Edmond Thieffry

Edmond Thieffry
Born(1892-09-28)28 September 1892
Died11 April 1929(1929-04-11) (aged 36)
Cause of deathAir crash
Nationality Belgium
Known forFirst Brussels-Leopoldville flight
Aviation career
First flight1915
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Air force Belgian Air Component
BattlesWorld War I
RankLieutenant

Edmond Thieffry (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃ tjɛfʁi]; 28 September 1892 – 11 April 1929) was a Belgian First World War air ace and aviation pioneer. He made, with Léopold Roger and Jef de Bruycker, the first successful flight between Belgium and Congo (then the Belgian Congo).