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latham note the scar on his forehead from the crash injury a few weeks after second channel attempt . 25 june 1912 near fort archambault -lrb- now sarh -rrb- , chad protestant paris , france 300px french 10 january 1883 edwardian - 1900s pioneering up to 1,384 m in 1909-1910 first powered attempt to aviator cross the english channel , 19 july 1909 first successful and ` landing on water ' , 19 july 1909 first display pilot to shoot wild fowl -lrb- duck -rrb- from an pilot aeroplane first over-city flight , berlin , october 1909 . set first person to smoke a cigarette while piloting an aeroplane three - may 1909 altitude records latham1large.jpg hubert latham
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hubert latham

arthur charles hubert latham -lrb- 10 january 1883 -- 25 june 1912 -rrb- 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 .
