The New York Times

HAYDEN SANDS BUYS FIRST BLERIOT FLIER; Young New Yorker Gets Monoplane Modeled After the One That Crossed English Channel. SOON TO TRY IT OUT HERE May Make a Trip Up the ...

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Blériot V Monoplane

On April 5, 1907, aviation history was made with the first flight of the Blériot V monoplane, marking the 118th anniversary of this pioneering moment. Designed by the renowned French engineer, ...
The New York Times

WRIGHTS SURPRISED BY BLERIOT'S FEAT; Did Not Believe His Monoplane Could Do It -- Both Praise the Daring Aviator. THINK THEIR CRAFT BEST Government Test Over Broken Country ...

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London honors Bleriot for flying across English Channel

LONDON, July 26, 1909 (UP) - London gave a tremendous welcome Monday to Louis Bleriot, the French aeronaut who crossed the English channel in his monoplane Sunday morning, when 500,000 people met him ...
London Evening Standard

Swede makes monoplane Channel trip

A pilot has successfully flown an original Bleriot monoplane over the English Channel on his second attempt one day after the centenary of the first cross-Channel flight. Swede Mikael Carlson had ...