Émile Aubrun

Émile Eugène Aubrun (25 August 1881 – 14 November 1967) was a French aviator who received national attention for finishing second in the 1910 Circuit de l'Est.

Early life Émile Eugène Aubrun was born on 25 August 1881, in Brunoy, France. In 1909 he served an aviator apprenticeship while attending the Blériot school, in Pau, France. He received his pilot license from the Aéro-Club de France on 6 January 1910. When asked about his laps around the statue he said,

Not having occasion to see such a site every day, I made the best of it and examined the statue from near at hand making several circles round it. The race finished at Issy-les-Moulineaux, and 200,000 spectators were gathered to see the finish. In 1910 he participated in the International Aviation Meet at Belmont Park: an event and the prizes were valued at US$72,300 .

In 1911, he was director of the flying school established in Reims by Deperdussin. During the First World War he worked in aeronautical construction. After the war he served in the aircraft control office. It was there that he pioneered the use of airplanes to reveal submarines which were underwater, and the rescue of submarine crews. In 1912 he was involved with experiments regarding the use of airplanes to explore the sea.

Awards Officer of the Legion of Honor

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