Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), right, French aviator and first man to cross English Channel in an airplane, July 1909. With him is the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud who was killed during World War I.

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Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), right, French aviator and first man to cross English Channel in an airplane, July 1909. With him is the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud who was killed during World War I.

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