Joseph Le Brix

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Joseph Le Brix (1899–1931) was a French aviator.

In the Breguet 19 G.R. Nungesser-Coli, Le Brix and the French aviator Dieudonné Costes made a round-the-world trip between October 1927 and April 1928, traveling 57,000 km (35,400 miles) with a total flying time of 350 hours, although they covered the segment between San Francisco, California, and Tokyo, Japan, aboard ship.^[1] During the trip, they made the world's first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic Ocean, flying from Saint-Louis, Senegal, to Port Natal, Brazil, on 14–15 October 1927.

Notes

↑ Donald, p. 187.

References

Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.

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Name	Le Brix, Joseph
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Short description	Aviator
Date of birth	1899
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Date of death	1931
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