Lemoine, Gustave |
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BORN 1902 - DIED 3 Oct 1934, Amiens, Somme (near) GRAVE LOCATION Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis: Cimietière Parisien: Nouveau Cimetière (division 14) |
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Gustave Lemoine of one of France's best-known test pilots. He was the holder of several world records. One of them was reaching a height of 13,660 meters (44,816 feet) in a Potez 50 on 28 Sep 1933. When a new bomber he was testing got out of control near Amiens he leaped from the plane, but his parachute failed to open and he was killed. |
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 The grave of Gustave Lemoine at the cemetery Parisien, St.-Ouen, Seine-St.-Denis. Picture by Androom (23 Aug 2001) |
Sources • SAINT-OUEN (93) : cimetière parisien (partie récente) - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs |
