Louis Bleriot

LOUIS BLERIOT
1872-1936

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Suggested by HMS Foundation, 2-12-07 I'm interested in encouraging a CENTENNIAL BLERIOT Channel Crossing 2009.

Check Bleriot.org and YouTube for the newest FLYING BLERIOTs.

I'm also in finding more information about #2 crossing by JACQUES de LESSEPS.

de LESSEPS, Jacques
de LESSEPS, Paul
de LESSEPS, Robert
Final question. Do you have any information of BLERIOTs SAND YACHT? http://arizonamodels.com/reference/Thumbs/Misc/Misc.html

Thanks,
HMS Foundation

Blériot No. 8 Sand Yacht
The drawing is by Mike deLesseps, Grandson of Ferdinand deLesseps and son (I think direct) of the Blériot flying Jacques deLesseps who flew in Canada and the second person the cross the English Channel in an airplane.
Image and text courtesy of Don Campbell, 3-21-07

COMMENTS
via email from Mike deLesseps, 12-11-07-07 Ferdinand deLesseps, of Suez Canal fame ( my Great Grandfather ) was the father of Jacques deLesseps famous French aviator. ( my Grandfather )The second to fly the English channel and very early in Canadian Aviation with demonstration flights.
I hope the No.8 Bleriot sand Yacht appeals to you, it looks like a lot of fun on a windy day. The drawing was done only to demonstrate to Don Campbell that the rig had an engine and prop in the early photo which had gone un-noticed.
Cheers,
Mike deLesseps

ONLINE RESOURCES If you search for "Louis Bleriot +aviation using the Google search engine, (2-25-07), you will find about 34,400 links!!! Perhaps the best place to start is the website described immediately below.

The Blériot XI Monoplane-1909
HISTORY WITH WINGS Roger Freeman, a Pilot and president of the Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation, flies a replica of a 1909 French Blériot airplane during the organization's second annual meeting Saturday at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome near Seguin, where there are plans to build a museum.

A visit to this site is a must for all fans of early aviation. You can see below a listing of the many subsections of the site. You will want to visit and enjoy each of the sections. They are a online treasurehouse of stories and photographs. Of special interest is a three minute video clip of Roger Freeman flying a replica of a 1909 French Blériot airplane.

Background and History	History	The Others	First AirMail	Bleriot and the Wright Brothers	Chicago Air Meets 1911 1912	Bleriot Articles
Photos and Experiences	Antique Aero	Pictures	More Pictures	Bleriot#1	Bleriot#2	New Photos
Construction Plans/Advice	Hayward Plans	Prince Plans	Wylan Plans	Rozendaal Drawings	Junge Details	Original 1911 Bleriot Manual
Projects Underway	Australian Bleriot	Belgian Bleriot	Canadian Bleriot	Wille's Progress	Hans Furrer
Technical Details	Anzani Engines	Gnome Engines	Learn to Fly		French Inter Microcar	Bleriot Hydro
Museum Displays	List of Museum Bleriots	College Park Aviation Museum	Mikael Carlson	Fort Rucker Collection	Stampe Museum	Toothpick Aircraft
Additional Resources	Artworks	Books	Postcards	Movies	Models	Links/Contact

Thanks to Don Campbell for this priceless link.
To visit the site, just click on the title above.

THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT Image of the Month: September 2003

Luncheon Party for distinguished French and English Aviators
at the House of Commons, 1909.
(HC/LB/1/111/20/88) The photograph features:
Back row, left to right: Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, George Renwick (MP), John Martin (Daily Telegraph), Mr Robins (press), Dr Macnamara, Mr Renwick Jnr, Sir Reginald Ambrose Cave-Browne-Cave, T P O'Connor (MP), Hon Charles S Rolls, Hon William Lygon, Dr Lockyer.
Front row, left to right: Edward Purkis Frost, Louis Bleriot, Samuel Cody, William Du Cros (MP), Frank Hedges Butler and Colonel Massy.
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) is probably the most well known person in this picture. He was an aviator who made the world's first over-the-ocean flight in a heavier-than-air craft in July 1909 when he crossed the English Channel in a monoplane.
Also featured are: Frank Hedges Butler (1855-1928), who was a balloonist and pioneer of flying; Charles S Rolls (1877-1910), who was an engineer and aviator; and Samuel Cody (1861-1913), who was a cowboy, showman and areonautical pioneer.
Reproduced by the kind permission of
the Licensing Division of Her Majesty's Stationery Office

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