Louis Blériot

Louis Blériot (July 1 1872 – August 2 1936) was a French inventor and engineer, who performed the first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft.

Death

After the war, Blériot formed his own company, Blériot-Aéronautique, for the development of commercial aircraft. He died in Paris in 1936 and was interred in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles.

Related Topics:
Blériot-Aéronautique - Cimetière des Gonards - Versailles

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