Bland Mayfly

Bland Mayfly
Role Sports aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Lillian E. Bland
First flight August 1910
Number built 1

54°40′25″N 5°57′29″W / 54.67364°N 5.95806°W / 54.67364; -5.95806

The Bland Mayfly was an early aircraft constructed in 1910 by Lilian E. Bland in Carnmoney in Ireland. It is credited as the first aeroplane to be designed and constructed by a woman.[1]

  1. ^ "Lilian Bland Remembered". BBC. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2012.