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 vinces; then, the "raid" from France to England; later, the "tour" of Europe.

I must also mention the first "meeting" in Reims that marked, one could say, the entrance of the airplane in the commercial domain.

We have entered the era of the vulgarization of aviation and, in this enterprise, the name of Garros shines above all. This young man personified audacity; until then, people only flew on calm, windless days. Garros was the first to fly in the middle of a storm. Soon after, he crossed the Mediterranean.

We all know the current state of aeronautics, just open your eyes and read what it does in Europe; and it is with a deep feeling of contentment that I follow the domination of the air by humankind:

It's my dream coming true.