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HLERIOT SI'ANS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
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Y 1909, llie Wrilil I!rolticr' invenlion, the airplane, liad accomplished many
feats, but it remained fur Louis Itlcriot, s daring French pilot and huilder, to startle
the world with a (light from Calais to Dover. Sunday, July 25, Ideriot took off, both
legs bandaged because of serious burns. He soon passed a destroyer stationed to
render him aid, the incident Artist Owlcs depicts, and in 37 minutes landed in England
with only minor damage. Ho won a newspaper prize of 1000 for tho feat wind the
acclaim of the world. His tiny monoplane was powered with a 25-horsepowet motor.