Brought to my attention today is this fantastic project to commemorate Harriet Quimby, who on 16th April 1912 flew across the English Channel from Dover to France in a Bleriot monoplane, the first female pilot to do so. Although Louis Bleriot had done it two years before, flying across the English Channel was still a great achievement, and was a groundbreaking achievement in the world of female aviation. Unfortunately, as mentioned in the video, the sinking of the Titanic overshadowed this event. 100 years on there are plans to unveil a very well designed memorial to Harriet Quimby.
There is also a website under deevlopment for the project http://www.hqcp.org.uk/
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