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Louis Blériot: From the Seine to the Channel, 1905–190980/100
A small group of people watches the take-off of the Blériot monoplane XI towards Dover on 25 July 1909, witnessing the depart...
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A small group of people watches the take-off of the Blériot monoplane XI towards Dover on 25 July 1909, witnessing the departure of a pioneering aviation journey across the Channel.

Author: piemags
Photo size: 5.4 Mpixels (15.3 MB uncompressed) - 2705x1982 pixels (9x6.6 in / 22.9x16.8 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: Louis Blériot: From the Seine to the Channel, 1905–1909