Albert Kimmerling, (22 June 1882 Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe – 9 June 1912, Mourmelon, France) was a pioneer aviator who made the first airplane flight in Africa, taking off at the Nahoon Racetrack at East London, Eastern Cape. on 28 December 1909 in a Voisin biplane. He was also involved in the first airplane crash in South Africa on 1 January 1910 when the flight was repeated. The incident was fairly minor. On 9 June 1912, while test flying a new 2 seat Sommer monoplane, he crashed and both himself and engineer Tonnet was killed.