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Charles Nungesser

1892 - 1927

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Charles Eugène Jules Marie Nungesser (15 March 1892 – presumably on or after 8 May 1927) was a French ace pilot and adventurer. Nungesser was a renowned ace in France, ranking third highest in the country with 43 air combat victories during World War I. After the war, Nungesser mysteriously disappeared on an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, flying with wartime comrade François Coli in L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird). Their aircraft took off from Paris on 8 May 1927, was sighted once more over Ireland, and then was never seen again. The aircraft was either lost over the Atlantic or crashed in Newfoundland or Maine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Nungesser is the 28th most popular pilot (up from 30th in 2019), the 2,941st most popular biography from France (up from 2,992nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Charles Nungesser ranks 28 out of 71. Before him are Sarla Thakral, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Vladimir Ilyushin, Amet-khan Sultan, Claire Lee Chennault, and Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi. After him are Janina Lewandowska, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Jacqueline Cochran, Touria Chaoui, and Pyotr Nesterov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Charles Nungesser ranks 130. Before him are Paul Douglas, Hermann Breith, Edoardo Agnelli, Fyodor Raskolnikov, Otto Nerz, and Yi Kwang-su. After him are Mahidol Adulyadej, Hironori Ōtsuka, Ivan Tyulenev, Alan Hale Sr., Mabel Normand, and Juan Belmonte. Among people deceased in 1927, Charles Nungesser ranks 70. Before him are Luigi Luzzatti, Victoria Woodhull, Herman Gorter, Fyodor Sologub, Hermann Muthesius, and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Laurits Tuxen, Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Gustave Whitehead, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, and Émile Coste.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2,941 out of 6,770. Before him are Fulk II, Count of Anjou (920), Ismaël Bullialdus (1605), Henri Ernest Baillon (1827), Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847), Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (1765), and Érard de la Marck (1472). After him are Gabriel Voisin (1880), Ludovic Giuly (1976), Édouard Philippe (1970), Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639), Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720), and André Prévost (1860).

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Among PILOTS In France

Among pilots born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2. Before him are René Fonck (1894). After him are Jean Mermoz (1901), Jacqueline Auriol (1917), Maryse Bastié (1898), Hélène Boucher (1908), and Adrienne Bolland (1895).

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