Aero Club of the Sarthe

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The Aero Club de la Sarthe was founded in 1908 at le Mans, Sarthe, France. It presented the "Muse of Aviation," a bronze art object designed by Louis Carvin, to Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, 1909 May 1.

Officers, 1910, included Leon Bollee, (or Camille Bollee?) president; P. Jamin and R. Pellier, vice presidents; G. Durand, general secretary; and Landry, treasurer. Including these officers, the membership was eight.

Affiliated with AeCF, 1910 or earlier.

  • Address: 7 Boulevard Rene-Levasseur, Le Mans (1910)
  • Phone=301

See additional sources: [1], [2]

Sources

  • WorldCat.org and WorldCat-OCLC; 1909 Motor Cyclopaedia YB 110 Misc.; 1910 Brockett; 1910 Annuario dell' Aeronautica Primo 374 (Sept. 1910); 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 125 (Nov. 1910); Aéro-Manuel 1911 224, 479 (1 Oct. 1910); LOC OPAC


Organization names Aero Club of the Sarthe : Aero Club de la Sarthe
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Country France
City Le Mans, Sarthe
Affiliated with AeCF
Scope Local
Started aero 1908
Ended aero 1939 or later
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