A Bruay-en-Artois’ aeromodelling club 1:2 scale replica of the original Louis Bleriot monoplane taking off the airfield of the French northern town of Marck near the neighbouring city of Calais, to cross the Channel, yesterday. A few minutes later, the replica of Bleriot XI, which was to re-enact Louis Bleriot first cross-Channel flight, crashed at the end of the runway.