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Which type of aircraft first flew over Everest ?
Which famous actor played King Lear in 1956 in a wheelchair after breaking both ankles ?
Which was the first London area hit by bombing in the 2nd World War ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Everest: 3 Apr 1933 - a Westland Wallace and a Westland PV-3; the famous photograph taken from the Wallace shows the PV-3 slightly ahead of it on the approach, so presumably went over first.
First bombs in WW2 on central London fell on night of 24/25 August 1940, in Fore Street, near the Barbican, either as a result of navigational error or jettisoning. First major attack was on September 7, on Dockland and the East End.