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[[File:1908.11 - Le Banquet Wilbur Wright - L'Aérophile.png|thumb|505px|''[[L'Aérophile]]'' reports the banquet on 15 November 1908.]] | [[File:1908.11 - Le Banquet Wilbur Wright - L'Aérophile.png|thumb|505px|''[[L'Aérophile]]'' reports the banquet on 15 November 1908.]] | ||
| − | On 5 November 1908 the [[Aéro-Club de France]] held a banquet for Wilbur Wright to celebrate the Wright Brothers' achievement of controlled heavier-than-air flight. (Orville was recovering from an | + | On 5 November 1908 the [[Aéro-Club de France]] held a banquet for Wilbur Wright to celebrate the Wright Brothers' achievement of controlled heavier-than-air flight. (Orville was recovering from an accident on 17 September.) This event represented a significant attempt at reconciliation after the European aeronautics world had mostly snubbed the Wrights, suspected they were bluffing, etc.<ref>[[Hallion, 2003]], pp. 234–235.</ref> The banquet and following soirée were held at the party room of the [[Automobile-Club de France]]. The 250 classy guests included minister [[Louis Barthou]] and senator [[Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant|Paul d'Estournelles de Constant]]; Aero Club president [[Louis Paul Cailletet]], vice-president [[Henry de la Vaulx]], [[Ernest Archdeacon]]; [[Charles Renard]]; [[Cortlandt Field Bishop|Cortlandt Bishop]] of the [[Aero Club of America]]; Baron [[Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt]], Automobile Club president; and many more, listed [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6550620m/f452.item here]. M. (Édouard? André?) [[Michelin]] telegraphed his congraulations<ref name=Aerophile>"[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6550620m/f451.item Le Banquet Wilbur Wright: Organisé par l'Aéro-Club de France]" ''[[L'Aérophile]]''; vol 16, no. 22; 15 November 2015; p. 441.</ref> |
Cailletet awarded the Wright Brothers the ''grande médaille d'or'' of the Aéro-Club de France. Barthou and Wright spoke, with senator d'Estournelles de Constant translating Wright's English.<ref name=Aerophile /> | Cailletet awarded the Wright Brothers the ''grande médaille d'or'' of the Aéro-Club de France. Barthou and Wright spoke, with senator d'Estournelles de Constant translating Wright's English.<ref name=Aerophile /> | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Event |
|Event names=Le Banquet Wilbur Wright | |Event names=Le Banquet Wilbur Wright | ||
|Event type=party | |Event type=party | ||
|Country=FR | |Country=FR | ||
| − | | | + | |Locations=Paris |
|Start date=November 5, 1908 | |Start date=November 5, 1908 | ||
|Number of days=1 | |Number of days=1 | ||
|Tech focus=airplane | |Tech focus=airplane | ||
| + | |Participants=Wilbur Wright; Henry de la Vaulx; Louis Paul Cailletet; Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant; Aéro-Club de France; Louis Barthou; Ernest Archdeacon; Charles Renard; Cortlandt Field Bishop; Aero Club of America; Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt; Automobile-Club de France | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 6 February 2024
L'Aérophile reports the banquet on 15 November 1908.
On 5 November 1908 the Aéro-Club de France held a banquet for Wilbur Wright to celebrate the Wright Brothers' achievement of controlled heavier-than-air flight. (Orville was recovering from an accident on 17 September.) This event represented a significant attempt at reconciliation after the European aeronautics world had mostly snubbed the Wrights, suspected they were bluffing, etc.[1] The banquet and following soirée were held at the party room of the Automobile-Club de France. The 250 classy guests included minister Louis Barthou and senator Paul d'Estournelles de Constant; Aero Club president Louis Paul Cailletet, vice-president Henry de la Vaulx, Ernest Archdeacon; Charles Renard; Cortlandt Bishop of the Aero Club of America; Baron Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Automobile Club president; and many more, listed here. M. (Édouard? André?) Michelin telegraphed his congraulations[2]
Cailletet awarded the Wright Brothers the grande médaille d'or of the Aéro-Club de France. Barthou and Wright spoke, with senator d'Estournelles de Constant translating Wright's English.[2]
| Event names | Le Banquet Wilbur Wright |
|---|---|
| Event type | party |
| Country | FR |
| Locations | Paris |
| Start date | November 5, 1908 |
| Number of days | 1 |
| Tech focus | Airplane |
| Participants | Wilbur Wright, Henry de la Vaulx, Louis Paul Cailletet, Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Aéro-Club de France, Louis Barthou, Ernest Archdeacon, Charles Renard, Cortlandt Field Bishop, Aero Club of America, Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Automobile-Club de France |
References
- ↑ Hallion, 2003, pp. 234–235.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Banquet Wilbur Wright: Organisé par l'Aéro-Club de France" L'Aérophile; vol 16, no. 22; 15 November 2015; p. 441.
