Britain's pilots in the first days of aviation

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A REAL high-flyer: Incredible story of the daredevil WW1 pilot who coined the term 'joystick', had his war wounds x-rayed by Marie Curie... and even starred on Broadway

Daredevil pilot Major Robert Loraine became one of Britain's most famous pilots in the first days of aviation. He used his skills with a joystick - a term he coined - to fight in the First World War, where he was injured and is believed to have been x-rayed by Marie Curie. After retiring from the military, he went on to become a film and theatre actor.