Dieudonné Costes
Monument for the Atlantic overflight of 1930 on the Norman coast in Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Dieudonné Costes (born November 4, 1892 in Septfonds , Département Tarn-et-Garonne , † May 18, 1973 in Paris ) was a French pilot.
Dieudonné Costes and his co-pilot Joseph Le Brix made the first non-stop flight over the South Atlantic in a Breguet 19 on October 14 and 15, 1927 . On September 2, 1930, together with Maurice Bellonte, he mastered the Lindbergh route ( Paris - New York ) in the opposite direction in 37 hours and 18 minutes.
He is buried in the Passy cemetery in Paris .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costes, Dieudonné |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Septfonds , Tarn-et-Garonne department |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1973 |
| Place of death | Paris |