Bizerte, Tunisia - Crash (and death) of Captain Madon
Bizerte, Tunisia - Crash (and death) of Georges Felix Madon (1892-1924), (the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War) on 11th November 1924. Madon was born in Bizerte. Whilst preparing for a tribute to fellow airman Roland Garros, his aircraft suffered mechanical trouble, and he (gallantly) crashed it into the roof of a villa rather than hit spectators
Picture No
10948740
Media ID
45680841
Size
3200px x 5037px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1924
