Ludovic Arrachart
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Ludovic Arrachart was a French officer aviator
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He obtained records and raids which made him one of the pioneers of intercontinental aviation. He notably beat two world records : first 3,166 km from Etampes to Rio de Oro
in Africa, then 4,305 km from Paris to Basra
in Iraq (in 1926, with his brother Paul).
A 17, he was a volunteer, then became second lieutenant. He commanded the squadron of Alexandretta, Syria, from 1919 to 1922, and was assigned to the Commission trials (1923–25). In June 1924, he won the Michelin Cup. He died near Étampes crashing in with his camera while he was conducting tests to compete in the Cup Deutsch de la Meurthe.
A street was named after him, in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon
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Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
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He obtained records and raids which made him one of the pioneers of intercontinental aviation. He notably beat two world records : first 3,166 km from Etampes to Rio de Oro
Río de Oro
Río de Oro , is, with Saguia el-Hamra, one of the two territories that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it was originally taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century...
in Africa, then 4,305 km from Paris to Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
in Iraq (in 1926, with his brother Paul).
A 17, he was a volunteer, then became second lieutenant. He commanded the squadron of Alexandretta, Syria, from 1919 to 1922, and was assigned to the Commission trials (1923–25). In June 1924, he won the Michelin Cup. He died near Étampes crashing in with his camera while he was conducting tests to compete in the Cup Deutsch de la Meurthe.
A street was named after him, in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon
8th arrondissement of Lyon
The 8th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the 9 arrondissements of Lyon.-Quarters:* Le Bachut* Monplaisir Ville* Monplaisir La Plaine, usually known as La Plaine* Mermoz Nord* Mermoz Sud* Les États-Unis* Le Transvaal* Laënnec* Le Grand Trou-Streets:...
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