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Title
Jacques De Lesseps
Artist
Doug Matthews
Medium
Photograph - Photograph/digital Art
Description
Jacques Benjamin de Lesseps was a French aviator born in Paris on 5 July 1883. He was the son of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps. In 1910 he married Grace Mackenzie, daughter of Sir Willam Mackenzie.
He was the first pilot to fly and land at night in December 1909. He was only the second pilot to fly over the English Channel in May 1910 (after Bleriot) and was the star of the Montreal and Toronto Canadian Aviation Meetings in the summer of 1910.
He and his flight engineer were lost at sea during air photography operations along the Gaspé, Quebec coastline in October 1927. A cairn erected to his memory exists near Gaspé. It records that de Lesseps was the second man to fly the English Channel by airplane. He was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, held the Croix de Guerre and the United States Distinguished Service Cross.
Digitally colourized vintage postcard owned by me.
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December 6th, 2019
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