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Jacques Benjamin de Lesseps was a French aviator born in Paris on 5 July 1883, killed in an air accident presumably on 18 October 1927 along with his flight engineer Theodor Chichenko. He was the son of French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps. In 1910 he married Grace Mackenzie, daughter of Sir Willam Mackenzie.

Early aviation career

In 1910, Jacques de Lesseps became the second person to fly an aeroplane over the English Channel. His aircraft was a Blériot Type XI like the one Louis Blériot himself used for the first Channel crossing the year before.^[1]

Military career

De Lesseps served with distinction in the French Air Force during World War I, commanding a squadron. He joined the Compagnie Aerienne Franco-Canadienne in air survey work after the war.

Death

He and his flight engineer, Theodor Chichenko, were lost at sea during air photography operations along the Gaspé, Quebec coastline in October 1927.

A cairn erected to his memory exists near Gaspé. It records that de Lesseps was the second man to fly the English Channel by airplane. He was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, held the Croix de Guerre and the United States Distinguished Service Cross.^[2]

References

^ E. Charles Vivian https://www.456fis.org/A_HISTORY_OF_AERONAUTICS__PART_I__XV.htm
^ Frank H. Ellis Canada's Flying Heritage, University of Toronto Press, 1961, ISBN 0-8020-4018-7, page 240, 382

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[1] E. Charles Vivian https://www.456fis.org/A_HISTORY_OF_AERONAUTICS__PART_I__XV.htm

[2] Frank H. Ellis Canada's Flying Heritage, University of Toronto Press, 1961, ISBN 0-8020-4018-7, page 240, 382

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-'''Jacques Benjamin de Lesseps''' was a French aviator born in Paris on 5 July 1883, killed in an air accident presumably on 18 October 1927 along with his flight engineer Theodor Chichenko. He was the son of French diplomat [[Ferdinand de Lesseps]]. In 1910 he married Grace Mackenzie, daughter of [[William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur)|Sir Willam Mackenzie]].
+'''Jacques Benjamin de Lesseps''' was a French aviator born in Paris on 5 July 1883, killed in an air accident presumably on 18 October 1927 along with his flight engineer Theodor Chichenko. He was the son of French diplomat and entrepreneur [[Ferdinand de Lesseps]]. In 1910 he married Grace Mackenzie, daughter of [[William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur)|Sir Willam Mackenzie]].
+==Early aviation career==
-De Lesseps served with distinction in the French Air Force, commanding a squadron.  He joined the Compagnie Aerienne Franco-Canadienne in air survey work after the war. He and his flight engineer were lost at sea during air photography operations along the Gaspé coastline in October 1927.
+[[File:Jacques de Lesseps.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Jacques de Lesseps's pilots license.]]
-A cairn erected to his memory exists near [[Gaspé, Quebec]]. It records that de Lesseps was the second man to fly the English Channel by airplane. He was a Chevalier of the [[Legion of Honour]], held the [[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]] and the United States [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]].<ref>Frank  H. Ellis ''Canada's Flying Heritage'', University of Toronto Press, 1961, ISBN 0-8020-4018-7,  page  240, 382</ref>
+In 1910, Jacques de Lesseps became the second person to fly an aeroplane over the English Channel. His aircraft was a Blériot Type XI like the one [[Louis Blériot]] himself used for the first Channel crossing the year before.<ref>E. Charles Vivian https://www.456fis.org/A_HISTORY_OF_AERONAUTICS__PART_I__XV.htm</ref>
+==Military career==
+De Lesseps served with distinction in the French Air Force during [[World War I]], commanding a squadron.  He joined the Compagnie Aerienne Franco-Canadienne in air survey work after the war.
+==Death==
+He and his flight engineer, Theodor Chichenko, were lost at sea during air photography operations along the [[Gaspé, Quebec]] coastline in October 1927.
+A cairn erected to his memory exists near Gaspé. It records that de Lesseps was the second man to fly the English Channel by airplane. He was a Chevalier of the [[Legion of Honour]], held the [[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]] and the United States [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]].<ref>Frank  H. Ellis ''Canada's Flying Heritage'', University of Toronto Press, 1961, {{ISBN|0-8020-4018-7}},  page  240, 382</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=gaspe-lesseps&lang=en Pictures of monument at Gaspé]
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Military aviator
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 5 July 1883
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Paris, France
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 18 October 1927
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-}}
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-[[Category:People from Paris]]
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-[[fr:Jacques de Lesseps]]

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