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Baptiste Vignes
Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a French pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.[1] BiographyVignes 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] CareerIn 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] AchievementsWith the french national team
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