Aero Club of the West
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The Aero Club de l'Ouest or Aero Club of the West was founded at Angers, France, on 1 May 1907. It was accepted as an affiliate of the Aero Club of France in January 1909.
Some 80 members plus half-again as many honorary members, 1910. That year, René Gasnier was honorary president and officers included Maurice de Farcy, president; M. Giffard, and L. Cointreau, vice presidents; J. Bessonneau, general secretary; and P. Laurenceau, treasurer.
Affiliated with AeCF, 1909
- Address: 6 Place du Ralliement, Angers (1910); 3 Parvis Saine Maurice, Angers (1910)
Sources
- 1 Flight 39 (1909); 1909 Motor Cyclopaedia YB 109 Misc.; 1910 Annuario dell' Aeronautica Primo 373 (Sept. 1910); 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 125 (Nov. 1910); Aéro-Manuel 1911 223, 474-475
| Organization names | Aero Club of the West : Aero Club de l'Ouest |
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| Country | France |
| City | Angers, Maine-et-Loire |
| Affiliated with | AeCF |
| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1907 |
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