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Léon Lemartin

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French aviator (1883-1911)

FranceScientistsLived 1883 to 1911 · aged 27
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Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin, known as Léon Lemartin, was a French pioneer aviator and test pilot who set a world record on 3 February 1911 at Pau, France when he carried seven passengers in a Blériot XIII Aerobus. He then took eight, eleven and thirteen passengers aloft the following month.

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Gnome 7 Omega at the Shuttleworth Collection. Brown staining caused by burnt castor oilGnome 7 Omega at the Shuttleworth Collection. Brown staining caused by burnt castor oilGnome 7 Omega on display at the Royal Air Force Museum LondonGnome 7 Omega on display at the Royal Air Force Museum LondonLemartin in circa 1910Lemartin in circa 1910Wreckage of a Blériot monoplane in which Lemartin had a fatal accident (1911)Wreckage of a Blériot monoplane in which Lemartin had a fatal accident (1911)

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Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin, known as Léon Lemartin, was a French pioneer aviator and test pilot who set a world record on 3 February 1911 at Pau, France when he carried seven passengers in a Blériot XIII Aerobus. He then took eight, eleven and thirteen passengers aloft the following month. He is also known as the world's first professional test pilot.

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France
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Scientist
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Lived 1883 to 1911 · aged 27
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