Marc Pourpe
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Marc Marie Edmond Armand Pourpe[1] (17 May 1887 ā 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. Pourpe died in World War I on a reconnaissance mission over the Somme in December 1914.
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Marc Pourpe | |
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Born | 17 May 1887 |
Died | 2 December 1914 (aged 27) |
Resting place | Lorient Carnel |
Years active | 1911ā1914 |
Parent(s) | Liane de Pougy (mother) Armand Pourpe (father) |
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