Pierre Levasseur
Pierre Georges Albert Levasseur (born July 16, 1890 in Paris , † August 2, 1941 in Paris) was a French aircraft designer and founder of the Sociéte Pierre Levasseur Aéronautique, which mainly manufactured aircraft for the French navy between the First and Second World Wars .
Life
Levasseur was born in Paris in 1890 as the son of Edouard Louis Désiré and Ciuditta Noelie (née de Siebenthal) Levasseur. His father made musical instruments. He had an older sister, Aliette Blanche Albertine (January 12, 1883). In 1918 he married Henriette Jeanne Hierzig. On April 18, 1922 he was accepted into the Legion of Honor with the rank of Chevalier. He had a daughter Colette Levasseur.
company
Pierre Levasseur founded his company in 1909. First he designed and built propellers, in 1910 he began building aircraft and founded a flight school in Juvisy . In 1931 the company became a stock corporation. The company closed in 1963.
The PL 2 was the first aircraft that was part of the equipment of the aircraft carrier Béarn . In 1927 Levasseur developed the PL 8-01, known as the white bird, for Charles Nungesser and François Coli for their Atlantic crossing.
Built planes
Choice of aircraft
- PL 1
- PL 2
- PL 3
- PL 4
- PL 5
- PL 6
- PL 7
- PL 8 " L'Oiseau Blanc " ("White Bird")
- PL 9
- PL 10
- PL 11
- PL 12
- PL 13
- PL 14
- PL 15
- PL 101
- PL 108
- PL 154
- PL 200
- PL 400
literature
- Arnaud Prudhomme: Pierre Levasseur et ses avions .
- Michel Ledet, Lucien Morareau: Les avions de Pierre Levasseur . ISBN 2-914017-17-0 .
Web links
- Photo of Pierre Levasseur in one of his planes on gallica.fr
- Fan website
- Pierre Levasseur: his life, his company and his aircraft: in Aviation Magazine issues (fr) February 1, 1965 , February 15, 1965 , March 1, 1965 , March 15, 1965 , April 1, 1965 , April 15, 1965 , 1 May 1965 , May 15, 1965 , June 1, 1965 , June 15, 1965 , July 1, 1965 , July 15, 1965 , August 1, 1965 , August 15, 1965 (includes table of aircraft)
Individual evidence
- ↑ United States Patent Office: Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office . The Office, 1939 ( google.de [accessed March 22, 2020]).
- ↑ LES DÉBUTS DE L'AVIATION ... ET DE LEVASSEUR (PDF; 847 kB)
- ^ GB: Le Mois Pierre Levasseur. In: L'Aérophile. September 1941, accessed on March 21, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Les héliciers francais (PDF; 3.8 MB)
- ↑ a b c Pierre Georges Albert Levasseur. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
- ^ Accueil - Archives de Paris. Retrieved on March 22, 2020 (French, acte n ° 4076; Cote: V4E 6342).
- ↑ Visionneuse - Archives de Paris. Retrieved March 22, 2020 (French, arrondissement: 10; entry: 3325; type d'acte: Naissances; cote: V4E 6321).
- ↑ Tessier & Sarrou et Associés: Maurice UTRILLO (1883-1955). Retrieved March 23, 2020 (French).
- ↑ L'Aérophile. January 1942, accessed on March 21, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b Arnaud Prudhomme: L'odyssée des Levasseur. In: Cols bleus: Le magazine de la Marine et de la mer. Capitaine de vaisseau Christophe Prazuck. commandant le service d'information et de relations publiques de la Marine, April 13, 2002, accessed on March 21, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Levasseur. In: Aviation Française. Retrieved March 21, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levasseur, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Levasseur, Pierre Georges Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French aircraft designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1941 |
| Place of death | Paris |