The conqueror of the Channel
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]. Artist: Flight Photo. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)
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