Alphonse Poirée

Alphonse Poirée (31 December 1883 Gron - 14 November 1922 Villepinte) was a French aviator in the First World War and a post-war test pilot. He was awarded the Order of St. George and Knight of the Legion of Honor.^[1]

During World War I, he was attached to the Russian Army.^[2] After the war, he was killed testing the Caudron C. 74, when a propeller severed the tail.^[3]^[4]

References

^ L'Aérophile: revue technique et pratique de la locomotion aérienne (in French). Blondel la Rougery. 1922.
^ Kennett, Lee (1999-07-30). The First Air War: 1914-1918. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-0545-0.
^ "L'escadrille_582". albindenis.free.fr. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Caudron C-74 F-ESAB, 14 Nov 1922". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

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[1] L'Aérophile: revue technique et pratique de la locomotion aérienne (in French). Blondel la Rougery. 1922.

[2] Kennett, Lee (1999-07-30). The First Air War: 1914-1918. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-0545-0.

[3] "L'escadrille_582". albindenis.free.fr. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[4] Ranter, Harro. "Accident Caudron C-74 F-ESAB, 14 Nov 1922". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

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