Alphonse Poirée (31 December 1883

Gron Gron may refer to the following places: *Gron, Cher, a commune in the department of Cher, France *Gron, Yonne, a commune in the department of Yonne, France *Groń, Tatra County, a village in southern Poland *Grön, a Swedish/Finnish surname (includ ...

- 14 November 1922 Villepinte) was a French aviator in the First World War and a post-war test pilot. He was awarded the

Order of St. George The Order of Saint George () is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. It was originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire for commiss ...

and Knight of the

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. During

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, he was attached to the Russian Army. After the war, he was killed testing the Caudron C. 74, when a propeller severed the tail.

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1883 births 1922 deaths French aviators French World War I pilots {{aviation-bio-stub