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On 14 October 1919, pilot Etienne Poulet and mechanic Jean Benoist flew a Caudron biplane from Vélizy-Villacoublay airfield i...
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On 14 October 1919, pilot Etienne Poulet and mechanic Jean Benoist flew a Caudron biplane from Vélizy-Villacoublay airfield in France to Melbourne, Australia, demonstrating long-distance postwar flight capability and contributing to international aviation progress during the immediate post-World War I era.

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Published in: French Aviation Pioneers 1908–1932