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Book III
Lesson 20
Pioneer pilots
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In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of &1000 to the first man
who would fly across the English Channel.
Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning,
Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ＇Antoinette IV＇.
Hehad travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed
and he was forced to land on the sea.
The ＇Antoinette＇ floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ＇No.XI＇.
Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
A week before,
he had completed a successful overland flight during
which he covered twenty-six miles.
Latham, however did not give up easily.
He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new ＇Antonette＇.
It looks as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
but Latham failed to get up early enough.
After making a short test flight at 4.15 a.m.,
Bleriot set off half an hour later.
His great flight lasted thirty seven minutes.
When he landed near Dover,
the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
Latham made another attempt a week later
and got within half a mile of Dover,
but he was unlucky again.
His engine failed
and he landed on the sea for the second time.