3218 served with the RNAS until April 1916. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Ed Peterson built his own Bleriot monoplane. The aircraft was not able to fly on the day this photo was taken. Peterson persisted and in 1911 he flew it at Mission Island at the mouth of the Kam River. But the aircraft was underpowered and the flight reached only 50 feet and covered only half a kilometre. Having achieved his aim, Peterson gave up flying for other interests. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium

The early Czech aviator Jan Kašpar flew from Pardubice to Prague on May 13, 1911 in a Blériot XI, It was the first long-haul flight in Central Europe, the distance of 120 kilometers was covered in 92 minutes. This display at Aviatická pouť Pardubice 2022 was a worthy homage to those pioneering times.

This aircraft has been in storage at Turweston since November 2021

This is a kit built replica of a Bleriot XI. Airdrome Airplanes produces 3/4 scale flying replica kits of many early aircraft.

A replica of the famous aircraft built by Louis Blériot during the pioneer era of aviation. It was used to make the first flight across the Channel on July 25, 1909. The XI remained in production in various variants until the outbreak of WWI. 2 original frames were restored (in the UK and USA), which are believed to be the world's oldest flyable aircraft.

Photo was taken before the aircraft was sold as N913BL so no American aircraft registration yet.

The Thulin A was a Swedish licence built Blériot XI. This was one of the very first aircraft to serve with the Swedish Navy, as there was no air force at the time and the army was not interested in aircraft yet.

This Blériot arrived in Australia in April 1914 with French stunt pilot Maurice Guillaux. He used it for display flights and flew the first airmail from Melbourne to Sydney in July 1914. Because of the war he had to return to France but the aircraft stayed in Australia. In 1916 it was sold ro Robert Graham Carey of Ballarat, Victoria who flew it for his flying school and on exhibition flights. By the end of 1917 it was stored, until sold in 1920 to KJ Claffey. In 1939 it was bought by the Dept of Civil Aviation. In 1947 it was restored by MA Leech, the head teacher and his trainees at the Aircraft Construction Class of the Sydney Technical College. Later it was given additional facelifts until displayed in the Powerhouse Museum.

This very nice replica was constructed by Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis in the 1980s, and was registered to them on 31 May 1990 as F-AZPG. The aircraft is powered by an original period 80 hp Le Rhône 7B engine.

This very nice replica was constructed by Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis in the 1980s, and was registered to them on 31 May 1990 as F-AZPG. The aircraft is powered by an original period 80 hp Le Rhône 7B engine. The titles carried on the wings and tailplane are what French aviator Adolphe Pégoud used on his aircraft in the 1910s. He was a famous pilot who in World War I became the world's first fighter ace.