Okay all you brainiacs

[hollydolly]

So did I. That's what braniacs do, we research.

It was the 1900 enlistment form (US)

..and research was my job...

 

[Flarbalard]

You could have asked something easy like.... Erik Weisz and his contribution to Australian aviation. You probably already know this one.

Anyone want to take a stab at this, or should I just post the answer?

 

[Bretrick]

I'll give you 2 hints:

This person thought this would be the thing that he'd be remembered for long after he died--it isn't.

That's his real name. When you know his stage name you'll understand the first hint.

Harry Houdini
Second person to fly an aeroplane in Australia. Controlled flight.

 

[Flarbalard]

I believe he is still being credited as the first, but at the time he believed he was.