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Blériot
with a representative of the Daily Mail. Unlike Hubert Latham, Blériot
took the precaution of making sure his plane would float in the event of
a forced landing. He fitted a rubber air bag in the fuselage behind the
pilot's cockpit. The tip of the cylindrical bag can be seen clearly in
this photo. The Blériot XI is actually pointing south - a
result of the gusty conditions that caught Louis Blériot as he came
over the cliffs. The landing ground was Northfall Meadow just a few hundred
yards from Dover Castle. The Tricoleur flag is firmly planted between the
fuselage members.
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