Profile details
- Born
- 6 Oct 1888
- Birthplace
- Saint-Denis
- Country
- France
- Sport
- Tennis
- Discipline
- Racquet
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Grande médaille de l'Aéro-Club de France
- ▸Officer of the Legion of Honour
- ▸Mort pour la France
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About
Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]; 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. A self-taught pilot, he performed many early aviation feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He later joined the French Army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during First World War.
Biography adapted from Roland Garros (aviator) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.