pilots of all time and guided the way for future pilots.
In 1909 , flying had attracted all sorts of people, including possibly more than its share of
eccentrics and droll characters. Arguably, the best example of this is Louis Bleriot, who went
from a national joke to a national hero in the space of the thirtyseven minutes it took him to fly
across the English Channel. Blériot had made a fortune manufacturing gadgetry for the booming
automobile market. He had an engineering degree, but his reputation was that he was clumsy and…
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