At a de Havilland Day at the Shuttleworth Trust.

1911-built original Bleriot XI restored to flying condition by Cole Palen at Rhinebeck. It is powered by an Anzani engine.

Don't you just hate all those corny 'waving pilot' shots?!?

This 1982 built replica has been permanently withdrawn from use. It was seen at RAF Halton Families Day

This is a replica of 'Britannia', New Zealand's first military aircraft. The original was presented to the NZ Government by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee in 1913. The aircraft made its first flight in Jan 1914 when Lt Joe Hammond took aloft Miss Esme McLennan of the Royal Pantomime Company. Hammond was sacked and the aircraft put in storage before being returned to the UK in Oct 1914. Replica built by David Comrie of Dunedin and displayed in the RNZAF Museum.

This original Blériot XI is owned and flown by Mikael Carlson. It was licence-built in Sweden in 1918 by AB Enoch Thulin Aeroplanfabrik (AETA), under the name Thulin A and serial number 82-748. In 1986 Mikael found it in a barn in disassembled but complete condition, restored it, and first flew it in 1991. He originally intended to fly his other Bleriot XI SE-AMZ at the 2013 Hahnweide show, but this was damaged at the Dittingen airshow the week before. Mikael keeps his planes at his private airstrip at Kvarnhem, Sebbarp in Löberöd, Sweden.

Built in the Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis workshops in 1991 from original plans, work which took about 2,800 hours. It carries the markings of Adolphe Pegoud who was famous for being the first pilot to loop an aircraft. It was displayed at the 2009 Airshow

Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel on 25 July 1909. In 1999, Swedish airline pilot Mikael Carlson followed in his footsteps in a 1918-built Thulin-Blériot, SE-XMC. Here he is flying his second genuine Thulin-Blériot - wonderful!

Seen at ILA 2010, I believe this was a Czech built replica, OK-OUL-50

This aircraft was built in the Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis workshops in 1991 from original plans. It carries the markings of Adolphe Pegoud who was famous for being the first pilot to loop an aircraft.