| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-ALCC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Blériot 110 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Blériot 110 |
| Aircraft Version: | Blériot 110 |
| C/n (msn): | 4447/1 |
| Aircraft Name: | Joseph Le Brix |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 July 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 408357 |
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It looks rather crude but the Blériot 110, designed by Italian engineer Filippo Zappata, broke several world records including a point-to point distance of 9105 km (5657 miles) flown from New York to Lebanon in August 1933. It had a span of 26.50 m (86 ft 11 in) and could carry 6000 litres of fuel near the centre of gravity forward of the two crew. The sole example was named Joseph Le Brix after the recently deceased long-range aviator in January 1932. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 2 November 2021, and has since been viewed 1940 times. |