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Aeropostale pilot Jean Mermoz flew 3,058 kilometres (1,900 mi) from Dakar to Natal in 19 hours, 35 minutes, with his plane holding 122 kilograms (269 lb) of mail. The company was dissolved in 1932 and merged with a number of other aviation companies ( Air Orient , Société Générale de Transport Aérien , Air Union , and Compagnie ...
She moved to Air France in 1985, where she flew an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 747 before becoming qualified on Concorde, on 24 July 2000. [5] [6] She made her first commercial flight on 19 November 2001 and so became one of the two female Concorde pilots (with the Briton Barbara Harmer) and the first French female pilot on a supersonic airliner.
Hans-Joachim Marseille (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjoːaxɪm maʁˈsɛːj]; 13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign and his Bohemian lifestyle. One of the most successful fighter pilots, he was ...
Marseille Provence Airport (French: Aéroport Marseille-Provence) (IATA: MRS, ICAO: LFML) is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, [2] on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.
The Danube Pilot (French: Le Pilote du Danube) is a novel by Jules Verne.. It was first published in 1908, three years after his death, and like most of the books published posthumously, had been extensively revised by his son, Michel.
Below is a list of airports in France, grouped by department and sorted by commune. France is a country with its main territory in Western Europe , with several overseas territories and islands . The area known as metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , as well as from the Rhine to the ...
FILE - Marseille's goalkeeper Pau Lopez reacts during the Europa League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Villarreal and Olympique de Marseille in Villarreal, east Spain, on March 14 ...
EPNER (École du Personnel Navigant d’Essais et de Réception) is the French test pilot school, based on the Istres Le Tube Airbase, France.One of the five main test pilot schools in the western hemisphere, EPNER maintains close links with the three schools; the Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS); the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) and the United States Naval Test Pilot ...