Pigs do fly

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"Just in case you didn't know, the first pig flew in 1909..." Man in a flying machine with a pig in a basket next to him. The basket is labeled "I am the first pig to fly"

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moore-Brabazon,_1st_Baron_Brabazon_of_Tara#Pioneer_aviator&gt;

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Pig looks smug about it too

Porco Rosso!

Turns out he turned into a pig before WW1 lol

TiL: The police have been using planes for a long time, to catch speeders

If this is really the first, then pigs are pretty late to the flying barnyard animals game. The bird ones have flown for a long time obviously, but sheep flew as early as 1783

Hmm, not sure about the word "flying." Maybe levitating / soaring / coasting / drifting?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers

This brings to mind this gizzard song

Whole album is a banger honestly

Years ago, someone on reddit heaved a deep sigh and wondered if pigs flew before women did.

The answer is no... but not by much.