Louis Blériot shares more in common with his ... Blériot: I wasn't young anymore. I got my pilot's license later in life. My father didn't want me to become a pilot because I was the last ...

The Blériot XI remains one of the most important aircraft in the history of aviation, with the record-setting flights across the English Channel launching inspiration for aviators around the world.

This Web site offers a large collection of photographs and biographical information from the life of Louis Blériot, including his own account of the days leading up to his famous flight across ...