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'''La Ferté-Alais''' is a small town and [[commune in France|commune]] of 3,000 in the [[Essonne]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', [[France]]. It is 52 km south of [[Paris]].
'''La Ferté-Alais''' is a small town and [[commune in France|commune]] of 3,000 in the [[Essonne]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', [[France]]. It is 52 km south of [[Paris]].


Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts [[La Ferté-Alais air show|a world-famous air show]] for vintage [[World War I]] and [[World War II|WWII]] aircraft, and a museum of such aircraft.
Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts [[La Ferté-Alais air show|a world-famous air show]] for vintage [[World War I]] and [[World War II|WWII]] aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.


It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that [[Louis Blériot]] used to cross the English Channel in [[1909]].
It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that [[Louis Blériot]] used to cross the English Channel in [[1909]].

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View of La Ferté Alais from the east, looking over the town towards the airfield

La Ferté-Alais is a small town and commune of 3,000 in the Essonne département, France. It is 52 km south of Paris.

Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.

It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that Louis Blériot used to cross the English Channel in 1909.

48°28′53″N 2°20′49″E / 48.48139°N 2.34694°E / 48.48139; 2.34694