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[[File:Maryse Bastié 1932b.jpg|thumb|Maryse Bastié in 1932.]]
'''Maryse Bastié''' (27 February 1898 – 6 July 1952) was a [[France|French]] [[aviator]] who set several international records for female aviators during the 1930s.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/><ref name=r3/>


{{Infobox person
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She was born '''Marie-Louise Bombec''' in [[Limoges]], [[Haute-Vienne]]; Bastié's father died when she was eleven, and her family struggled to survive. As an adolescent she worked in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child, who died young, and limited means. As a result of her marriage to Louis Bastié, a [[World War I]] [[aviator|pilot]], she became fascinated by the new phenomenon of powered flight and was determined to become a pilot and to own her own plane. She obtained her license to fly and although her husband was killed in a plane crash (in 1926), Maryse Bastié began doing [[aerobatics]] to earn money to keep herself flying and in 1927 purchased her own aircraft, a [[Caudron|Caudron C.109]].<ref name=r2/>
| name = Maryse Bastié
| image = File:Maryse bastie.jpg
| alt = Maryse Bastié in her flying outfit of leather coat, cap and goggles, holding a large bunch of flowers - photo taken in 1932
| birth_name = Marie-Louise Bombec
| birth_date = 27 February 1898
| birth_place = [[Limoges]], [[Haute-Vienne]];
| death_date = 6 July 1952
| death_place = [[Lyon]]
| resting_place = [[Cimetière du Montparnasse]], [[Paris]]
| nationality = French
| occupation = [[Aviator]]
| awards = [[File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|40px]] [[Legion of Honour]] - Commander (1947)
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'''Maryse Bastié''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁiz bastje|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-Maryse Bastié.wav}}; 27 February 1898 – 6 July 1952) was a French [[aviator]] who set several international records for female aviators during the 1930s.<ref name="r1">{{cite web|title=Maryse Bastié avait des ailes|website=France Info (www.francetvinfo.fr)|date=27 February 2018|first=Hélène|last=Abalo|language=fr|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/haute-vienne/limoges/maryse-bastie-avait-ailes-1431137.html%20Maryse%20Basti%C3%A9%20avait%20des%20ailes|access-date=2 December 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203082219/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/haute-vienne/limoges/maryse-bastie-avait-ailes-1431137.html%20Maryse%20Basti%C3%A9%20avait%20des%20ailes|archive-date=3 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="r2">{{cite web|title=Maryse BASTIE 1898 – 1952|website=slhada (www.slhada.fr)|date=|first=|last=|language=fr|url=http://slhada.fr/marbas.htm|access-date=2 December 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401093939/http://slhada.fr/marbas.htm|archive-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="r3">{{cite web|title=Bastié Maryse|website=Aero-Mondo (www.aero-mondo.fr)|date= |first=Bastié|last=Maryse|language=fr|url=http://www.aero-mondo.fr/biographies/maryse-bastie|access-date=2 December 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131203000000/http://www.aero-mondo.fr/biographies/maryse-bastie|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
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Records set by Maryse Bastié in the 1930s included international records for women in duration flying, distance, and a record time for a solo flight across the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic]]. Her performances earned her the [[Harmon Trophy]] in 1931. In 1935 she founded her own flying school at [[Orly Airport]].<ref name=r2/>


== Early life ==
Bastié served in the [[French Air Force]], rising to the rank of [[Captain (land and air)|Captain]] while logging more than 3,000 hours' flying time. The government of France made her a Commander of the [[Legion of Honor]]. In 1937, she published her story under the title ''Ailes ouvertes: carnet d'une aviatrice''.<ref>Maryse Bastié (1937) [https://www.amazon.fr/Ailes-ouvertes-Carnet-dune-aviatrice-ebook/dp/B07KTCMM8G ''Ailes ouvertes: Carnet d'une aviatrice'']. Grasset</ref>
She was born '''Marie-Louise Bombec''' in [[Limoges]], [[Haute-Vienne]]; Bastié's father died when she was eleven, and her family struggled to survive. As an adolescent she worked in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child, who died young, and limited means.


