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French aviator Roland Garros in his Santos-Dumont Demoiselle aeroplane, who took part in the 1911 European Circuit race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

French aviator Roland Garros in his Santos-Dumont Demoiselle aeroplane, who took part in the 1911 European Circuit race.   (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)