The death of WWI flying ace, Jean Marie Dominique Navarre, killed in his aeroplane while practicing for a flight through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
If you´re curious about the reason why Navarre wanted to “shoot the Arc” and if you would like to learn more about other daring and almost impossible flights, please check one of our featured stories.
Photo: Charles Godefroy passing through Arc de Triomphe (by Jacques Mortane, Wikipedia public domain)
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