Jean Mermoz
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Jean Mermoz was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. In Brazil, he also is recognized as a p
Jean Mermoz, 1901 1936
The Couzinet 70, "Arc-en-Ciel", F-AMBV, flown by Mermoz
A Latécoère 25 in the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina, in the livery of Aeroposta Argentina
Mermoz, between Victor Etienne and Guillaumet; Río de Janeiro.
Henri Guillaumet
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Guillaumet was born in Bouy, Marne. He was a pioneer of French aviation in the Andes, the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic. He contributed to the opening up of numerous new routes and is regarded
Jean Mermoz
…being one of the aft engines, the loose propeller either badly damaged or cut the hull entirely, causing the plane to lose its tail and crash instantly. Henri Guillaumet, one of Mermoz's fellow pilots, had encountered the same problem a few months before, but as his own engine was on the forward side, airspeed had been…
Guillaumet's pilot's licence