JORGE CHÁVEZ
Jorge Chávez Dartnell was born in Paris on June 3, 1887. His parents were Manuel Gaspar Chávez and María Rosa Dartnell Peruvians. He studied engineering at the school of Violet in electricity and Industrial mechanics in Paris graduating at age 21. From very young felt love for aviation, becoming pilot and participating in different contests of height, winning in several of them.
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On September 23, 1910 he participated in the competition to cross the mountain range of the Alps by the passage of Sinplon, from Briga (Switzerland) to Domodossola (Italy). After achieving the feat were the landing, but missing 20 meters broke the wings of the airplane and the ship crashed. Three days later (27-09-1910) the great Aviator died in Hospital "San Biagio" from Domodossola.
Jorge Chávez is considered the maximum Hero of the civil aviation of the Peru, and its main airport bears his name.
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