Armand Deperdussin [SEP] place of death
Armand Deperdussin
Armand Deperdussin (1860 in Liège, Belgium – June 11, 1924 in Paris) was a French industrialist and aviation pioneer. Having established himself as a silk-broker, he became involved in the aviation industry in 1910 after witnessing the triumphs of aviator Louis Blériot, founding Société de Production des Aéroplanes Deperdussin.
In 1912 he bought Champagne Airfield, and built 30 workshops and other buildings, founding one of the first flying schools.
He hired aircraft designer Louis Béchereau, who designed monohull aircraft whose streamlined
Deperdussin 1910 monoplane
The 1910 Deperdussin monoplane was the first aircraft to be built in significant quantities by Aéroplanes Deperdussin. The type was produced in a number of variants which were flown successfully in air races and gained several records during 1911, and was used by the Australian Central Flying School at Point Cook, Victoria. Several have survived, including an airworthy example in the Shuttleworth Collection in England.
Background.
Aéroplanes Deperdussin was established in 1909 by the silk broker Armand Deperdussin with Louis Béchereau acting as the technical director.