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Paul Marcel Teste (2 October 1892 – 13 June 1925) was a French Navy officer aviator, notable for the first aeronaval landing of the
At the end of the war, Teste was appointed to lead efforts to constitute a carrier-based air force, the ''Aviation d'Escadre'' ("Squadron aviation").
Promoted to ''capitaine de corvette'' in 1923, he pioneered the French efforts to design aircraft carriers. In 1924, Teste flew an FBA 17 across France to chart waterplans usable as emergency landing spots for flying boats in distress.
Teste was killed at Villacoublay, on an Amiot 120, in a training flight for an attempt at crossing the Atlantic.
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...
aboard the ''Béarn''.
Life
Teste was born atLorient
Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...
, into a naval family, and entered the École Navale in 1909, aged 17. He was made a midshipman in 1911, and was promoted to ''enseigne de vaisseau 2e classe'' in 1912.
Teste joined the Aviation Navale in 1917. He was shot down on the 26 May and was taken prisoner in Karlsruhe. After a first unsuccessful escape attempt, he managed to rejoin France in January 1918.
At the end of the war, Teste was appointed to lead efforts to constitute a carrier-based air force, the ''Aviation d'Escadre'' ("Squadron aviation").
Promoted to ''capitaine de corvette'' in 1923, he pioneered the French efforts to design aircraft carriers. In 1924, Teste flew an FBA 17 across France to chart waterplans usable as emergency landing spots for flying boats in distress.
Teste was killed at Villacoublay, on an Amiot 120, in a training flight for an attempt at crossing the Atlantic.
Honours
* The seaplane tender '' Commandant Teste'' was named in his honour. *Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
* Croix de Guerre
The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...
, Mentioned in Despatches
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...
at the Order of the Army
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teste 1892 births 1925 deaths French Navy officers French aviators Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France French World War I pilots