The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Model_A" class="extiw" title="w:Wright Model A">Wright Model A</a> biplane of French aviation pioneer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Lefebvre" class="extiw" title="w:Eugène Lefebvre">Eugène Lefebvre</a> at the world's first international aerial race meeting, the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Semaine_d%27Aviation_de_la_Champagne" class="extiw" title="w:Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne">Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne</a></i>, at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims" class="extiw" title="w:Reims">Reims</a>, France in August, 1909. Lefebvre was the French Wright Company's chief pilot; the "25" on the rudder identifies this plane as his entry in the Reims competition.
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1909-08
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