Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a french pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.[1]
Baptiste Vignes | |
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 Vignes in 2015 | |
| Born | 15 April 1985 Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Died | 12 April 2022 (aged 36) Prat-Bonrepaux, Ariège (department), France |
| Cause of death | Work accident, plane crash |
| Nationality | French |
Biography
editVignes grew up in Le Havre and obtained his pilot's license at the Le Havre's Jean-Maridor flying club at a young age.[2] He then trained as an aerobatic pilot at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club in the Eure department.[2] He died with Simon de la Bretèche following the crash of Aura Aero's "Integral R" aerobatic aircraft prototype during a flight test.[3] An investigation by the French State Aviation Safety Accident Investigation Board was started, as well as a judicial investigation by the Ariège Gendarmerie and the Gendarmerie of air transport.[4]
Career
editIn 2012, Vignes worked an instructor and aerobatic coach in Dijon.[5] One year later, he became chief pilot at Top Gun Voltige, a recreational flying company.[6] In 2017 he was recruited by Red Bull to participate in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as a contestant for the 2017 season. In 2018 he became an instructor at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club.[7] In 2019, he joined the flight test team at Aura Aero, a French aerospace manufacturer.[8]
Achievements
editWith the french national team
edit| Year | Title | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1st | Europe |
| 2010 | 1st | World |
| 2011 | 1st | Europe |
| 2015 | 1st | World |
| 2016 | 1st | Europe |
| 2017 | 1st | World |
Individual
edit| Year | Title | Championship | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2nd | France | Advanced |
| 2009 | 1st | France | Advanced |
| 2010 | 1st | France | Advanced |
| 2010 | 1st | World | Advanced |
| 2011 | 2nd | Europe | Advanced |
| 2011 | 3rd | France | Excellence |
| 2012 | 2nd | France | Elite |
| 2015 | 3rd | France | Final Freestyle |
References
edit- ^ a b International Aerobatic Championships (1 January 2018). "Pilot Profile - Aerobatic Contest Archive". Aerobatic contest archive. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b Hurillon-Ajzenman, Éléonora (14 April 2022). "Baptiste Vignes, pilote de voltige aérienne formé au Havre, est décédé dans un crash". Paris-Normandie (in French). Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Duchampt, Sylvain (13 April 2022). "Ariège : les deux victimes du crash d'avion sont deux champions du monde de voltige". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Isbacq, Fabien (13 April 2022). "Crash en Ariège : ce que l'on sait au lendemain du drame qui a tué deux pilotes réputés". actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Vignes, Baptiste (2013). "baptiste vignes - Baptiste Vignes". Baptiste Vignes. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ PRB Voile team (2020). "Le pilote - Baptiste Vignes". sport.prb.fr. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Roy, Gil (12 January 2017). "Red Bull Air Race recrute deux pilotes français supplémentaires". Aerobuzz (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Baptiste Vignes devient pilote de marque de l'Intégral chez Aura Aero". Air et Cosmos (in French). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "resultats - Baptiste Vignes". sites.google.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.