Aviation Firsts Scavenger Hunt

1. Who was the first person to fly over the South Pole? Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, with Bernt Balchen

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? Jacques and Joseph Montgolfer  1783

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

6. Who was the irst woman to receive a pilot's license? In what year did she learn how to fly?   Baroness Raymonde De La Roche  1910

7. Who was the first person to fly around the world alone? Wiley Post

8. Who took the first photographs from the air? Samuel Archer King and William Black

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

10. In what year did the first turbo jet flight take place? 1939 It was great research for our topic, and a great scavenger hunt. It was a great experience for  our new topic flight.