The first man to fly in Britain was John Damian who fashioned a pair of wings from hen feathers and launched himself fairly gracefully from the ramparts of a castle in Scotland. He landed in a dung heap and broke his leg.
The King was so impressed that he granted him 200 ducats. He was still limping when he collected a few years after the history making flight.
'Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant.'
