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Dover is at the heart of white cliffs country, clearly visible from neighboring France only 24 miles across the English Channel. Because of its proximity to the coast French and especially the port of Calais, the modern port of Dover has become a major ferry terminal serves as a gateway to England for maritime passengers.
It is also because the English Channel is at its shortest distance between Calais and Dover that the first attempts to fly a plane were made between the two cities. On July 25, 1909 Louis Blériot became the first person to successfully fly a â € ~ heavier than € ™ aira boats on the Channel. The tail alongside two other competitors from the Barraques near Calais Blériot took 37 nail biting minutes to fly 22 miles across the Channel in extremely poor weather conditions to reach finally Northfall Meadow near Dover Castle.
Bleriot € ™ s successful flight owes much to the genius of the Italian Anzani engineer who designed and produced 25bhp engine which equips the monoplane known simply as the Blériot XI. Because of their joint efforts Bleriot received prize money of  £ 1,000 to the Daily Mail offered for the first ever successful crossing chain. In addition to receiving the prize money received Bleriot renowned and by completing the flight actually Never put an end to the notion of England being an island community safe isolated from Europe.
To celebrate a century of history Aviation Since that memorable cross-Channel flight, the port staged a series of air shows and ground with different combinations of the Anglo-French-Italian certain issues to ensure that the hotels in Dover are packed with fans air during the last weekend in July.
In addition to a series of flights over the weekend of 25 and July 26 there will Edwardian period musical events and fireworks spectacular will be developed close proceedings on Sunday night. Before a competition of air, including a parade of aircraft models, including the Bleriot XI, will fly over the seafront at Dover. Shell provided the fuel for the Blériot XI originals and they are the sponsors of an air race from Abbeville in France to commemorate their part in this slice of aviation history.
Of course, Dover featured heavily in the battle of the Second World War Great Britain and aircraft of this period, including a Spitfire MK XVI and Lancaster bomber will also be involved in a flypast. In addition, the Great War Display Team will also attend.
For those who have a keen interest in aviation will be a must attend weekend, so if you are planning to stay in Dover during the last weekend in July, make sure you book before leaving!
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Dover’s Celebration of 100 years of cross-Channel aviation
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