Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...
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Valérie André, French 'Helicopter Heroine' and army medic, dies at 102
Long before there were air ambulance companies like CareFlight, and TV shows like 'China Beach' and 'M*A*S*H,' Valérie André ...
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On This Day, April 21: U.S. transports French troops in First Indochina War
In 1954, U.S. Air Force planes began flying French troops to Indochina to reinforce Dien Bien Phu. The city later fell to communist Viet Minh forces. In 1960, Brasilia was inaugurated as Brazil's ...
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Valérie André, aviator and parachutist who became France’s first female general, dies aged 102
Known as “Madame Ventilator,” she left for the war during the French occupation of Indochina as part of the expeditionary corps, serving as a medical captain. Initially assigned to the My Tho ...
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Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French ...
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Associate Professor of History
His current research focuses on revolutionary railroad workers in French Indochina between 1898 and 1945, and he envisages future projects on people of mixed-race heritage in Indochina and science and ...