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| Keywords: roland garros rolandgarros statue aviateur aircraft pilot aircraftpilot st denis stdenis ile de la reunion iledelareunion la reunion island lareunionisland 2013 sony nex-3 sonynex3 pentax smc m 50mm f1.7 pentaxsmcm50mmf17 aviator 974 +1000 1000 outdoor amusement park "Roland Garros was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, and studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly and HEC Paris. He started his aviation career in 1909 flying Alberto Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle monoplane, an aircraft that only flew well with a small lightweight pilot. He gained Ae.C.F. licence no. 147 in July 1910. In 1911 Garros graduated to flying Blériot monoplanes and entered a number of European air races with this type of machine, including the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race and the Circuit of Europe (Paris-London-Paris), in which he came second.[1] In September he established a new world altitude record of 5,610 m (18,410 ft)[2] By 1913 he has switched to flying the faster Morane-Saulnier monoplanes, and gained fame for making the first non-stop flight across the Mediterranean Sea from Fréjus in the south of France to Bizerte in Tunisia.[3] The following year, Garros joined the French army at the outbreak of World War I --- On 18 April 1915, either Garros' fuel line clogged or, by other accounts, his aircraft was downed by ground fire,[4] and he glided to a landing on the German side of the lines --- Garros finally managed to escape from a POW camp in Germany on 14 February 1918, after several attempts, and rejoined the French army. He settled into Escadrille 26 to pilot a Spad, and claimed two victories on 2 October 1918, one of which was confirmed. On 5 October 1918, he was shot down and killed near Vouziers, Ardennes, a month before the end of the war and one day before his 30th birthday. His adversary was probably German ace Hermann Habich from Jasta 49" --- In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris, was named after him, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open, one of tennis' Grand Slam tournaments. Consequently, the tournament is officially called Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros (the "French Internationals of Roland Garros")." Source: Wikipedia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Roland Adrien Georges Garros, né le 6 octobre 1888 à Saint-Denis de La Réunion, est un aviateur français, lieutenant pilote lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, mort dans un combat aérien le 5 octobre 1918 à Saint-Morel (Ardennes), la veille de ses 30 ans. Sa célébrité est d'abord venue de ses exploits sportifs en aviation, et surtout de la toute première traversée aérienne de la Méditerranée, qu'il effectue le 23 septembre 19131. Il a mis au point une technique permettant le tir à travers l'hélice d'un avion de chasse2. Aujourd'hui, son nom reste associé au tournoi des Internationaux de France de tennis, car il se déroule dans le stade qui porte son nom depuis sa construction en 1928." Source: Wikipedia "Roland Garros was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, and studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly and HEC Paris. He started his aviation career in 1909 flying Alberto Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle monoplane, an aircraft that only flew well with a small lightweight pilot. He gained Ae.C.F. licence no. 147 in July 1910. In 1911 Garros graduated to flying Blériot monoplanes and entered a number of European air races with this type of machine, including the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race and the Circuit of Europe (Paris-London-Paris), in which he came second.[1] In September he established a new world altitude record of 5,610 m (18,410 ft)[2] By 1913 he has switched to flying the faster Morane-Saulnier monoplanes, and gained fame for making the first non-stop flight across the Mediterranean Sea from Fréjus in the south of France to Bizerte in Tunisia.[3] The following year, Garros joined the French army at the outbreak of World War I --- On 18 April 1915, either Garros' fuel line clogged or, by other accounts, his aircraft was downed by ground fire,[4] and he glided to a landing on the German side of the lines --- Garros finally managed to escape from a POW camp in Germany on 14 February 1918, after several attempts, and rejoined the French army. He settled into Escadrille 26 to pilot a Spad, and claimed two victories on 2 October 1918, one of which was confirmed. On 5 October 1918, he was shot down and killed near Vouziers, Ardennes, a month before the end of the war and one day before his 30th birthday. His adversary was probably German ace Hermann Habich from Jasta 49" --- In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris, was named after him, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open, one of tennis' Grand Slam tournaments. Consequently, the tournament is officially called Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros (the "French Internationals of Roland Garros")." Source: Wikipedia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Roland Adrien Georges Garros, né le 6 octobre 1888 à Saint-Denis de La Réunion, est un aviateur français, lieutenant pilote lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, mort dans un combat aérien le 5 octobre 1918 à Saint-Morel (Ardennes), la veille de ses 30 ans. Sa célébrité est d'abord venue de ses exploits sportifs en aviation, et surtout de la toute première traversée aérienne de la Méditerranée, qu'il effectue le 23 septembre 19131. Il a mis au point une technique permettant le tir à travers l'hélice d'un avion de chasse2. Aujourd'hui, son nom reste associé au tournoi des Internationaux de France de tennis, car il se déroule dans le stade qui porte son nom depuis sa construction en 1928." Source: Wikipedia | ||||
