Who Was The First Woman To Fly Over London?

The forgotten teenager who ascended from the Barbican.

The third woman to fly over London, Letitia Sage, is far better remembered than the first two. Image public domain

The Barbican Centre is world famous as a venue for performing arts. But had you stood here 240 years ago, you’d have witnessed a crowd much bigger than any to assemble in the modern auditorium. The masses jostled to see the first flight of a…