Alphonse Poirée
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Alphonse Poirée (31 December 1883 Gron - 14 November 1922 Villepinte) was a French aviator in the First World War and a post-war test pilot. He was awarded the Order of St. George and Knight of the Legion of Honor.[1]
During World War I, he was attached to the Russian Army.[2] After the war, he was killed testing the Caudron C. 74, when a propeller severed the tail.[3][4]
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- ↑ L'escadrille_582. Retrieved 2020-06-23 from albindenis.free.fr
- ↑ Accident Caudron C-74 F-ESAB, 14 Nov 1922. Harro Ranter. Retrieved 2020-06-23 from aviation-safety.net