Section C In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a 36. of $1,000 to the first man who would 37. across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was 38. On July 19 th , 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the 39. coast in his plane, the Antoinette IV. He had 40. only seven miles across the Channel. When his engine failed and he was 41 to land on the sea. The “Antoinette” floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a 42 Two days later, Lousis Blerio arrived near Calair with a plane 43 “NO. XL”. Blerio had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest Model. 44 Latham, however, did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calair on the same day with a new Antoinette. 45 Both planes were going to take off on July 25 th , but Latham failed to get up early enough. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m. Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. 46 .