Marc Pourpe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French aviation warfare pioneer
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Place of Birth: Lorient, Brittany, France
About Marc Pourpe
- Marc Pourpe (May 17, 1887 – December 2, 1914) was a French aviation pioneer and stunt flyer.
- His mother was Marie-Anne Olympe, 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.
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