• A crowd of people, some cheering, looking toward the sky where an airplane can be seen in the distance.
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    Hubert Latham aboard his Antoinette Monoplane during the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de Champagne held in Reims, France from August 22-29, 1909. Latham flew 154 km in 2 hours, 18 minutes to set a world record.

  • A crowd of people, some cheering, looking toward the sky where an airplane can be seen in the distance.

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