3639303 French aviator Louis Bleriot and his monoplane in which he made the first successful flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French aviator Louis Bleriot and his monoplane in which he made the first successful flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft. Illustration from The Daily Graphic, 26 July 1909.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection; English, out of copyright.