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Show oo FAMOUS AVIATOR OF FRANCE DEAD Pans, Sept 1, 5:20 a. m. Reports of tho death of Adolphus Pegoud, the famous aviator, have been officially confirmed. The news caused sincero 1 sorrow among the French people who fl regarded him as a hero. II Pegoud, who was only 26 years old, 9 served five years In the French cav- 0 airy, fighting in the Morocco cam- fl nalgn. At the outbreak of tho pres- fl ent war ho joined tho aviation corps H as a private, but soon gained a sub- I lieutenants commission because of 1 his skill and daring. His exploits won him the military medal and tho I military cross. Pegoud brought down 1 his sixth Gorman aircraft on July 11 1 |