Julien Félix

Captain Julien Félix, was the director of manoeuvres in the French Military Aviation School, École militaire de Pau.[1] He set the altitude record on August 5, 1911 in Étampes in France by climbing to 11,330 feet in 63 minutes, breaking the record of Georges Legagneux.[2]

References
  1. "Loss of military aviation for the year 1911". September 9, 1913. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  2. "Ascends 11,330 Feet. Capt. Felix Exceeds Legagneux's Record, But Not Hoxsey's" (PDF). New York Times. August 6, 1911. Retrieved August 27, 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.