1933

5. What aviation first is Janice Brown credited with? Long distance solar flight

6. Who was the first woman to receive a pilot's license? In what year did she learn how to fly?  Jean Gadner bataen 1929

7. Who was the first person to fly around the world alone? Wily post

8. Who took the first photographs from the air? Samuel Acher  king and william black

9. What aviation first is Paul MacCready credited with?Inventor of the practial human powered airplane

10. In what year did the first turbo jet flight take place? 1939

I think this activity is cool and I hope I can do it again. Cause we can research on other people who created things like the first airplane.