Charles de Lambert (aviator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles de Lambert (aviator)

European aviator

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1865

Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1944

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles, Count de Lambert (30 December 1865, in Funchal – 26 February 1944, in Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou) was an early European aviator.De Lambert was the first person in France to be taught to fly by Wilbur Wright.
The first lesson took place at Le Mans on 28 October 1908.
On 18 October 1909 de Lambert "left the Juvisy Aerodrome at 4:36 o'clock in a Wright machine, flew across Paris to the Eiffel Tower, circled it, and returned to his starting point, arriving safely at 5:25." De Lambert claimed that he flew 300 feet above the 1,000 foot Eiffel Tower, which was nearly equal to Orville Wright's height record set in Berlin.Lambert, along with Hubert Latham and Louis Blériot, was one of the three main contenders for the £1,000 prize offered by the Daily Mail for a successful crossing of the English Channel in an aeroplane, although he was not motivated by the monetary value.
He took his pair of Wright Flyers (Nos.
2 and 18) and set up camp at Wissant to practice and wait for good weather.
Latham made the first real attempt, but foundered and landed on the water, and Lambert damaged his 'Flyers' while practising.
The prize was won by Louis Blériot on 25 July 1909.



Alternative names	Sem
Description	French illustrator and caricaturist
Date of birth/death	22 November 1863	26 November 1934
Location of birth/death	Périgueux	Paris
Work period	1900-1934
Authority control	: Q1508923 VIAF: 139491 ISNI: 0000 0000 8079 3610 ULAN: 500016883 LCCN: n80159816 Open Library: OL1673279A WorldCat