Didier Delsalle

Didier Delsalle
Born
Didier Delsalle

(1957-05-06) May 6, 1957 (age 67)
NationalityFrench
OccupationTest pilot

Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.[1]

  1. ^ "Landing on Air". National Geographic Adventure. 2005-09-01. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-06-24.