== Flying career ==
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On 6 July 1952, following a conference in [[Lyon]], Maryse Bastié was killed when her plane crashed during take off.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/> She is buried in the [[Cimetière du Montparnasse]] in [[Paris]].
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As a result of her marriage to Louis Bastié, a [[World War I]] [[aviator|pilot]], she became fascinated by the new phenomenon of powered flight and was determined to become a pilot and to own her own plane. She obtained her license to fly and although her husband was killed in a plane crash (in 1926), Maryse Bastié began doing [[aerobatics]] to earn money to keep herself flying and in 1927 purchased her own aircraft, a [[Caudron|Caudron C.109]].<ref name="r2" />
[[File:Maryse_Bastié_1932b.jpg|thumb|163x163px|Maryse Bastié 1932b]]
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Records set by Maryse Bastié in the 1930s included international records for women in duration flying, distance, and a record time for a solo flight across the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic]]. Her performances earned her the [[Harmon Trophy]] in 1931. In 1935 she founded her own flying school at [[Orly Airport]].<ref name="r2" />

Bastié served in the [[French Air Force]], rising to the rank of [[Captain (land and air)|Captain]] while logging more than 3,000 hours' flying time. In 1937, she published her story under the title ''Ailes ouvertes: carnet d'une aviatrice''.<ref name="r4">{{cite book |last1=Bastié|first1=Maryse|date=1 January 1937|title=Ailes ouvertes: Carnet d'une aviatrice|script-title= |trans-title=Open Wings: An Airwoman's Notebook|title-link= |url=https://www.amazon.fr/Ailes-ouvertes-Carnet-dune-aviatrice-ebook/dp/B07KTCMM8G|access-date=3 December 2022|url-status=live|url-access= |format= |type= |series= |language=fr|volume= |edition= |publication-place= |location= |publisher=Grasset|page= |asin=B07KTCMM8G|doi= |isbn= |jstor= |jstor-access= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203075837/https://www.amazon.fr/Ailes-ouvertes-Carnet-dune-aviatrice-ebook/dp/B07KTCMM8G|archive-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> In September 1939, she and three other pilots, [[Maryse Hilsz]], [[Claire Roman]] and [[Paulette Bray-Bouquet]] were requisitioned to ferry planes to the front for the Air Force.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elles ont des ailes - Engagées dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale |url=http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/01decouverte/expovirtuel/expoair/page4.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505223056/http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/01decouverte/expovirtuel/expoair/page4.htm |archive-date=5 May 2009 |website=Ministry of Defence (France)) |language=fr |access-date=14 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Awards ==

On 1931, Bastié was awarded a [[Knight]] in [[France|France's]] [[Legion of Honour]] for her flight on 28 June 1931, a 2976&nbsp;km journey from [[Le Bourget]] to [[Yurino]] ([[Russia]]) undertaken in 30 hours 30 minutes at an average speed of 97&nbsp;km/h. On 1936, this was upgraded to the rank of officer for Bastié's flight aboard her Caudron 635 Simoun F-Anxo (30 December 1936), which broke the record for crossing the [[South Atlantic]] in 12 hours 5 minutes.<ref name="r2"/><ref name="r4"/> On 1947, her rank was upgraded to that of commander, for her "exceptional war titles and acts of resistance".<ref name="r2"/><ref name="r4"/>

== Death and burial ==
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On 6 July 1952, following a conference in [[Lyon]], Maryse Bastié was killed when her plane crashed during takeoff.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/> She is buried in the [[Cimetière du Montparnasse]] in [[Paris]].


