Corgi Louis Bleriot X1 Monoplane with Medallion (CS90124)

Small but nicely detailed model of the Model X monoplane, together with stand and commemorative medallion.

Louis Bleriot achieved world acclaim by being the first to fly an aircraft across the English Channel. On July 25, 1909 in his Model X monoplane he braved adverse weather and 22 miles of forbidding sea and flew from Les Barraques, France to Dover, England. This 40 minute flight won for him the much sought after London Daily Mail Prize of 1000 pounds sterling.