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Léon Morane (Paris, April 11, 1885 - † Paris, October 19, 1918)
Robert Morane (Paris, March 10, 1886 - † Paris, August 28, 1968)
Robert Morane and his brother Léon are French pioneers of aviation. They belong to those families who have contributed to the development of aviation and the French aviation industry.
Léon got his license on a Blériot on April 19, 1910 and participated in the Great Rouen Aviation Week in June.
On october 5, 1910, Robert and Léon Morane fail in an attempt to win the Michelin Aviation price, between Paris and Puy de Dome mountain in less than 6 hours. They crash near Boissy-Saint-Léger, and both brothers are seriously injured.
Leon died of the Spanish flu in October 1918.
With Raymond Saulnier, Robert Morane created the Aeroplanes Morane-Saulnier factory on 10 October 1911. Headquarters were located in Paris and factories in Puteaux. Manufacturing was transferred to Ossun (near Tarbes, south of France) after World War II.
After World War II, Morane specializes in the light aviation domain: swept wing airplane (1924), MS.230 training aircraft (1,100 aircraft sold from 1930), all-metal fighter with 860 hp Hispano-Suiza engine (1936-1937).
Robert and Léon Morane are buried at the Paris Père Lachaise cemetery.
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