Ludovic Arrachart
Ludovic Arrachart (born August 15, 1897 in Besançon , † May 24, 1933 in Maisons ) was a French pilot and aviation pioneer .
Career
He was the son of Eugène Gustave Paul Arrachart and Maria Louise Bouzon.
During the First World War, Ludovic Arrachart served in the 35th Infantry Regiment of the French Army, which was stationed in Belfort , from October 1914, when he was 17 years old . After being wounded two times at Verdun and the Maas , he was transferred to the French Aéronautique Militaire in 1917 with the rank of sub-lieutenant . Initially active as an observer, he received his pilot's license in 1918. From 1919 to 1922 he commanded a flight squadron that was stationed in Syria. From 1923 to 1925 he served as a test pilot.
On June 30, 1924, he won the Coupe Michelin Internationale , a French long-distance flight competition. With his intercontinental long-haul flights he became a pioneer in aviation. He achieved two world records: in February 1925 he flew 3,166 kilometers from Paris to Dakar and Timbuktu and back in a Breguet 19 , and on June 26 and 27, 1926, accompanied by his brother Paul Arrachart, he flew in a Potez biplane 28 over 4305 kilometers from Paris to Basra in Iraq.
Later he was employed by Renault as head of the aircraft engine department.
Ludovic Arrachart died on May 24, 1933 at the age of 36 in a plane crash near Chartres .
Awards
- Officer of the Legion of Honor
- Croix de guerre 1914-1918
- Croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs
- Croix du combattant
- Médaille des blessés de guerre
- Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918
- Médaille interalliée 1914–1918
- Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie (Médaille du Levant)
- Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arrachart, Ludovic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pilot and aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Besançon |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1933 |
| Place of death | Maisons |