PILOT

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Nungesser has received more than 255,910 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Nungesser is the 30th most popular pilot (down from 26th in 2019), the 2,991st most popular biography from France (down from 2,765th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Charles Nungesser ranks 30 out of 71. Before him are Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Amy Johnson, Amet-khan Sultan, Igor Volk, Leyla Mammadbeyova, and Carl Gustaf von Rosen. After him are Sarla Thakral, Olga Sanfirova, Pyotr Nesterov, Polina Osipenko, Vladimir Kokkinaki, and Jean Mermoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Charles Nungesser ranks 137. Before him are Gustav-Adolf von Zangen, Robert Watson-Watt, Henry Darger, Ivan Tyulenev, Peljidiin Genden, and Ahmad Javad. After him are Adolf Ziegler, James Forrestal, Lucien Buysse, Alfredo Foglino, Victor de Sabata, and Otto Nerz. Among people deceased in 1927, Charles Nungesser ranks 70. Before him are Luigi Luzzatti, Hermann Muthesius, Victoria Woodhull, Herman Gorter, Dawid Janowski, and Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. After him are Laurits Tuxen, Ram Prasad Bismil, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Fernand Feyaerts, Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, and Oscar Swahn.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2,991 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Vernier (1580), Charles, Prince Napoléon (1950), Anne Jules de Noailles (1650), Émilie de Villeneuve (1811), William IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), and César-François Cassini de Thury (1714). After him are Pierre Benoit (1886), François-Hubert Drouais (1727), Henri Mathias Berthelot (1861), Jean Lorrain (1855), Claude François de Malet (1754), and Paul de Senneville (1933).

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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), Adrienne Bolland (1895), and Hélène Boucher (1908).

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