Jorge Chávez

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Peruvian aviator (1887-1910)

France ScientistsLived 1887 to 1910 · aged 23

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Georges Antoine Chavez, also known as Jorge Chávez or Géo Chavez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats.

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2002National Hero of Peru

1957Aeronautical Medal

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Georges Antoine Chavez, also known as Jorge Chávez or Géo Chavez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of his fragile airplane Bleriot XI, falling from a twenty-meter height upon landing, after achieving the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps.

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