In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Dartnell.
Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Peruvianaviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of his fragile airplane Bleriot XI, falling from a twenty meter height upon landing, after achieving the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps.
Jorge Chávez Dartnell was born in Paris, France to Peruvian parents Manuel Chávez Moreyra and María Rosa Dartnell y Guisse. He studied at the Violet School from where he graduated with an engineer's degree in 1908.[1]
Careeredit
Chávez attended the school of aviation established by Henry and Maurice Farman where he got his pilot license and undertook his first flight in Reims on February 28, 1910.[2] Afterwards he participated in several aviation competitions throughout France and other European countries. On August 8 of the same year he took a Blériotmonoplane to Blackpool, England where he achieved fame after attaining an altitude of 1,647 meters (5,405 ft).[3] He improved his mark by flying at 2,700 meters (8,700 ft) over the city of Issy, France on September 6.[4]
Deathedit
After this successful series, Chávez decided to undertake the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps (but not the Alps). This attempt was made in response to a prize of $20,000 offered by the Aero Club of Italy for the first aviator to make the trip alive.[5] After several delays due to bad weather, he took off from Ried-Brig, Switzerland on September 23, 1910, and made his way through the Simplon Pass. Before departing he said, "Whatever happens, I shall be found on the other side of the Alps".[6] Fifty-one minutes later he arrived at his destination, the city of Domodossola, Italy, but his plane crashed upon landing. It is believed that the airplane had been damaged previously and inadequately repaired, which caused the aircraft to break under the heavy winds of the mountains.[7] Heavily injured but conscious, Chávez was taken to San Biaggio Hospital of Domodossola, where he was officially declared winner of the competition and received telegrams from all over the world congratulating him for his achievement. He also received the visit of the president of the Aero Club of Italy and gave one last interview to his friend the journalist Luigi Barzini, telling all the details of his flight.[8] He died four days later of massive blood loss.[9] His last words were, "Higher. Always higher." according to the testimony of his friend and fellow aviator Juan Bielovucic.[10]
Legacyedit
The death of Jorge Chávez caused great commotion in the aviation world. Brig and Domodossola, the start and end points of his last flight, dedicated monuments to the lost aviator. In Peru, Chávez became an icon for aviation related institutions such as the Air Force. His remains were initially buried in France but repatriated to Peru in 1957, where they currently rest at the Officer's School of the Peruvian Air Force at Las Palmas.[11] The International Airport of Lima, inaugurated in 1960, is named after him. A life-sized replica of Chávez famous Blériot XI monoplane is still on display at the air terminal. As Chavez did most of his flying career in France with French made aeroplanes and Chavez was very popular in France at the time, the city of Paris named a street after him in the 20th Borough (20° arrondissement) of Paris.
He appears as a character in scenes drawing upon his real-life tragic flight over the Alps in John Berger's novel G. (1972), awarded the Booker Prize in 1972.
Galleryedit
Monument to Jorge Chávez in Lima, Perú
Memorial to Jorge Chávez in the market square of Brig
^Museo Aeronáutico del Perú, Jorge Chávez 2018-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 30, 2007.
^Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. IV, p. 607.
^John Warth, "Adventurers of the Air". Retrieved on May 30, 2007.
^Jorge Basadre, Historia de la República del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 383.
^John Warth, "Adventurers of the Air". Retrieved on May 30, 2007.
^John Warth, "Adventurers of the Air". Retrieved on May 30, 2007.
^Jorge Basadre, Historia de la República del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 384.
^. www.jorgechavezdartnell.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-08.
^Jorge Basadre, Historia de la República del Perú, vol. VIII, pp. 384-385.
^Jorge Basadre, Historia de la República del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 384.
^Jorge Basadre, Historia de la República del Perú, vol. VIII, p. 385.
Bibliographyedit
(in Spanish) Basadre, Jorge. Historia de la República del Perú. Lima: Editorial Universitaria, 1983.
(in Spanish) Museo Aeronáutico del Perú. Jorge Chávez 2018-05-14 at the Wayback Machine.
(in Spanish) Tauro del Pino, Alberto. Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú. Lima: Peisa, 2003.
Warth, John. "Adventurers of the Air". In Whitney, Caspar (Editor). Collier’s Aviation Pioneers. 1911.
