What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: After making the first Channel flight by aeroplane Louis Blériot landed at this spot on Sunday 25th July 1909
Louis Blériot was a French inventor and pilot, renowned for making the first aerial crossing of the English Channel in 1909, significantly advancing aviation technology and public interest in flight.
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Photo: Colin Smith on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0