Charles Terres Weymann

Charles Terres Weymann (2 August 1889 – 1976) was an early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 2 August 1889 of an American father and Haitian mother. It has been suggested that his mother and US-born father were on a liner in Haitian waters at the time of his birth. He spoke fluent English and French and seems to have had dual US & French nationality but resided permanently in France. He died in France in 1976.During World War I he flew for Nieuport as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

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Charles Terres Weymann
Birth dateAugust 02, 1889
Birth place
Port-au-Prince
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1976

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  1. http://www.earlyaviators.com/eweymann.htm
  2. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1911/1911%20-%200581.html