Baptiste Vignes
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Born15 April 1985
Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died12 April 2022 (aged 36)
Prat-Bonrepaux, Ariège (department), France
Causeof deathWork accident, plane crash
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 |
Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a French pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.[1]
Vignes 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]