Statue of French aviator, Hubert Latham, outside Sangatte, near where he and his team set up camp in July 1909, for his attempt to win the Daily Mail newspaper £1,000 prize for the first pilot to cross the English Channel (La Manche). He made his first attempt on 19th July but ditched 8 miles out after an engine failure. Before he could make his second attempt (27 Jul), which ended similarly, Louis Bleriot snatched the prize.
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