Maurice Bellonte (

Méru Méru (; Latin: Matrius, Meruacum) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Méru station has rail connections to Beauvais and Paris. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 co ...

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

, 25 October 1896 –

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, 14 January 1983) was a French aviator who set flight distance records.Maurice Bellonte
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Dieudonné Costes Dieudonné Costes (14 November 1892 – 18 May 1973) was a French aviator who set flight distance records. He was also a fighter ace during World War I. Early life and military service Costes was born in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne. He receive ...

, in 1930 he performed the first westbound crossing of the

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from Paris to New York, on board the

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''Point d'interrogation''.

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1896 births 1983 deaths People from Oise French World War I pilots Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur Burials at Passy Cemetery {{aviation-bio-stub French aviation record holders Aviation pioneers