Roland Garros

Born

October 6, 1888

Died

October 5, 1918 (aged 29)

Known as

aircraft pilot, rugby union player, military personnel

Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. A self-taught pilot, he performed many early aviation feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He later joined the French Army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during First World War.

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