![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Georges_Legagneux_1908.jpg/640px-Georges_Legagneux_1908.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Georges Legagneux
French aviator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georges Théophile Legagneux (24 December 1882 in Puteaux – 6 July 1914 in Saumur[1]) was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed wing aircraft higher than 10,000 and 20,000 feet.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Georges_Legagneux_1908.jpg/640px-Georges_Legagneux_1908.jpg)