The world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), was founded on 14 October 1905. The Royal Aero Club is the authority which administers the above activities for the United Kingdom.

With effect from 1 March 1910, the rules governing the authorisation of Aviators' certificate awarded in another country were as follows: "... Foreigners belonging to a country represented on the F.A.I, can only receive a certificate from the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom after having obtained the consent from the national sporting authority approved by the F.A.I. But a certificate may also be granted to a foreigner whose country is not represented on the F.A.I., without further application."Flight 26 February 1910

The rules governing the award of Aviators' Certificates, amended with effective from 3 January 1914, were as follows: "The Sporting Authority governing aviation in each country represented on the F.A.I, can alone grant Aviators' Certificates to all candidates, of at least 18 years of age, and coming under its jurisdiction. To candidates of the same nationality as the Club. To foreigners belonging to a country not represented on the F.A.I. To foreigners of a country represented on the F.A.I.; but in this case the certificate can only be delivered with the authorisation of the Sporting Authority of the candidate's country."Flight 3 January 1914

List Note: This list is limited to the given period of time because from 1914 the numbers of pilots increased significantly with the onset of World War I.

Date accredited Name Issued by Issue dateThe dates of certificates ("Brevets") issued by the Aéro-Club de France are largely drawn from the "Vielles Tiges" section of the "Flying Pioneers" website Certificate number Comment Dickson, Capt. BertramFlight 1910-04-30 Aéro-Club de France 71 Captain Royal Field Artillery, certificate taken on a Farman Biplane on 12 May 1910, died 28 September 1913.RAeC Record Card Fr.71 McArdle, W. D. Aéro-Club de France 72 Gilmour, Douglas Graham Aéro-Club de France 75 Crashed and killed at Richmond, 17 February 1912 due to structural failure of a Martin and Handasyde monoplane he was testing. Gibbs, Lieut. Launcelot D. Louis, RFA Aéro-Club de France 82 Somerset, SomersFlight 1910-07-23 Aéro-Club de France 151 Smith, Waldemar WilliamFlight 1910-10-01 Aéro-Club de France 231 Hammond, J. J. (NZ)Flight 1910-10-08 Aéro-Club de France 258 Certificate taken on a Sanchez-Besa Biplane on 4 October 1910RAeC Record Card Fr. 258 Esterre, Charles Robert d'Flight 1910-10-15 Aéro-Club de France 259 Burke, Capt. C. J. Aéro-Club de France 260 Paul, Edmond A.Flight 1910-10-15 Aéro-Club de France 272 Weston, Maximilian JohnFlight 1911-01-28 Aéro-Club de France 357 Farman school, Etampes. John Weston (aka Maximilian John Ludwick Weston) founded the Aeronautical Society of South Africa in 1911 and the John Weston Aviation Company of South Africa. www.johnwestonaviator.co.uk Hamel, Gustav Aéro-Club de France 358 Woodward, G. E. T.Flight 1911-02-11 Aéro-Club de France 404 Wilson, D. CorbettFlight 1912-01-20 Aéro-Club de France 722 Hoff, WilliamFlight 1912-03-02 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Grant, JamesFlight 1912-03-12 Aéro-Club de France 798 Scholefield, Edward Rodolph ClementFlight 1912-04-20 Aéro-Club de France 819 Stark, W. M.Flight 1912-05-04 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Buller, Mrs. Winnie Aéro-Club de France 848 Singh, M. M.Flight 1912-07-06 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Russell, R. B.Flight 1912-07-20 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Beech, Alexander