1010 Early attempt of flight

With the terrible weather causing flooding all over the country, Malmesbury was featured on the news as having been flooded.

In the early 11th century (possibly first decade), Eilmer of Malmesbury, an English Benedictine monk, attempted a gliding flight using wings. According to the Gesta Regum Anglorum, Eilmer travelled over a furlong (201 metres) through the air before falling and breaking both his legs, rendering him lame for the rest of his life.