Louis Blèriot - Historical fact
Louis Blèriot changed history; he done this with his pioneering flight across the English Channel on Sunday July 25th 1909. He self-designed & self-made the monoplane model XI in which he made the flight with. He started off at dawn's first light from Sangate, near Calais and was flying at just over 40 miles per hour and 250 feet up in the air. Down below him, on the Channel, was his wife Alicia, on the navel ship, 'The Escopette.' This ship was supposedly escorting Monsieur Blèriot across the channel too. Blèriot had soon left his wife and the Escopette behind him and crash landed near Dover Castle, damaging his propeller and undercarriage in the process. His marvellous endeavour won him the coveted Daily Mail prize of £1,000 for being the first flight across the channel.
