Louis Bleriot
The English Channel was first crossed by air in 1785. The balloon trip took two hours.
July 25th, 1909
In 1909 Louis Blériot completed the first flight across English Channel
In 1909 Louis Blériot completed the first flight across English Channel
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.
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel by balloon on January 7, 1785. The journey took 2.5 hours.
In 1909, Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel, French coast to English coast.
Gertrude Ederle was the first lady to cross the English channel.
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She was the first disable person to swim across the English channel.