Garos, R.

Japanese: ガロス,R. - がろす
Garos, R.

...France's Ludwig Blériot led the way in 1809, successfully crossing the English Channel (Calais-Dover) in a monoplane he had built himself, followed by Peruvian Geo Chavez (1887-1910) crossing the Alps (Brig-Domodossola, died in a crash when landing at his destination) in 1910, and France's Roland Garros (1888-1918) crossing the Mediterranean Sea (Saint-Raphael-Bizerte) in 1913. After World War I, the eyes of aviators around the world turned to the Atlantic, and in 1919, Britain's John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whiten Brown (1886-1948) became the first to successfully cross the Channel nonstop (Newfoundland-Ireland), and in 1927, America's C. Lindbergh flew solo from New York to Paris, instantly becoming a hero of the skies from an unknown postal pilot. ...

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…その先頭をきって,フランスのL.ブレリオは,09年自作の単葉機で英仏海峡(カレー~ドーバー間)の横断に成功,さらに10年ペルーのシャベーズGeo Chavez(1887‐1910)のアルプス横断(ブリーク~ドモドッソーラ間。目的地に着陸の際墜落死亡),13年,フランスのガロスRoland Garros(1888‐1918)の地中海横断(サンラファエル~ビゼルト間)と続く。第1次世界大戦後,世界の飛行家の目は大西洋に向けられ,19年,イギリスのアルコックJohn William Alcock(1892‐1919)およびブラウンArthur Whiten Brown(1886‐1948)は初めて無着陸横断(ニューファンドランド~アイルランド間)に成功,27年にはアメリカのC.リンドバーグはニューヨーク~パリ間を単独で飛んで,無名の郵便飛行士から一躍空の英雄となった。…

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