Jacques de Lesseps - Wikipedia
WEBJacques Benjamin de Lesseps was a French aviator born in Paris on 5 July 1883, killed in an air accident presumably on 18 October 1927 along with his flight engineer Theodor Chichenko. He was the son of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Jacques de Lesseps: the First Man to See the Gaspé from the Air
WEBAviation pioneer Jacques de Lesseps, or the Comte de Lesseps, as he is often known, was the eldest son of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat who was behind the Suez Canal. Born in 1883, from an early age, de Lesseps developed a keen interest in aviation.
Jacques de Lesseps — Wikipédia
WEBJacques de Lesseps est un pionnier français de l'aviation né le 5 juillet 1883 à Paris et mort dans le Saint-Laurent le 18 octobre 1927. Il était le fils de Ferdinand de Lesseps, le diplomate qui fit creuser le canal de Suez.
The Daring Mr. Moisant | Smithsonian
WEBDec 30, 2010 · In the end only three pilots entered the Statue of Liberty race: Count Jacques de Lesseps, a French aristocrat, Claude Grahame-White, the dashing Englishman who had won the International...
Jacques de Lesseps (1883-1927) - YouTube
WEBAprès la guerre, Jacques de Lesseps travailla pour la Compagnie aérienne française et se spécialisa en photographie aérienne. En 1926, le gouvernement du Qué...
THE WAY WE WERE: French pilot recorded first flight over Toronto …
WEBJul 11, 2020 · While de Lesseps and several other pioneer aviators — who travelled to Toronto from various parts of the world with their own personal aircraft — performed for the wide-eyed public over the ...
Jacques de Lesseps - A Gaspesian Tragedy - Gaspe Coast Stories
WEBJacques de Lesseps was a war hero, an international aviation pioneer and a celebrity. Yet, his tragic story on the Gaspe Coast has often been forgotten in the pages of our past. In 1926 and 1927, de Lesseps photographed the Gaspe Coast often from very low altitudes and he was the first person to see the expansive beauty of the Coast from the air.
Monument to Jacques de Lesseps, Gaspé - QAHN
WEBThe son of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the promoter of the Suez and Panama canals, Frenchman Jacques de Lesseps (1885-1927) was a pioneer of aviation. Second pilot to cross the English Channel in 1910, and the first to fly over Montreal and Toronto (in the same year), this hero was decorated for his endeavors during World War I (1914-1918).
Jacques de Lesseps - earlyaviators.com
WEBHero of the First World War, Jacques de Lesseps initiated the beginnings of commercial aviation in Quebec. In 1926, he undertook to carry out the aerial mapping of Gaspésie. This daring task started a federal-provincial quarrel which will carry out it to a fine tragedy.
COUNT JACQUES DE LESSEPS - earlyaviators.com
WEBCount Jacques de Lessups (1883- 19 Oct 1927) earned his French pilot's license (#27) on 6 Jan 1910, flying a Bleriot. He participated in numerous competitions or meetings in 1910, including Barcelona, Montreal, Niort, New York, and Toronto.