Émile Eugène Aubrun was a French aviator who received national attention for finishing second in the 1910 Circuit de l'Est.
Departure of Émile Aubrun piloting a Blériot XI
Bordeaux Beau-desert-Mérignac aviation week September 1910
Circuit de l'Est 1910
Tombe de Emile Aubrun (cimetière de Montmartre)
The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most famous accomplishments of the pioneer era of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in history but also assured the future of his aircraft manufacturing business. The event caused a major reappraisal of the importance of aviation; the English newspaper The Daily Express led its story of the flight with the headline "Britain is no longer an Island".
Blériot XI
Blériot XI as first built: note small "teardrop" profile fin on dorsal cabane
Lucien Chauvière, designer of the Integrale propeller for the Blériot XI.
Blériot over the English Channel, 25 July 1909