Prix de Voyage, from Aero-Club of France

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Event names Prix de Voyage, from Aero-Club of France
Event type competition
Country FR
Locations
Start date 1909-07-13
Number of days
Tech focus
Participants


12 days long? verify

Louis Blériot won 4500 French francs for flying 25.6 miles in Blériot XI. FF000 of prize went to Lucien Chauvière, maker of the propeller, and FF1500 to Anzani who made the engine

(FF=french francs)

Sources

  • Chronicle of Aviation, p66