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Description: Henry Farman cross-country flight with aeroplane on Scientific American's front cover 21 November 1908. The cover includes the text: Vol. XCIX - No. 21., NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. Henry Farman making the first cross-country flight that has ever been accomplished with an aeroplane. The 17 miles between the military camp at Chalons and the city of Rheims, France, were covered in about 20 minutes. A NEW ERA IN AERIAL NAVIGATION - [see pages 350 and 357.]
Title: Henry Farman first cross-country flight with aeroplane Scientific American 1908-11-21
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Author: unknown, published in 1908 by Scientific American
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