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On 14 October 1919 at Villacoublay, Etienne Poulet as pilot and Jean Benoist as mechanic prepare a Caudron biplane for departure to Melbourne. The archival image includes young Benoist and documents early post-WWI long-distance aviation efforts in France.
Author: piemags
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Photo size: 49.5 Mpixels (142 MB uncompressed) - 8382x5905 pixels (27.9x19.7 in / 71x50 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1919, Aircraft, Aircraft ready for departure, Airfield departure France, Airplanes France 1919, Aviation, Aviation field procedures, Aviation pioneers France 1919, Aviation technology France, Biplane, Biplanes France 1919, Caudron aircraft operation, Caudron biplane crew, Caudron biplane preparation France, Early intercontinental flight France, Etienne Poulet pilot France, Flight crew preparation, France, French aviation history 1919, French biplane expedition 1919, French experimental aviation, Historical aviation photo France, Intercontinental flight preparation, Jean Benoist mechanic France, Long-distance post-WWI aviation, piemags, Pilot, Pilot and mechanic collaboration, Post-war aviation France, Villacoublay airfield France, Villacoublay to Melbourne flight 1919
Published in: French Aviation Pioneers 1908–1932