Olivier Masurel

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Olivier Masurel
Masurel in 2013
Born1980
DiedTemplate:Death date and given age
NationalityFrench
OccupationAerobatic pilot

Olivier Masurel (1980 – 5 May 2024) was a French aerobatic pilot.[1][2] He was a French aerobatics champion and coach of the Advanced team in 2013.

Biography

Masurel was an international aerobatics competitor, winning the FAI World Aerobatic Team Championships in 2007, 2013, and 2017. He was also FAI European Aerobatic Team Champion in 2012 and 2016. In 2011, he was Vice-World Champion in all categories.[3][4] In 2012, he was overall champion of France.[5][6][7] In 2013, he won the silver medal at the French championships in Moulins.[8][9] He was the French single-seater champion in 2015 at Épernay.[10]

Masurel died in an aviation accident in Alcázar de San Juan on 5 May 2024, when his aircraft collided with a vulture.[11]

References

  1. Hasparren : Olivier Cerezo-Masurel, pilote émérite de voltige aérienne, s'en est allé vers d'autres cieux.  (2024-05-15)  Retrieved 2024-05-15 from SudOuest.fr
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  4. Deuxième place mondiale pour la France en Voltige Unlimited !.  Retrieved from link
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  6. Olivier Masurel, Champion de France 2012 de Voltige Unlimited !.  Retrieved from link
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  9. Team Results: 27th WAC 2013, N. Texas Regional/Perrin KGYI, October 9 - 20, 2013.  Retrieved from link
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  11. Todesdrama nach Flugshow: Weltklasse-Pilot kollidiert mit Geier und stirbt (in German)