On 8 October 1908 at Camp d'Auvours, France, 11 Kilometers east of Le Mans, Griffith flew as a passenger with Wilbur Wright. The flight lasted for 4 minutes and 22 seconds. In doing so, he became the first Englishman to go up in an aeroplane.
On October 8, 1908, at Camp d'Auvours, France, near Le Mans, Griffith accompanied Wilbur Wright on a 4-minute, 22-second flight. This achievement made him the first Englishman to soar through the air in an aircraft.