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Georges Carpentier 1915

Georges Carpentier standing in front of his Caudron G.4. twin engined reconnaissance-bomber aircraft.

Carpentier a famous French boxer nicknamed the "Orchid Man" fought mainly as light heavyweight and heavyweight and as an aviator in World War 1 he was awarded two of the highest French military honours, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Miitaire.

See a similar view of a Caudron G4 in a museum here.

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Uploaded on November 29, 2010
Taken on November 29, 2010