![]() Vanishes in his hydroplane Croix-du-Sud, 800 kilometres off the coast of Africa. Breaks a new hydroplane record for flying the longest distance in a straight line.Īppointed General Inspector for Air France. Plays a role in the first postal link across the South Atlantic on the Comte de la Vaulx, a Laté 28, along with Gimié and Dabry. Successfully completes the first night flight on the Buenos Aires-Rio section.įlying a Potez 25 with Henri Guillaumet, officially opens the Andes line. Works as a pilot on the Casablanca-Dakar section.Īfter a forced landing in the desert, is taken prisoner by Moors, who, in exchange for a ransom, free him after a few days. In his own words, his life as an outcast ends. With little money, lives from hand to mouth.Įnters LAL and is given responsibility for the Toulouse-Barcelona section on a Bréguet 14. Looks for a pilot's job in a private company. Paul Vachet, Icare, Revue de l'aviation française, Volume 1.įrom left to right: Mermoz, Gimié and Dabry a few hours before they flew towards Natal in the Laté 28 hydroplane, Comte-de-la-Vaulx. ![]() The France-South America line has been named the Mermoz Line ever since. And yet Mermoz had extraordinary courage, which he demonstrated during night flights and especially during the South Atlantic crossings. I believe Aéropostal could count on more skilful pilots such as Guillaumet and Delaunay. He was, however, no more than an average pilot. Mermoz was very well-known in South America, where he had various things - including an appetizer - named after him. Mermoz: "For us, an accident would be to die in bed." ( Mes vols) These manuals are in French and English and include many videos, photos and audio material. Amateurs de standards francais, de rock anglais ou de pop americaine, ici on dine, on trinque, et surtout on chante au son du pianiste qui accompagne l’oiseau. Le Piaf c’est un restaurant, bar et nid de nuit a l’atmosphere feutree. Drawing by Jean-Paul Pheulpin, gouache and pencil, featuring Concorde, with the Andes and the Sahara in the background.Ĭourtesy of Musée de la Poste, Paris, MP-AT-970.1įollowing Mermoz's death, Saint-Exupéry wrote: "They are all going to die, as Aéropostale is slowly dying, as 'the spirit of the line' is fading away: the heroic era yields to the industrial age, the flying fools are replaced by administrators and politicians." The Jean Mermoz aeronautical institute Invites you to discover its new collection of course manuals using EASA standards and regulations and in a new digital version. Niche au cur du 8e arrondissement de Paris, a deux pas des Champs-Elysees. Jean Mermoz and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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