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The 'Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne' international air meet held at Reims in August 1909 was the first aviation meet in the world. Others soon followed.
Many aviation events were subsequently arranged ... the following list shows prominent early meets.
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22 - 29 August 1909 |
Reims, France |
Plain of Bétheny |
15 - 23 October 1909 |
Doncaster, England |
unofficial |
18 - 25 October 1909 |
Blackpool, England |
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10 - 20 January 1910 |
Los Angeles, California |
Dominguez Field |
6 - 13 February 1910 |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
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10 - 25 April 1910 |
Nice, France |
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27 June - 2 July 1910 |
Woverhampton, England |
Dunstall Park |
3 - 10 July 1910 |
Reims, France |
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11 - 17 July 1910 |
Bournemouth, England |
death of Charles Rolls |
28 July - 3 August 1910 |
Blackpool, England |
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6 - 13 August 1910 |
Lanark, Scotland |
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3 - 13 September 1910 |
Harvard-Boston |
Squantum airfield |
22 - 30 October 1910 |
Belmont Park |
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