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Jorge Chávez

Aviator

Died when: 23 years 257 days (284 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Jorge Chávez

Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Peruvian aviator.At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats.

He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of his fragile airplane Bleriot XI, falling from a twenty meter height upon landing, after achieving the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps.


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