Baptiste Vignes

Baptiste Vignes
Baptiste Vignes
Vignes in 2015
Born(1985-04-15)15 April 1985
Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died12 April 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 36)
Prat-Bonrepaux, Ariège (department), France
Cause of deathWork accident, plane crash
NationalityFrench

Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a French pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.[1]

Biography

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]

Career

In 2012, Vignes worked an instructor and aerobatic coach in Dijon.[5] One year later, he became chief pilot at Top Gun Voltige, a recreational flying company.[6] In 2017 he was recruited by Red Bull to participate in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as a contestant for the 2017 season. In 2018 he became an instructor at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club.[7] In 2019, he joined the flight test team at Aura Aero, a French aerospace manufacturer.[8]

Achievements

Source:[1][9]

With the french national team

Year Title Championship
2009 1st Europe
2010 1st World
2011 1st Europe
2015 1st World
2016 1st Europe
2017 1st World

Individual

Year Title Championship Category
2008 2nd France Advanced
2009 1st France Advanced
2010 1st France Advanced
2010 1st World Advanced
2011 2nd Europe Advanced
2011 3rd France Excellence
2012 2nd France Elite
2015 3rd France Final Freestyle

References

  1. ^ a b International Aerobatic Championships (1 January 2018). "Pilot Profile - Aerobatic Contest Archive". Aerobatic contest archive. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hurillon-Ajzenman, Éléonora (14 April 2022). "Baptiste Vignes, pilote de voltige aérienne formé au Havre, est décédé dans un crash". Paris-Normandie (in French). Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ Duchampt, Sylvain (13 April 2022). "Ariège : les deux victimes du crash d'avion sont deux champions du monde de voltige". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ Isbacq, Fabien (13 April 2022). "Crash en Ariège : ce que l'on sait au lendemain du drame qui a tué deux pilotes réputés". actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ Vignes, Baptiste (2013). "baptiste vignes - Baptiste Vignes". Baptiste Vignes. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ PRB Voile team (2020). "Le pilote - Baptiste Vignes". sport.prb.fr. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ Roy, Gil (12 January 2017). "Red Bull Air Race recrute deux pilotes français supplémentaires". Aerobuzz (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Baptiste Vignes devient pilote de marque de l'Intégral chez Aura Aero". Air et Cosmos (in French). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ "resultats - Baptiste Vignes". sites.google.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.