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The BLÉRIOT monoplane No. 11 prepares to leave Étampes for Orléans on 13 July 1909 as part of an early long-distance aviation...
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The BLÉRIOT monoplane No. 11 prepares to leave Étampes for Orléans on 13 July 1909 as part of an early long-distance aviation journey. The aircraft begins a route that demonstrated the growing range and reliability of pioneer powered flight in France.

Author: piemags
Photo size: 5.0 Mpixels (14.4 MB uncompressed) - 2667x1890 pixels (8.9x6.3 in / 22.6x16 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: Louis Blériot: From the Seine to the Channel, 1905–1909