Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-22 | Page 15 | French Aviator Establishes Record |

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Date	1919-05-22
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
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County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	French Aviator Establishes Record
Type	article
Date	1919-05-22
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	15
OCR Text	Show FRENCH AVIATOR ESTABLISHES RECORD PARIS, May 21. (French Wireless ! Service) Sadi Lecointe, an aviator, yes-j yes-j terday ascended to a height of 8SO0 meters me-ters (28,871 feet) at the Villacoublay airdrome, air-drome, establishing a Frenon record for altitude. Premier Clemenceau has issued a decree de-cree permitting aerial navigation over all French . territory. Major R. W. Schroeder, of the United j Pt.ites air service ascended to a hefght of I fw-t h'st September at Dayton, O., 1 and a few weeks later. Captain Lang and ; Lieutenant Blowes of the British royal j air force ascended more than 30,000 feet.
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