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Paul Teste

French naval aviator (1892-1925) · France · On the map · Died at 32

Paul Marcel Teste was a French Navy officer and aviation pioneer, notable for making France's first landing of an airplane aboard a ship. He was an advocate of the acquisition of aircraft carriers by the French Navy.

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Béarn in 1937 after her conversion into an aircraft carrier. When she was still an unfinished battleship, Paul Teste conducted aviation experiments on a flight deck installed aboard her in 1920.

Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Croix de guerre 1914-1918

About this person

Country

France

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1892 to 1925 · aged 32