Summer of aviation love
The 28th salon aéronautique et spatial in 1969, promised something special.

The 28th salon aéronautique et spatial in 1969, promised something special. And it kept its promises.

Over the course of 10 days, more than 1.35 million visitors assembled at Le Bourget, 660,000 of whom were there for the final two days to witness the flying display. This was the biggest attendance since the very first show 60 years previously, in 1909. That total number was far greater than the 770,000 visitors who came through the gates two years ago in 2007 (although it should be noted that the event was shortened to just seven days).