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Hubert Latham attempting to fly his Antoinette monoplane across the English Channel, 1909.
Hubert Latham attempting to fly his Antoinette monoplane across the English Channel, 1909. Hubert Latham (1883-1912), French aviator, leaving Sangatte near Calais in an 'Antoinette' monoplane in an attempt to fly across the English Channel on 19 July 1909. His engine failed halfway and Latham had to be rescued from the water by a French torpedo boat. Latham made another attempt, also unsuccessful, and was beaten to the honour of achieving the first successful cross-Channel flight by Louis Bleriot. From Le Petit Journal.
Unique Identifier
AR915759
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2709px × 3869px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1900s
20th century
AERONAUTICS
AEROPLANE
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
Airplane
Ann Ronan Pictures
Antoinette
Aviator
BANNER
Battleship
cigarette card
Cliff
CLIFFS
color
country
English Channel
EUROPE
FLAG
FLAGS
FLIGHT
Flying
France
French
geographical feature
Geography
Hubert
Hubert Latham
Latham
LOCATION
Monoplane
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Pioneer
PLANE
Print Collector1
Sangatte
Seascape
Ship
SHIPS
Smoke
STANDARD
TGN
TORPEDO BOAT
transport
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation, Air
tricolour
water transport