to the plane "maneuvering too quickly into the puffy wind". Delagrange was the world's fourth pilot to die in an airplane crash, all of whom died within a fifteen-month period. A number of the other Doncaster competitors were similarly killed flying in subsequent years, including Le Blon (1910), Cody (1913). Awards and commemorations Delagrange was made president of the Aéro-Club de France in 1908. On 21 July 1909, he was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In December 1909, he received an enamel medal from the French Academy of Sciences for aeronautic achievements. When the first French "Brevets de Pilote" were granted in 1910, Delagrange received No. 3, based on the alphabetical order between the first fourteen holders. Doncaster Brewery produced a special brew to commemorate Ferdinand Léon Delagrange's achievements during the Doncaster Aviation Flight Meeting held in 1909. References External links Leon Delagrange Champagne|Berceau de l'aviation du Monde website First Air Races A list of airplanes flown by Léon Delagrange 1872 births 1910 deaths Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France Aviation pioneers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Artists from Orléans École des Beaux-Arts alumni 20th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Flight distance record holders Flight endurance record holders French aviation record holders Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1910