2009: The Year's Anniversaries

2009-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

This past year saw some significant anniversaries for aviation.

It was the 100th anniversary of Louis Blériot becoming the first person to cross a 'large body of water' in a 'heavier than air' aircraft.

Also celebrating its 100th anniversary was the Paris Air Show, which Flightglobal covered in full force.

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