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    Airframe Family: Bleriot XI
    Latest Model:XI
    Last Civil Registration:F-AZBA
    Compressed ID:Bleriot XI cr F-AZBA
    Latest Owner or Location:Jean-Baptiste Salis Association, La Ferte-Alais, Essonne

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    Dates

    Event

    1934

    Constructed as a XI.
    Last Bleriot XI built from Ateliers Bleriot.

    Employed by their chief test pilot Charles Quatremare for presentation flights during 1930s.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-WERV.

    Restored.
    Recovered at Buc and rebuilt by Jean-Baptiste Salis.

    1955

    Crossing the Channel for the 50th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale with Jean-Baptiste Salis.

    2 October 1956

    To unknown owner with c/r F-PERV.

    May 1959

    Photo shoot with SNECMA C-450 Coleoptere, Bleriot XI pilot is Jean Salis (F-PERV).

    1959

    Crossing the Channel for the 50th anniversary of the Channel Crossing with with Jean-Baptiste Salis.

    1976

    Crossing the Channel for the television program The History of Aviation by Daniel Costelle, with Jean Salis.

    June 1979

    To unknown owner with c/r F-AZBA.

    1989

    Crossing the Channel for the 80th anniversary of the Channel Crossing with with Jean-Claude Caillou.

    Placed on display with Jean-Baptiste Salis Association, La Ferte-Alais, Essonne.
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    2009

    Crossing the Channel for the 100th anniversary of the Channel Crossing with with Edmon Salis.

    17 June 2017


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at La Ferte Alais, Essonne, France
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    Safran Media Library Patrimoine
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     John Bennett
    Victor Garcia
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