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75 - MERMOZ, Jean
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MERMOZ, Jean L.A.S. “Mermoz,” Thionville, January 21, 1924, to his grandparents, the GILLETs; 2 pages, small in-4. Account of a plane crash (January 14). He spent four days at Le Bourget. “On the way back, over Château-Thierry, my engine failed completely; the Marne Valley was completely flooded, so I had to land in soggy terrain; my wheels sank into the ground, and I skidded backward about twenty meters. Although I was half-buried in the mud, I was able to free myself after five minutes of effort and without any trouble. […] I plan to head to Istres as soon as the weather clears up and the ground has dried out a bit, because the slightest breakdown would mean a certain crash”…
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