==Posthumous honors==
==Posthumous honors==
The "Lycée professionnel régional Maryse Bastié" in [[Hayange|Hayange-Marspich]], the
The "Lycée professionnel régional Maryse Bastié" in [[Hayange|Hayange-Marspich]], the
"Lycée Maryse Bastié" in [[Limoges]], and the "College Maryse Bastié" in [[Reims]] as well as in [[Vélizy-Villacoublay]] are named in her memory. The Real Estate Services division of aircraft maker [[Bombardier Inc.]] named a street in her honor in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec]] as did the French cities of [[Anglet]], [[Bron]], [[Haguenau]][[Chateaulin]] and [[Lyon]].
"Lycée Maryse Bastié" in [[Limoges]], and the "College Maryse Bastié" in [[Reims]] as well as in [[Vélizy-Villacoublay]] and [[Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire]] are named in her memory. The Real Estate Services division of aircraft maker [[Bombardier Inc.]] named a street in her honor in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec]] as did the French cities of [[Anglet]], [[Bron]], [[Haguenau]], [[Châteaulin]] and [[Lyon]].


In 1955, the Government of France honored Maryse Bastié with her image on an airmail [[postage stamp]].<ref>[https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/26868-Basti%C3%A9_Maryse-Air_Post-France Bastié Maryse]. colnect.com</ref>
In 1955, the Government of France honored Maryse Bastié with her image on an airmail [[postage stamp]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bastié Maryse|website=Colnect (www.colnect.com/en)|date=|first=|last=|language=en|url=https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/26868-Basti%C3%A9_Maryse-Air_Post-France|access-date=2 December 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203102203/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/26868-Basti%C3%A9_Maryse-Air_Post-France|archive-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>


There is a memorial to Maryse Bastile in the west of Paris in a small park of the Boulevard du Garigliano M. Valin not far from the Seine.
There is a memorial to Maryse Bastile in the west of Paris in a small park of the Boulevard du Garigliano M. Valin not far from the Seine.
[[File:Paris_Maryse_Bastié122.JPG|thumb|151x151px|Paris Maryse Bastié122]]
A plaque commemorates her on the wall of her former home at 23 rue Froidevaux, Paris 14<sup>e</sup>.

==See also==
{{Portal|France}}
* [[Legion of Honour]]
* [[Musée de la Légion d'honneur|Legion of Honour Museum]]
* [[List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (B)|List of Legion of Honour recipients by name (B)]]
* [[Ribbons of the French military and civil awards]]


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Maryse Bastié}}
{{Commons category|Maryse Bastié}}
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[[File:Maryse_Bastié_1932.jpg|thumb|190x190px|Maryse Bastié 1932]]
<ref name=r1>[https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/haute-vienne/limoges/maryse-bastie-avait-ailes-1431137.html Maryse Bastié avait des ailes]. france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr</ref>
<ref name=r2>[http://slhada.fr/marbas.htm Maryse BASTIE 1898 – 1952]. slhada.fr</ref>
<ref name=r3>[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aero-mondo.fr%2Fbiographies%2Fmaryse-bastie Bastié Maryse]. aero-mondo.fr</ref>
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=13230&g13230=x&g9170=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=13230 History Today article by Sian Reynolds, University of Sussex]
* [http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=13230&g13230=x&g9170=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=13230 History Today article by Sian Reynolds, University of Sussex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316051714/http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=13230&g13230=x&g9170=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=13230 |date=16 March 2007 }}
* ''Ailes ouvertes : carnet d'une aviatrice''. Maryse Bastié (1937) Fasquelle ASIN B0000DTBTE
* ''Ailes ouvertes : carnet d'une aviatrice''. Maryse Bastié (1937) Fasquelle ASIN B0000DTBTE
* ''La Vie de Maryse Bastié''. [[Marcel Migeo]] (1948) [[Editions du Seuil]] {{ISBN|2-02-004154-5}}
* ''La Vie de Maryse Bastié''. [[Marcel Migeo]] (1948) [[Editions du Seuil]] {{ISBN|2-02-004154-5}}
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 20 October 2024

Maryse Bastié
Maryse Bastié in her flying outfit of leather coat, cap and goggles, holding a large bunch of flowers - photo taken in 1932
Born
Marie-Louise Bombec

