Arthur Charles Hubert Latham (10 January 1883 – 25 June 1912) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water.
- Buffalo attack (officially) or murder (alleged by at least one publication)
- French
- Pioneering aviator and display pilot
- Aviator
Aug 14, 2019 · Hubert Latham went on to be a pioneer of aviation and an explorer. He died in Chad (Africa), aged 29, in June 1912, officially as the result of injuries from an attack by a wounded buffalo, though the suspicion is that he was murdered by his porters. A more detailed account of his adventures in the air and on the ground can be found here.
Hubert Latham (1883-1912), photographer unknown, ca. 1910, MdHS, MC1985-1. Hubert Latham was almost the first person to fly an airplane over the British Channel. If the French aviator and adventurer was discouraged when his first attempt came up short, he never showed it.
HUBERT LATHAM | 1883-1912. FORGOTTEN AVIATOR: A MAN OF HIS TIME Home He flew higher than the Wright brothers and faster than Blériot. Dubbed “kingpin man-eagle” by fans in San Francisco he was one of the most audacious and popular flying men of his era.
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Arthur Charles Hubert Latham (10 January 1883 – 25 June 1912) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water.
Aug 22, 2016 · Hubert Latham at the controls of his "Antoinette IV" at the Grande Semaine de l'Aviation de la Champagne, Reims, after winning the altitude prize. Early exhibition flying at Reims, France. The first of its kind, the Reims air meet was the grandest aviation event of its time with more than 200,000 spectators in attendance during the week.
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