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Karl Jatho
1903Aug, 18

German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

Karl Jatho ([kaʁl ˈjatʰo] 3 February 1873 – 8 December 1933) was a German inventor and aviation pioneer, performer and public servant of the city of Hanover.

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