...and even on one of those websites given to me above, there's reference to an obscure New Zealander who may have flown under power, but the trip wasn't accurately documented. I think there was a documentary on Discovery about this recently, but I missed it.....
....Whatever, the "centenary" is a chance to wallow in nostalgia and celebrate flight. Any excuse to do that after the past few months of terrorism, crashes & aviation negativity is most welcome!
Interesting thought... I've seen a couple of quotes by Leonardo da Vinci that, to me, suggest that he may have secretly got himself airborne. If he'd admitted it in those days, he probably would have been burned at the stake or somesuch. Are there any theories or stories that he may have actually built any of his contraptions?