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Old 29th Nov 2017, 18:25
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Arqueomoreno
 
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Georges Leforestier

Georges Leforestier flew in the first Sitges-Tarragona Air Raid in place of the aviator Mauvais. It happened on July 4, 1911 and Leforestier had an accident with a Bleriot IX plane. It fell shortly after taking off from Sitges, in the area known as Els Colls, between Sitges and Vilanova and la Geltrú (Barcelona). Survived rescued by fishermen with just a blow to the head, but a few months later he died in Huelva after his plane caught fire. I am currently writing a book on the subject. I would like to thank the person who photographed his tomb in Huelva, since he did not know if his body had been repatriated to France or not.
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