Jorge Chávez

This article is about Jorge Chávez. For the jockey, see Jorge F. Chavez. For the Lima station, see Jorge Chávez metro station. 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 Chávez
Chávez in his Bleriot XI, on September 23, 1910, four days before his death.
BornJanuary 13, 1887 (1887-06-13)
Paris, French Third Republic
DiedSeptember 27, 1910 (1910-09-28) (aged 23)
Domodossola, Kingdom of Italy
OccupationAviator
Parent(s)Manuel Chávez Moreyra
María Rosa Dartnell y Guisse

Georges Antoine Chavez (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Jorge Chávez or Géo Chavez, 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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.