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This article is about Jorge Chavez For the jockey see Jorge F Chavez For other uses see Chavez disambiguation In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Chavez and the second or maternal family name is Dartnell Jorge Antonio Chavez Dartnell January 13 1887 September 27 1910 also known as Geo Chavez was a Peruvian aviator At a young age he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of his fragile airplane Bleriot XI falling from a twenty meter height upon landing after achieving the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps Jorge ChavezChavez from his Bleriot XI 1910BornJanuary 13 1887 1887 06 13 Paris French Third RepublicDiedSeptember 27 1910 1910 09 28 aged 23 Domodossola Kingdom of ItalyNationalityPeruvianOccupationAviatorParent s Manuel Chavez MoreyraMaria Rosa Dartnell y Guisse Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 Notes 8 Bibliography 9 External linksEarly life editJorge Chavez Dartnell was born in Paris France to Peruvian parents Manuel Chavez Moreyra and Maria Rosa Dartnell y Guisse He studied at the Violet School from where he graduated with an engineer s degree in 1908 1 Career editChavez attended the school of aviation established by Henry and Maurice Farman where he got his pilot license and undertook his first flight in Reims on February 28 1910 2 Afterwards he participated in several aviation competitions throughout France and other European countries On August 8 of the same year he took a Bleriot monoplane to Blackpool England where he achieved fame after attaining an altitude of 1 647 meters 5 405 ft 3 He improved his mark by flying at 2 700 meters 8 700 ft over the city of Issy France on September 6 4 Death editAfter this successful series Chavez decided to undertake the first air crossing of the Pennine Alps but not the Alps This attempt was made in response to a prize of 20 000 offered by the Aero Club of Italy for the first aviator to make the trip alive 5 After several delays due to bad weather he took off from Ried Brig Switzerland on September 23 1910 and made his way through the Simplon Pass Before departing he said Whatever happens I shall be found on the other side of the Alps 6 Fifty one minutes later he arrived at his destination the city of Domodossola Italy but his plane crashed upon landing It is believed that the airplane had been damaged previously and inadequately repaired which caused the aircraft to break under the heavy winds of the mountains 7 Heavily injured but conscious Chavez was taken to San Biaggio Hospital of Domodossola where he was officially declared winner of the competition and received telegrams from all over the world congratulating him for his achievement He also received the visit of the president of the Aero Club of Italy and gave one last interview to his friend the journalist Luigi Barzini telling all the details of his flight 8 He died four days later of massive blood loss 9 His last words were Higher Always higher according to the testimony of his friend and fellow aviator Juan Bielovucic 10 Legacy editThe death of Jorge Chavez caused great commotion in the aviation world Brig and Domodossola the start and end points of his last flight dedicated monuments to the lost aviator In Peru Chavez became an icon for aviation related institutions such as the Air Force His remains were initially buried in France but repatriated to Peru in 1957 where they currently rest at the Officer s School of the Peruvian Air Force at Las Palmas 11 The International Airport of Lima inaugurated in 1960 is named after him A life sized replica of Chavez famous Bleriot XI monoplane is still on display at the air terminal As Chavez did most of his flying career in France with French made aeroplanes and Chavez was very popular in France at the time the city of Paris named a street after him in the 20th Borough 20 arrondissement of Paris He appears as a character in scenes drawing upon his real life tragic flight over the Alps in John Berger s novel G 1972 awarded the Booker Prize in 1972 Gallery edit nbsp Monument to Jorge Chavez in Lima Peru nbsp Memorial to Jorge Chavez in the market square of Brig nbsp Monument to Jorge Chavez in Domodossola nbsp Monument to Jorge Chavez in BrigSee also edit1910 in aviation Jorge Chavez International Airport List of aviators killed in aircraft crashes Oskar BiderNotes edit Museo Aeronautico del Peru Jorge Chavez Archived 2018 05 14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on May 30 2007 Alberto Tauro del Pino Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Peru vol IV p 607 John Warth Adventurers of the Air Retrieved on May 30 2007 Jorge Basadre Historia de la Republica del Peru vol VIII p 383 John Warth Adventurers of the Air Retrieved on May 30 2007 John Warth Adventurers of the Air Retrieved on May 30 2007 Jorge Basadre Historia de la Republica del Peru vol VIII p 384 Jorge Chavez un Peruano Nacido en Francia www jorgechavezdartnell com Archived from the original on 2010 09 08 Jorge Basadre Historia de la Republica del Peru vol VIII pp 384 385 Jorge Basadre Historia de la Republica del Peru vol VIII p 384 Jorge Basadre Historia de la Republica del Peru vol VIII p 385 Bibliography edit in Spanish Basadre Jorge Historia de la Republica del Peru Lima Editorial Universitaria 1983 in Spanish Museo Aeronautico del Peru Jorge Chavez Archived 2018 05 14 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Tauro del Pino Alberto Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Peru Lima Peisa 2003 Warth John Adventurers of the Air In Whitney Caspar Editor Collier s Aviation Pioneers 1911 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jorge Chavez Dartnell in English Spanish Italian and French Jorge Chavez complete Biography in Spanish Biography in English Jorge Chavez at EarlyAviators com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Chavez amp oldid 1167674462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
