The channel flight. Blériot, July 25th 1909

Print shows French engineer and aviator, Louis Blériot seated in the cockpit of his wood and fabric airplane as he crosses the English Channel on his flight from Sangette, France, near Calais, to Dover Castle on July 25, 1909 in the first Channel crossing by air.Copyright Lawrence & Jellicoe Ltd., London and Brussels.Title from item.Tissandier collection