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nosianu 3 hours ago

And the magnificent movie "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes)

Released 1965

> Set in 1910, the film follows a fictitious air race from London to Paris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Magnificent_Men_in_Their...

Trailer: https://youtu.be/LPlRxXmQ8xM

gorgoiler 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The Shuttleworth Collection in England has some of the aircraft from that film in flying condition.

They also have a working Blériot XI — the world’s oldest flying aircraft:

https://www.shuttleworth.org/discover/collection/aircraft/bl...

If the weather is good they fly these for the public every summer. It is a wonderful show.