The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909.[1] These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
French aviators' licences were issued from 1 January, 1910, but by this time many aviation pioneers, e.g. Louis Blériot and the Wright brothers, had amply demonstrated their abilities and they were therefore not required to pass an examination in order to receive a licence. The first fourteen licences were awarded in alphabetical order, with Blériot being awarded Licence No. 1 and Wilbur Wright receiving No. 15 (No. 13 was not awarded). Two similarly 'honorary' licences were awarded subsequently and inserted into the existing sequence as '5bis' and '10bis'.[2]
List
edit| Aviator's Certificates awarded | |||||
| in 1909 (1–17) |
in 1910 (18–344) |
in 1911 (345–705) |
in 1912 (706–1194) |
in 1913 (1195–1576) |
in 1914 (1577–1754) |
Legend
- Individual was killed in an aviation accident.
- Individual was killed flying in military action.
| No. | Name | Date | Country of origin (if not France) |
Comment |
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See also
editLists for other years:
References
edit- ^ The details provided in this and related lists covering the years 1909 to 1914 have been collected and collated flargely from the following sources (as listed in the bibliography): "Flying Pioneers - Les Vieilles Tiges"; Alphabetical lists of aviators licensed in France prior to 2 August, 1914 (Fr.: "Liste Alphabétique des pilotes aviateurs brevetés en France avant le 2 août 1914") by Jacques Moulin; Grace's Guide; Flight global PDF archive.
- ^ Lassalles, Émile
Bibliography
edit- "Aviation Victims Now Number 100". New York Times. New York Times. 15 Oct 1911. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 30-12-2010.
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