C.Flight 1912-09-21 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Martyn, Lieut. Barry Aéro-Club de France 1032 Wiltshire Regiment Reid, P. H. (Canada)Flight 1912-11-16 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Unwin, Ernest FredericFlight 1912-11-30 Aéro-Club de France 1159 Voss, Clive Harold Aéro-Club de France 1160 Mellor, CliveFlight 1912-12-21 Aéro-Club de France 1178 Masterman, EdwardFlight 1913-01-25 Aéro-Club de France 1210 Fuller, Hugh Aéro-Club de France 1211 Harvey, Edward C. Aéro-Club de France 1212 Burroughs, J.E.G. Aéro-Club de France 1213 MacNeill, W.M. Aéro-Club de France 1214 Boothby, Lieut. F. L. M., RNFlight 1913-03-29 Aéro-Club de France 1258 Maitland, Major E. M.Flight 1913-04-05 Aéro-Club de France 1281 Reynolds, Charles Aéro-Club de France 1282 Leith, FredericFlight 1913-05-31 Aéro-Club de France 1353 Leith, George Aéro-Club de France 1354 Bryan, Lieut. A. Loftus Aéro-Club de France 1355 Western, Lieut. Bertram C. M.Flight 1913-07-05 Aéro-Club de France 1401 Douglas, StephenFlight 1913-07-19 Aéro-Club de France 1403 Freeman, Lieut. Wilfrid Rhodes Aéro-Club de France 1404 Ford, ArchibaldFlight 1913-08-02 Aéro-Club de France 1419 Conran, Capt. Owen MostynFlight 1913-08-16 Aéro-Club de France 1420 Carbery, Lord JohnFlight 1913-09-06 Aéro-Club de France 1437 Woodcock, Harold LarpentFlight 1913-09-13 Aéro-Club de France 1475 Bass, Ernest C. Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Also held a certificate for 'hydro-aeroplane' Keating, Henry S.Flight 1913-10-04 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Brown, Lindop E.Flight 1913-10-18 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Madely, James WelbyFlight 1913-11-01 Aéro-Club de France 1519 Cruikshank, Guy Aéro-Club de France 1520 Grey, Robin Aéro-Club de France 1521 Lockwood, M. H.Flight 1913-11-29 Aéro-Club de France 1550 Yates, H. A. F. Aéro-Club de France 1551 Smith-Cumming, Cdr. MansfieldFlight 1913-12-13 Aéro-Club de France 1568 Maurice Farman Biplane, Etampes Mansfield, WilliamFlight 1914-01-24 Aéro-Club de France 1595 Fry, Lawrence Aéro-Club de France 1596 Ash, B. DrommondFlight 1914-02-21 Aéro-Club de France 1612 Maurice Farman Biplane, Étampes Hearn, Thomas ElderFlight 1914-03-07 Aéro-Club de France 1614 Blériot Monoplane, Blériot School, Buc Eyre, Valentine WilliamFlight 1914-03-21 Aéro-Club de France 1618 Blériot Monoplane, Blériot School, Buc Webster, H. J.Flight 1914-04-11 Aero Club of America n.a. n.a. Ross, Thomas MelvilleFlight 1914-05-15 Aero Club of America n.a. Curtiss Biplane, San Diego Ricou, Charles Aéro-Club de France 1636 Maurice Farman Biplane, Étampes Pearce, Capt. James Edward Aéro-Club de France 1637 Maurice Farman Biplane, Étampes Landry, Jean MarieFlight 1914-06-19 Aéro-Club de France 1659 Canadian; Blériot Monoplane, Buc Smith, Charles M.Flight 1914-08-14 Aéro-Club de France 1700 Maurice Farman Biplane, Étampes Heathcote, Capt. John Robert Campbell Aéro-Club de France 1711 Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Maurice Farman Biplane, Étampes Brewer, GriffithFlight 1914-10-09 Aero Club of America 307 Wright Biplane, Wright Station, Dayton, Ohio; served the Royal Aero Club in various capacities for many years. Netherwood, Lieut. Douglas B.Flight 1914-11-20 Aero Club of America 312 U.S. Army, Curtiss Biplane, North Island, San Diego, California on the 17 August 1914RAeC Record Card Am.312

See also Lists of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club 1910–1914: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914

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