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Marc Pourpe
French aviation warfare pioneer
| Bio | Marc Marie Edmond Armand Pourpe was a French aviation pioneer and stunt flyer. His mother was Anne-Marie Chassaigne, later known as the famous courtesan Liane de Pougy, and his father a young naval officer, Armand Pourpe. He made the first airmail flight in Egypt flying from Cairo to Khartoum. Pourpe died in World War I on a reconnaissance mission over the Somme in December 1914.2 |
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| Born | 1887 May 171 |
| Died | 1914 Dec 21 |
| Occupation | aircraft pilot1 |
| Cause of death | aviation accident2, death in battle1 |
| Status | Confirmed: Marc Pourpe is a 27 Club member |