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BLÉRIOT refuels monoplane No. 11 before departure for Dover on 25 July 1909. The preparation highlights the practical require...
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BLÉRIOT refuels monoplane No. 11 before departure for Dover on 25 July 1909. The preparation highlights the practical requirements of early powered flight as aviators readied aircraft for demanding journeys during the pioneering aviation period.

Author: piemags
Photo size: 5.2 Mpixels (14.9 MB uncompressed) - 2664x1958 pixels (8.9x6.5 in / 22.6x16.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: aeronautical development, aircraft fuel preparation 1909, aircraft servicing, aviation operations, aviation technology, Blériot, Blériot refuelling before Dover, Channel crossing preparation, Channel route context, departure day aviation scene, Dover, Dover destination, early aviation ground crew, Edwardian, flight preparation process, France, France aviation history, French aviation operations, July 1909 aircraft readiness, monoplane, monoplane maintenance, monoplane ready for departure, operational aircraft, piemags, pioneer flight logistics, pioneering flight, powered flight history, preflight refuelling activity, prewar aviation era, refuelling, transport innovation
Published in: Louis Blériot: From the Seine to the Channel, 1905–1909