Thierry Thys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American aerospace engineer
Date of Birth: 02-May-1931
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 19-Aug-2009
Profession: aerospace engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Thierry Thys
- Thierry Thys (May 2, 1931 in San Francisco, CA – August 19, 2009) was an American pilot and metallurgical engineer, who held the world's distance and altitude record for sailplane flight in 1970, and in 2002, made the first self-launched sailplane flight from Pt.
- Barrow, Alaska to Cape Horn, Chile in a Stemme SV10 motor glider.
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