French aviator and engineer who became world-famous in 1909 for making the first aeroplane flight across the English Channel, winning a 1,000 pound prize, and went on to found an aircraft manufacturing company. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (English: BLERR-ee-oh, also US: BLAY-ree-oh, -OH, blair-YOH, French: [lwi ʃaʁl ʒozɛf bleʁjo]; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer.
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In 1909 he became world-famous for making the first aeroplane flight across the English Channel, winning the prize of 1,000 pounds.
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Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (English: BLERR-ee-oh, also US: BLAY-ree-oh, -OH, blair-YOH, French: [lwi ʃaʁl ʒozɛf bleʁjo]; 1 July 1872-1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer.
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