Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903. Artist: Unknown

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Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 19th June 1903. Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an early pioneer of aviation. He initially focused on airship design, famously flying around the Eiffel Tower in a dirigible in 1901, but later switched to building fixed-wing aircraft. His exploits gained him celebrity status in a world fascinated by the possiblities of aviation.

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Size: 3935px × 4487px
Location: World,Europe,France,World,Europe,France,Île-de-France,Paris
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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