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Aviation: Five Cabinet Photographs of Early Airplanes. Collection of five RARE 8" x 9 3/4" photographs of early aviation, c.1909. They include a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bleriot, Dover, July 25, 1909, the day he became the first man to fly across the English Channel. Also pictured is Bleriot's flying "Machine", Dover, July 25, 1909. Also included are monuments to Louis Bleriot, and "Graham White Crash", Dover, 1912. An exceedingly rare look at the early days of aviation.
NOTES: In 1909, several aviation events took place in Scotland, including the first powered flight in the country and the flight of a Scottish-made aircraft:
NOTES: In 1909, several aviation events took place in Scotland, including the first powered flight in the country and the flight of a Scottish-made aircraft:
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On July 28, 1909, the Barnwell brothers, Frank and Harold, made Scotland's first powered flight in a canard biplane they built. The plane flew 80 yards and reached an altitude of 13 feet before crashing. The brothers made several more flights in 1909, including one that reached 25 feet, but the plane was eventually damaged beyond repair.
