Georges Legagneux

Georges Legagneux
Georges Legagneux with his Ferber IX in 1908.
Born
Georges Legagneux

(1882-12-24)December 24, 1882
DiedJuly 6, 1914(1914-07-06) (aged 31)
Saumur, France
Cause of deathAviation accident
NationalityFrench
OccupationAviator

Georges Théophile Legagneux (24 December 1882 in Puteaux – 6 July 1914 in Saumur) was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed-wing aircraft higher than both 10,000 and 20,000 feet (3,048 and 6,096 m).