Roland Garros
| Roland Garros | |
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| Born | Eugène Adrien Roland Chacon Georges Garros  6 October 1888 Saint-Denis |
| Died | 5 October 1918 (aged 29) Vouziers |
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Roland Garros (6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviator and fighter pilot during the World War I.[1]
Biography
[change | change source]Garros was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion and studied at HEC Paris.[2][3][4] He began his flying career in 1909 flying the Santos-Dumont monoplane, a plane that only flew well when flown by a lightweight pilot. In 1911, Garros completed his studies and flew the Bleriot monoplane, participating in various races in Europe. He was a distinguished pilot before the World War I broke out; in 1913 he changed aircraft, flying the Morane-Saulnier N, a significant improvement over the Blériot, and became famous for a non-stop flight across the Mediterranean from Fréjus in southern France to Bizerte in Tunisia. The following year, Garros joined the French army when World War I broke out.