Legacy
A statue erected by the French to Latham's memory overlooks the English Channel near Sangatte, between Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. 50°55′50″N 1°43′16″E / 50.93044°N 1.7211°E / 50.93044; 1.7211
According to Henry Villard in his 2002 book - Contact! The Story of the Early Aviators :
| “ | Proudly displayed is a handsome silver trophy awarded to Latham by a Berlin air club for the first overland flight in Germany, completed on September 27, 1909, between the embryonic flying fields of Tempelhof and Johannisthal.
On a wide expanse of meadow adjoining the Château is a stone marker to commemorate the day that Hubert first flew down from Paris for lunch. A monument stands in the centre of Maillebois, opposite the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. |
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As the D939 route passes through Maillebois it is named 'rue Hubert Latham'.(48°37′59″N 1°08′50″E / 48.633°N 1.1472°E / 48.633; 1.1472)
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