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Marc Pourpe. Marc Marie Edmond Armand Pourpe [1] (17 May 1887 – 2 December 1914) was a French aviation pioneer and stunt flyer. His mother was Anne-Marie Chassaigne, later known as the famous courtesan Liane de Pougy, and his father a young naval officer, Armand Pourpe. He made the first airmail flight in Egypt flying from Cairo to Khartoum.
- Lorient Carnel
- 1911–1914
Pourpe becan working with aircraft in 1909. By 1911 he had attempted to construct his own aircraft from scratch and learned to fly. After receiving his license he began flying in races and exhibitions, first in France and then throughout the empire. He met Lufbery in Calcutta in 1912 and brought on the American as a mechanic. Both flew in WWI.
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Marc Pourpe began working with aircraft in 1909, just after completing his schooling at Harrow. By 1911 he had attempted to construct his own aircraft from scratch and learned to fly, before receiving an official license. After receiving his license he began flying in races and exhibitions, first in France and then throughout the empire.
via email from Pete Jones, 7-16-09 Ralph, Marc Pourpe was born in 1887, (still haven't the month and day), and died December 2 1914, (his wikipedia). He was the son of a famous lady of Europe, a 'courtesan' one would say to be polite, named Liane De Pougy. I don't know the extent of Liane's adventures, although I do know what a courtesan is ...
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Mar 14, 2023 · Marc Pourpe began working with aircraft in 1909, just after completing his schooling at Harrow. By 1911 he had attempted to construct his own aircraft from scratch and learned to fly, before receiving an official license. After receiving his license he began flying in races and exhibitions, first in France and then throughout the empire.
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- Dennis Gordon, Jacques Mortane, Raoul Lufbery III
Marc Pourpe (1887[1] - December 2, 1914[2]) was a French aviation pioneer and stunt flyer. His mother was the courtesan Liane de Pougy[3] and his father a naval officer.[1] His mother had run off with young Armand Pourpe when she was only 16, and they only married once she became pregnant.[4] Pourpes' parents' marriage was not a happy one. His mother, then known as Anne-Marie Pourpe, later ...
