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More ›On 14 October 1919, pilot Etienne Poulet and mechanic Jean Benoist flew a Caudron biplane from Vélizy-Villacoublay airfield in France to Melbourne, Australia, demonstrating long-distance postwar flight capability and contributing to international aviation progress during the immediate post-World War I era.
Author: piemags
Photo size: 49.9 Mpixels (143 MB uncompressed) - 8466x5900 pixels (28.2x19.7 in / 71.7x50 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: French Aviation Pioneers 1908–1932