July 25th, 1909
The English Channel was first crossed by air in 1785. The balloon trip took two hours.
Louis Bleriot
Frenchman Louis Bleriot was the first to fly across the English Channel, in 1909, he built the plane, too.
He was the first to cross the English Channel in an airplane. He also invented his own airplane, a 1909 Bleriot with a top speed of 15 mph, that he used for this crossing.
Canadian Cindy Nicholas was the first female swimmer to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel. She completed the feat on September 8, 1977, in 19 hours and 55 minutes.
The first aerial battle over Britain started on July 4, 1940. It was fought over the Channel Islands and Southern England and was the first engagement of the Battle of Britain.
In 1909 Louis Blériot completed the first flight across English Channel
Gertrude Ederle was the first lady to cross the English channel.
She was the first disable person to swim across the English channel.
In 1909 Louis Blériot completed the first flight across English Channel
Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.
Charles Lindberg was the first to cross the English Channel in an airplane , The Spirit of St.Louis .