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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Nungesser has received more than 237,273 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Nungesser is the 26th most popular pilot, the 2,774th most popular biography from France (down from 2,629th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Charles Nungesser ranks 26 out of 48Before him are Joseph Kittinger, Claire Lee Chennault, Amet-khan Sultan, Vladimir Ilyushin, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten. After him are Igor Volk, Bessie Coleman, Amy Johnson, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Helmut Wick, and Pyotr Nesterov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Charles Nungesser ranks 130Before him are Juan Belmonte, James Forrestal, Liu Bocheng, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, John Alcock, and Yi Kwang-su. After him are Robert Watson-Watt, Sayed Darwish, Alberto Bayo, Joseph Szigeti, Bessie Coleman, and Maximilian Fretter-Pico. Among people deceased in 1927, Charles Nungesser ranks 66Before him are Jonas Basanavičius, Dawid Janowski, Fyodor Sologub, Fritz Hofmann, Ram Prasad Bismil, and Hermann Abert. After him are Louise Catherine Breslau, Herman Gorter, Mikhail Artsybashev, Oscar Swahn, Franz Rohr von Denta, and Luigi Luzzatti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2,774 out of 6,011Before him are Edgar Quinet (1803), Philibert Commerson (1727), Guillaume Canet (1973), Saint Faith (290), Jean Carmet (1920), and Alain Corneau (1943). After him are Odo I, Count of Blois (950), Ferdinand Zecca (1864), Jean Patou (1887), Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Antoine Coysevox (1640), and Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1498).

Among PILOTS In France

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