Science
Roland Garros
The Saint-Denis-born aviator who was the first to fly across the Mediterranean
Biography
Roland Garros was born on 6 October 1888 in Saint-Denis, Réunion. A pioneering aviator, on 23 September 1913 he made the first flight across the Mediterranean, from Fréjus to Bizerte. A fighter pilot during the First World War, he developed with the engineer Raymond Saulnier a system for firing through the propeller. He was lost in aerial combat on 5 October 1918, the day before his 30th birthday. The Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, devoted to tennis, keeps his name alive.
Contribution
Pioneering aviator; first flight across the Mediterranean (Fréjus–Bizerte, 23 September 1913); a fighter pilot during the First World War, he developed firing through the propeller with Raymond Saulnier.
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- https://www.reunion.fr/
