AERO CLUB DE FRANCE - ANGERS 1912 - Lot 308

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AERO CLUB DE FRANCE - ANGERS 1912 - Lot 308
AERO CLUB DE FRANCE - ANGERS 1912 Silver-plated bronze medal signed after Ch. PILLET (1869 - 1960) 1er Grand Prix d'Aviation de l'Aéro Club de France - Angers 1912 Insculpation : Gift of Mr. BESSONNEAU Hallmark Presented in its case 7 x 5cm Provenance : In the same family since the beginning Notes : In 1912, the Circuit de l'Anjou was organized, a 150 km circuit in the Angers-Saumur-Cholet triangle, which was completed several times. The writer Colette took part. Aviator Roland Garros wins first prize. The magazine L'Illustration reports on the event, highlighting the perfect organization of the airshow thanks to Julien BESSONEAU (1842-1916), an industrialist from Angers and founder of the Société anonyme des filatures, corderies et tissages d'Angers, known as "Établissements Bessonneau", which contributed to the development of aeronautics in France at the beginning of the last century. Bibliography : M. FOUCHARD, Au temps des frères Gasnier : les émules d'Icare et l'Anjou, Avrillé, 1986 R. LABRIC, R. CHAMBE, L'ardente vie aéronautique des Frères Gasnier, Angers, 1948 G. HARTMANN, Le 1er Grand Prix de l'AéroClub de France Circuit d'Anjou, June 16-17, 1912, 2007
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