Jean Salis flies across the English Channel in a 1909 Louis Bleriot replica airplane

The video covers the historic 1909 flight of Louis Bleriot across the English Channel, marking a significant milestone in aviation history. It highlights the original 37-minute flight from Calais to Dover, which occurred just five and a half years after the Wright brothers' first flight. The video also features a reenactment of this flight by Jean Sally, a pilot taught by Bleriot during World War I, using a replica of the original monoplane.

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