On this day in 1919, French Ace Jules Védrines lands his Caudron G3 on the roof of Galeries Lafayette department store in the heart of Paris, winning the 25000 Fr reward promised five years earlier by the manager of the store. He would say ' Nothing simpler. You come, you look, you land [...] you just have to pick the right building, that's all '

#aviationhistory , #onthisdayinaviation , #onthisdayinaviationhistory , #otd , 2018 , Angleterre , Caudron , Caudron G.3 , England , G.3 , G3 , Hendon , RAF Museum , Royaume-Uni , UK , United Kingdom

Exposure Time	1 s
ApertureFNumber	f/8.0
ISO	400
Model	Canon EOS 70D
Lens	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length	22 mm
Date Time of Original	2018:07:12 11:02:02

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Thursday 12 July 2018

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Thursday 17 January 2019

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#aviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, 2018, Angleterre, Caudron, Caudron G.3, England, G.3, G3, Hendon, RAF Museum, Royaume-Uni, UK, United Kingdom

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