27 February 1898
Limoges, Haute-Vienne;
Died6 July 1952
Lyon
Resting placeCimetière du Montparnasse, Paris
NationalityFrench
OccupationAviator
Awards Legion of Honour - Commander (1947)

Maryse Bastié (French pronunciation: [maʁiz bastje] ⓘ; 27 February 1898 – 6 July 1952) was a French aviator who set several international records for female aviators during the 1930s.[1][2][3]

Early life

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She was born Marie-Louise Bombec in Limoges, Haute-Vienne; Bastié's father died when she was eleven, and her family struggled to survive. As an adolescent she worked in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child, who died young, and limited means.

Flying career

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As a result of her marriage to Louis Bastié, a World War I pilot, she became fascinated by the new phenomenon of powered flight and was determined to become a pilot and to own her own plane. She obtained her license to fly and although her husband was killed in a plane crash (in 1926), Maryse Bastié began doing aerobatics to earn money to keep herself flying and in 1927 purchased her own aircraft, a Caudron C.109.[2]

Maryse Bastié 1932b

Records set by Maryse Bastié in the 1930s included international records for women in duration flying, distance, and a record time for a solo flight across the South Atlantic. Her performances earned her the Harmon Trophy in 1931. In 1935 she founded her own flying school at Orly Airport.[2]

Bastié served in the French Air Force, rising to the rank of Captain while logging more than 3,000 hours' flying time. In 1937, she published her story under the title Ailes ouvertes: carnet d'une aviatrice.[4] In September 1939, she and three other pilots, Maryse Hilsz, Claire Roman and Paulette Bray-Bouquet were requisitioned to ferry planes to the front for the Air Force.[5]

Awards

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On 1931, Bastié was awarded a Knight in France's Legion of Honour for her flight on 28 June 1931, a 2976 km journey from Le Bourget to Yurino (Russia) undertaken in 30 hours 30 minutes at an average speed of 97 km/h. On 1936, this was upgraded to the rank of officer for Bastié's flight aboard her Caudron 635 Simoun F-Anxo (30 December 1936), which broke the record for crossing the South Atlantic in 12 hours 5 minutes.[2][4] On 1947, her rank was upgraded to that of commander, for her "exceptional war titles and acts of resistance".[2][4]

Death and burial

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On 6 July 1952, following a conference in Lyon, Maryse Bastié was killed when her plane crashed during takeoff.[1][2] She is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

Posthumous honors

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The "Lycée professionnel régional Maryse Bastié" in Hayange-Marspich, the "Lycée Maryse Bastié" in Limoges, and the "College Maryse Bastié" in Reims as well as in Vélizy-Villacoublay and Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire are named in her memory. The Real Estate Services division of aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. named a street in her honor in Saint-Laurent, Quebec as did the French cities of Anglet, Bron, Haguenau, Châteaulin and Lyon.

In 1955, the Government of France honored Maryse Bastié with her image on an airmail postage stamp.[6]

There is a memorial to Maryse Bastile in the west of Paris in a small park of the Boulevard du Garigliano M. Valin not far from the Seine.

Paris Maryse Bastié122

A plaque commemorates her on the wall of her former home at 23 rue Froidevaux, Paris 14e.

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maryse Bastié.
  1. ^ a b Abalo, Hélène (27 February 2018). "Maryse Bastié avait des ailes". France Info (www.francetvinfo.fr) (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Maryse BASTIE 1898 – 1952". slhada (www.slhada.fr) (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ Maryse, Bastié. "Bastié Maryse". Aero-Mondo (www.aero-mondo.fr) (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Bastié, Maryse (1 January 1937). Ailes ouvertes: Carnet d'une aviatrice [Open Wings: An Airwoman's Notebook] (in French). Grasset. ASIN B07KTCMM8G. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Elles ont des ailes - Engagées dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale". Ministry of Defence (France)) (in French). Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Bastié Maryse". Colnect (www.colnect.com/en). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
Maryse Bastié 1932

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