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2 unusual facts about French aircraft carrier Béarn


French aircraft carrier Béarn

The aviator Paul Teste conducted a series of landing experiments on the temporary flight deck that concluded in October.

Paul Teste

Paul Marcel Teste (2 October 1892 — 13 June 1925) was a French Navy officer aviator, notable for the first aeronaval landing of the French Navy aboard the Béarn.


Villiers II

The Villiers II entered service with Escadrille 5C1 based at Hyères near Toulon in Southern France in May 1927, with the aircraft never being operated from the Béarn.


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