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Louis Blériot: From the Seine to the Channel, 1905–190965/100
The BLÉRIOT float biplane No. 4 rests on Lake Enghien in October 1906 during early aviation experiments in France. The aircra...
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The BLÉRIOT float biplane No. 4 rests on Lake Enghien in October 1906 during early aviation experiments in France. The aircraft forms part of pioneering efforts to combine biplane design with flotation equipment for operation on water.

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Photo size: 5.2 Mpixels (14.9 MB uncompressed) - 2659x1959 pixels (8.9x6.5 in / 22.5x16.6 cm at 300 ppi)
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