On October 25th 1909, the first ever Salon de Locomotion Aerienne (Air Locomotion Show) opened at the Grand Palais in Paris. The show was a great success, with over 500,000 people attending over the course of the two-week event. The show featured a number of different aircraft, from the first powered flight of Wilbur and Orville Wright to the first dirigible to fly from Paris to London.

The Salon de Locomotion Aerienne was a groundbreaking event, marking the first time that aircraft had ever been displayed in public. It was a major milestone in the development of aviation technology and helped to spark the public’s interest in aviation.

Today, the Salon de Locomotion Aerienne is remembered as a pivotal moment in aviation history and a major step forward in the development of air travel. It is a reminder of just how far we have come in the last century and the incredible progress that has been made in the field of aviation.