May 18, 2024
Free
Culture
Pégoud Museum 35 impasse Michel Fugain, 38620 Montferrat
from 15AM to 00PM
Come discover the life of Célestin Adolphe Pégoud, inventor of aerobatics and first flying ace during the 14-18 war. Presentation of his childhood, his military life and his hour of glory.
Presentation of his childhood, his military life and his moment of glory ... Until his tragic death for France on August 31, 1915, in Petit-Croix in the Territoire de Belfort. Through videos, written documents, photos, clothing and many objects devoted to aviation, the museum traces this epic. .
Period photos, spare parts of the last plane are gathered. More than the visit, the comments on his origins, his life, will make you discover what he represented for aviation.
You will be welcomed by the members of the Pégoud committee who will tell you about the exceptional adventures of an aviator who left his mark on aviation.
History, culture and heritage:
A museum dedicated to the exploits of the aviator Adolphe Pégoud, pioneer of aerial acrobatics who made the first parachute jump and the first loop in 1913. Evocation of some pioneers of aviation in Dauphiné
Date:
Sunday May 19, 2024.
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 15 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Prices
Free.
Services
Adapted tourism
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Reserved place for people with reduced mobility
- Clear traffic area
- WC + grab bar + circulation space
Home of animals
- Animals accepted: not communicated
Access
From Grenoble, A48 motorway towards Lyon, Voiron exit N ° 10, then D1075 via Chirens. From Lyon, A43 motorway towards Chambéry, exit La Tour du Pin N ° 9.1, then towards Les Abrets and then Montferrat. In front of the traffic light.