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Edmond Thieffry
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“Reaching the goal is a matter of patience.”
Edmond Thieffry (1892–1929) said by 1929 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Until late, the frank Gallic gaiety will resound in the stately night of the Niger.”
Edmond Thieffry (1892–1929) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Edmond Thieffry, Doctor of Laws, Ace of War 1914-1918, pioneer of the Belgium-Congo airline The plane of Edmond Thieffry makes an emergency landing in French Sudan on their first trip to the Belgian Congo.
“The air's grip on the wings rips our wheels free from the earth and we pass in the nick of time over the tops of the trees.”
Edmond Thieffry (1892–1929) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Edmond Thieffry, Doctor of Laws, Ace of War 1914-1918, pioneer of the Belgium-Congo airline Edmond Thieffry about arriving in Leopoldville.
“I put on my uniform and waited, my heart pounded with emotion, Leopoldville was waiting for my arrival. The security forces had to direct almost three hundred cars belonging to the colonials, a crowd gathered around the Sabenahangars of the airport.”
Edmond Thieffry (1892–1929) said by 1929 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Negro race is not amenable to progress, they venerate and fear us.”
Edmond Thieffry (1892–1929) first seen 1892 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Edmond Thieffry (1892-1929) – War hero and aviation pioneer