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Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.
The first balloon to cross the English Channel, did so over 100 years before the first airplane. On 7 January 1785 Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries took 2 1/2 hours to cross the Channel in a hydrogen filled balloon.
The first flight across the English Channel was completed by Louis Bleriot in 1909. More information about Bleriot and his other accomplishments can be found on Wikipedia.
Louis Bleriot made the first flight across the English Channel in 1909
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When did the English Channel last freeze over?
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