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Chávez Fountain, Brig

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Chávez Fountain, Brig

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  • Location: Brig-Glis, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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    October 7, 2021

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    Chavez Fountain, Brig
    Geo Chavez
    On 23 September 1910, the Peruvian Jorge Chavez Dartnell (widely known as «Geo Chavez») took off from Ried-Brig for a flight over the Simplon, as …
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    Remembrance of a flight pioneer story.
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    On September 23, 1910, the Peruvian Geo Chavez was the first to fly over the Alps by airplane from Ried-Brig to Domodossola. Shortly before landing in Domodossola, both wings of the Blériot folded upwards, and man and machine crashed to the ground from a height of almost twenty meters. Geo Chavez died on September 28, 1910. The fountain with Icarus on Sebastiansplatz has commemorated this daring flight since 1920. Even today, the largest airport in Peru bears the name of its proud aviator Geo Chavez.
    Source: brig-simplon.ch/poi/chavez-brunnen
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    Location: Brig-Glis, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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