Louis Bleriot was the first man to fly the English Channel.

路易斯·布雷里奥是第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人。

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Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No.

两天之后，路易斯·布莱·里奥驾驶一名为“11号”的飞机来到加来附近。

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After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.

布莱·里奥凌晨4点15分作了一次短距离试飞，半小时后便正式出发了。

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The enterprising Gordon Selfridge had the Bleriot XI taken and displayed in his new department store.

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His cloth and wood monoplane, which dates from 1934, is identical to the one Bleriot flew.

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Aviation has been here since 1911, when Roland Garros wafted over the stockyards in his Bleriot monoplane.

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