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Félix du Temple de la Croix

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French inventor (1823-1890)

FrancePoliticiansLived 1823 to 1890 · aged 67
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Félix du Temple de la Croix was a French naval officer and an inventor, born into an ancient Norman family.

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Awards 1

Commander of the Legion of Honour

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About this person

Félix du Temple de la Croix was a French naval officer and an inventor, born into an ancient Norman family. He developed some of the first flying machines and is credited with the first successful flight of a powered aircraft of any sort, a powered model plane, in 1857 and is sometimes credited with the first manned powered flight in history aboard his Monoplane in 1874.

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France
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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1823 to 1890 · aged 67
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