The First Fighter Pilot - Roland Garros The Life and Times of the Playboy Who Invented Air Combat |
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| Author:
| Cobleigh, Ed |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62967-157-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Wise Media Group
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| Imprint: | Check Six Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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An aviation pioneer in the early 1900s, Roland Garros taught himself how to fly a bamboo airplane despite crashing it at Versailles. He was a world-class athlete, a lawyer who wouldn't learn Latin, a sports car salesman on the Champs-Elysées, an airshow pilot and racer. Ultimately, Roland Garros became the world's first fighter pilot.
An aviation pioneer in the early 1900s, Roland Garros taught himself how to fly a bamboo airplane despite crashing it at Versailles. He was a world-class athlete, a lawyer who wouldn't learn Latin, a sports car salesman on the Champs-Elysées, an airshow pilot and racer. Ultimately, Roland Garros became the world's first fighter pilot.