Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Artist: Unknown
Title

Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Bleriot (1872-1936) made his fortune through manufacturing acetylene headlamps for motor cars but he is famous for being the first person to fly across the English Channel, from Calais to Dover, in his Bleriot type XI 24HP monoplane on 25 July 1909. He later became an aircraft manufacturer and his company built the famous SPAD fighter aircraft which was flown by all the Allied Nations during WWI. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950.
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Date

1909

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C52_226

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Rights managed

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