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unusual facts about Jean Louis Conneau


Jean Louis Conneau

In the (1978) TV series Flambards based upon the trilogy, Conneau is spoken of as 'Lieutenant Conneau' by the character Mr. Dermot(Anton Diffring) and by his nom de plume 'Andre Beaumont' by Dermot, William(Alan Parnaby) and Christina Parsons(Christine McKenna), the heroine of the trilogy.


1911 Paris to Madrid air race

Jean Louis Conneau (flying as "Andre Beaumont") had landed his Bleriot XI at Loches, a little further than halfway to the first destination, for engine maintenance, then crashed there on takeoff.


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