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The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo.

The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1872-1936), French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft. Blériot was also the first to build a fully functioning monoplane. From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume I, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1933].
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The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo.
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The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1872-1936), French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft. Blériot was also the first to build a fully functioning monoplane. From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume I, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1933]
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53.6 x 40.2 cm | 21.1 x 15.8 in (300 dpi)