Émile Aubrun Explained

Birth Name:Émile Eugène Aubrun
Birth Date:25 August 1881
Birth Place:Brunoy, France
Occupation:Aircraft pilot
Years Active:1910–1920
Known For:Circuit de l'Est

Émile Eugène Aubrun (25 August 1881 – 14 November 1967) was a French aviator who received national attention for finishing second in the 1910 Circuit de l'Est.

Early life

Émile Eugène Aubrun was born on 25 August 1881, in Brunoy, France.[1] In 1909 he served an aviator apprenticeship while attending the Blériot school, in Pau, France. He graduated with a degree in engineering and he became interested in aviation.[2] He received his pilot license from the Aéro-Club de France on 6 January 1910.

Career

In August 1910 he competed in the Circuit de l'Est and flew a Blériot XI monoplane aircraft with a 50 hp Gnome engine. The sixth stage of the race passed The Golden Virgin in Albert, Somme. Aubrun used the sculpture as a compass and it was referred to in news as the "famous golden virgin". He flew circles around the sculpture with his Blériot XI aircraft in order to get a closer look.[3] When asked about his laps around the statue he said,

Not having occasion to see such a site every day, I made the best of it and examined the statue from near at hand making several circles round it.[3]

Alfred Leblanc won the race and Aubrun finished second. Thirty-five people had entered the race and Leblanc and Aubrun were the only two pilots to finish.[4] The race finished at Issy-les-Moulineaux, and 200,000 spectators were gathered to see the finish.[5] In 1910 he participated in the International Aviation Meet at Belmont Park: an event and the prizes were valued at US$72,300 .

In 1910 The New York Times reported that Aubrun broke a record for flying 55.5 miles per hour over 180 miles. He finished in 3 hours 33 minutes and seven seconds.[6]

In 1911, he was director of the flying school established in Reims by Deperdussin.[7] During the First World War he worked in aeronautical construction. After the war he served in the aircraft control office. It was there that he pioneered the use of airplanes to reveal submarines which were underwater, and the rescue of submarine crews.[8] In 1912 he was involved with experiments regarding the use of airplanes to explore the sea.[2]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Biedma . Antonio María . Biedma . Recalde . Crónica histórica de la aeronáutica argentina Volume 1, Part . 1968 . República Argentina, Círculo de Aeronáutica, Dirección de Publicaciones . Argentina . 122 . 7 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423084134/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cr%C3%B3nica_hist%C3%B3rica_de_la_aeron%C3%A1utica_a/gvgPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%C3%89mile+Eug%C3%A8ne+Aubrun+1881&dq=%C3%89mile+Eug%C3%A8ne+Aubrun+1881&printsec=frontcover . live .
  2. Book: L'Aérophile Volume 18 . 1910 . Blondel la Rougery . Paris . 387 . 7 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423084133/https://www.google.com/books/edition/L_A%C3%A9rophile/GxlKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1881++Brunoy+aubrun&pg=PA387&printsec=frontcover . live .
  3. News: Church Spire as Guide . 5 April 2023 . London Standard . 16 August 1910 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423084133/https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/?next_url=/ezproxy/r/ezp.2aHR0cHM6Ly9hY2Nlc3MubmV3c3BhcGVyYXJjaGl2ZS5jb20vbWlsaXRhcnktY2xpcHBpbmctYXVnLTE2LTE5MTAtMzgyMzk2MS8- . live .
  4. fr . L'Aérophile . "The triumphs of aviation, the circuit of the east by airplane" . 386, 387, 391 . 1 January 1910 . 5 April 2023 . 1 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201190709/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65639070/f388 . live .
  5. News: Le Blanc is a French Hero . 5 April 2023 . Daily Journal and Tribune . 18 August 1910 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007022856/https://earlyaviators.com/eaubrun2.htm . live .
  6. News: World Famous Aviators Will Compete at the Belmont Park Meet . 6 April 2023 . New York Times . 16 October 1910 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423084133/https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/?next_url=/ezproxy/r/ezp.2aHR0cHM6Ly9hY2Nlc3MubmV3c3BhcGVyYXJjaGl2ZS5jb20vc3BvcnRzLWNsaXBwaW5nLW9jdC0xNi0xOTEwLTM4MjU2Nzgv . live .
  7. News: de Tolédo . Marc . Le Matin . 5 April 2023 . La vie Sportive . 16 February 1911 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407025841/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k569706c/f5 . live .
  8. Web site: Léonore database . French Ministry of Culture . 5 April 2023 . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214073457/https://www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/ui/notice/ . live .

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