Blériot's 1909 Landing Site

Blériot's 1909 Landing Site (HMFKB)

Location: Guston CT16 1HW Kent
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 7.868', E 1° 19.558'

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After making the first Channel flight by aeroplane Louis Blériot landed at this spot on Sunday 25th July 1909.
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HM NumberHMFKB
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Placed ByAlexander Duckham for the Aero Club of the United Kingdom
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Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 4:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31U E 382868 N 5665740
Decimal Degrees51.13113333, 1.32596667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 7.868', E 1° 19.558'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 7' 52.0800" N, 1° 19' 33.4800" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14 Upper Rd, Guston CT16 1HW, GB
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