Léon Delagrange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French aviator, sculptor
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Place of Birth: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About Léon Delagrange
- Ferdinand Léon Delagrange (13 March 1872 – 4 January 1910) was a pioneering French aviator and sculptor.
- Léon was ranked as one of the top aviators in the world.
- On 30 December 1909 he had broken all speed records at Juvisy-sur-Orge in France in an attempt to win the Michelin Cup.
- He did not succeed in beating Henry Farman’s record for distance, but did establish a new distance record for monoplanes and a new world speed record.
- He covered 124 miles in 2 hours and 32 minutes, maintaining an average speed of approximately 45 miles an hour.
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| Date of birth/death | 20 April 1864 | 5 April 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Paris | Paris | |
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