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151 - AÉRO-CLUB DE FRANCE
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AÉRO-CLUB DE FRANCE 11 letters, 1928–1936, to Jean Mermoz; 1 typewritten page, quarto size, each on letterhead. Invitations; awarding of the Aéro-Club’s Grand Vermeil Medal (March 1928); inspection of the route from Saint-Louis, Senegal, to Natal and the record to be broken (February–March 1930); certification of records (April–May 1930)… Plus 30 summonses and circulars, agendas, minutes, etc., for the Air Transport Commission, 1935–1936. Enclosed: – 8 letters or circulars from the Association of Aviation Professionals (APNA), 1929–1936, including 3 registered letters from President Sadi-Lecointe; – 25 letters or circulars (as well as minutes, copies of letters to the Ministry of Air and to *L’Humanité*, etc.) from the Association of Air Force Reserve Officers, 1935–1936; – the program for a gala evening hosted by the French Aeronautical League, featuring a lecture by Mermoz (Caen, February 18, 1935) Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Passed down through the family
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