MICHEL EFFIMOFF 1881-1917 AKA Michael Effimoff

Michael Effimoff Collection of Library of Congress, 4-4-07

 

	Biography	Nice Meeting - 1910	Resources

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES - 1 By email from Dave Lam, 1-25-03      Ralph, I think you will find that Michel Effimoff was Russian, not French. He did get a French License (# 31 on February 15, 1910 in a H-Farman). He was born November 1, 1881 at Smolensk. He participated in the "All Russian Aviation Exhibition" of 1910. Sorry, no other information.      Interestingly, he is only one of many "foreigners" who got French pilots' licenses. I have found a list of all those up to January 4, 1911 which is most interesting-- of the 354 pilots licensed by the Aero-club of France to that time, there were 4 women (all French), plus the following non-Frenchmen---- Russians-- 27 English-- 19 Dutch--7 Americans-- 4 Germans--4 Italians--3 Peruvians--3 Poles--2 Swiss-- 2      Plus one each from Brazil, Belgium, Sweden, Alsace, Luxemburg, Romania, Turkey, Chile, Uruguay, Australia, and Japan---

 

NICE AVIATION MEET APRIL 23, 1910 Collection of Jean-Pierre Lauwers

MICHEL EFFIMOFF Collection of Dave Lam, 1-6-04

 

The Champagne|Berceau de l'aviation du Monde website has his year of death as 1917.

 

Editor's Note: If you have any information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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