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Louis Bleriot Air Crossing English Channel Portrait

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Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

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G37NN2

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40.7 MB (3.1 MB Compressed download)

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2850 x 4991 px | 24.1 x 42.3 cm | 9.5 x 16.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 January 2013

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Chronicle

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