Sujet
Louis Blériot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Louis Blériot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909. French aviator Blériot (1872-1936) took off from the French village of Les Baraques shortly after 4.30 am on 25 July 1909, landing his Blériot XI plane at Northfall Meadow, near Dover, 37 minutes later. He won a prize of £1000 from the Daily Mail newspaper for his feat. A print from L'Illustration, 31 July 1909.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1909
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C57_124
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,3Mo) / 42,3cm x 29,8cm / 5000 x 3516 (300dpi)