Henri Guillaumet
Tessier, Roland - Ham, Geo (Illustrations)
French language book from the series "Les heros de l’air en images".
Portrait of the famous French pilot Henri Guillaumet, with beautiful illustrations by Geo Ham (Peintre officiel du Ministére de l' Air).
Guillaumet (1902-1940) was a pioneer of French aviation in the Andes, the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic. He contributed to the opening up of numerous new routes and is regarded by some as the best pilot of his age. He was later appointed managing director of Air France.
On 27 November 1940 his four-engined Farman F.220 NC.2234 airliner "Le Verrier" was shot down by an Italian fighter over the Mediterranean Sea. [Biographical data: Wikipedia]
Guillaumets burning aeroplane is shown on the cover of this book...
Softcover, large format
55 Seiten / pages
many Illustrations, most in color
very good condition
Paris, France - 1947 - Ernest Flammarion
Art.Nr. 949
