ORIGINAL- WW1 FRENCH BLERIOT XI MONOPLANE PHOTOGRAPH c1917 (1st WAR PLANE) NICE!

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ORIGINAL- WW1 FRENCH BLERIOT XI MONOPLANE PHOTOGRAPH c1917 (1st WAR PLANE) NICE!
SHARP FOCUSED WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH OF A WW1 FRENCH BLERIOT XI MONOPLANE SERIAL NUMBER # 362 WITH FRENCH GROUND CREW. IN THE DISTANCE A WW1 PUSHER TYPE AIRCRAFT CAN
SEEN IN A HANGAR.
CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A LIGHTLY PENCILED NUMBERS ON THE REVERSE.
(PLEASE SEE PICTURES)
DIMENSIONS: 2 1/2" x 4 1/8"
THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.
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The first Blériot XIs entered military service in Italy and France in 1910, and a year later some were used by Italy in North Africa (the first use of heavier than air aircraft in a war) and in Mexico.
The British
Royal Flying Corps
received its first Blériots in 1912. During the early stages of
World
War I
eight French, six British and six Italian squadrons operated various military versions of the aircraft, mainly for
observation
duties but also as trainers, and in the case of single-seaters as light bombers with a bomb load of up to 25 kg.