Olympic Bobsledders of France - Jean de Suarez D'Aulan, Emmanuel Hostache, William Hirigoyen, Bruno Mingeon, Louis Saint-Calbre, Louis Balsan (Paperback)

Chapters: Jean de Suarez D'aulan, Emmanuel Hostache, William Hirigoyen, Bruno Mingeon, Louis Saint-Calbre, Louis Balsan, Eric le Chanony, Max Robert, Andre Robin, Amedee Ronzel, Christophe Fourquet, Henri Evrot, Thierry Tribondeau, Rene Charlet, Christophe Flacher, Claude Dasse, Gabriel Fourmigue, Gilbert Achart-Picart, Jean Morin, Armand Delille, Felix Bonnat, Etienne Payot, Emile Kleber, Jacques Descatoire. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jean de Suarez d'Aulan (November 20, 1900 October 8, 1944) was a French aviator, auto racer, bobsledder, and soldier. As a bobsledder, d'Aulan won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Competing in four Winter Olympics, his best finish was fourth in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. d'Aulan competed for Bugatti in the 24 Hours of LeMans during the 1920s and 1930s. As an aviator, d'Aulan won rally events in Egypt in 1937 and in France in 1938. During World War I, d'Aulan fought in the 5th battalion in the infantry, enlisting in 1918. After France fell in 1940, d'Aulan fought for the Allies as a fighter pilot as a second lieutenant. He was killed over Germany during World War II when his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109. d'Aulan married Anne Marie Yolande Kunkelmann in 1926. They had three children. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1278098