This Day in Aviation History
October 19th, 1901
Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his Number 6 dirigible around the Eiffel Tower.
 
On 19 October 1901, after several more attempts, Santos-Dumont succeeded in making the return flight. Immediately after he reached Saint-Cloud, a controversy broke out regarding the precise timing of the flight: although he had reached his destination in under 30 minutes there had been a delay of over a minute before his mooring line was picked up. However a satisfactory compromise was reached, and Santos Dumont was eventually given the prize, which he announced would be given to the poor of Paris. An additional 125,000 francs along with a gold medal was voted to him by the government of his native Brazil….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Alberto Santos-Dumont: http://gstv.us/1MFxmxD
 
YouTube, Wings of Madness -SANTOS DUMONT: http://gstv.us/1MFxpcM
 
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