Jorge Chávez
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This article is about Jorge Chávez. For the jockey, see Jorge F. Chavez. For other uses, see Chávez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Dartnell.
Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of his fragile airplane Bleriot XI, falling from a twenty meter height upon landing, after achieving the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps.