Louis Blériot in Bleriot XI before 1909 Flight Across English Channel
View of Louis Blériot sitting in his Bleriot XI on the ground. Alfred Leblanc stands behind the cockpit. Photo taken at the start of Bleriot's cross-Channel flight of 25 July 1909.
ID#:
NASM-78-14976
Credit:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 78-14976)
Source:
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution