
Aviation History: The First Flight Across the English Channel
Just after dawn on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot pointed a fragile monoplane towards England. This is the story of the first flight across the English Channel.
Daily aviation English study material for pilots, controllers and crew — written from real flight decks, real directives, real radio calls.


Just after dawn on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot pointed a fragile monoplane towards England. This is the story of the first flight across the English Channel.

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