Talk:Roland Garros (aviator)

message: Hello, apparently he was killed on 25th Oct 1918 - not 5th Oct 1918. See this official French Army source: 
http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/
17.2.2005
:After a search (récherche), you can even find a facsimile of his Army registration. Remember to enter his birth date as dd-mm-yyyy (06-10-1888), and click his name on the results page. However, you must click at one of these first:
*If you first click at Morts pour la France 1914-1918, you get this: facsimile civil (?) data Roland Garros
*If you first click at Aéronautique 1914-1918 and perform the same search you get this one: facsimile Air Force data Roland Garros
:I am not quite sure of the date of his death, but the (civil) facsimile reads surely something like 25, 28 or 29. Still, this may be the date when his date was confirmed, instead of the day of his demise. Anyway, I suppose the facsimiles are free from copyrights, and one of them would be great for illustrating the text. B222 (talk) 04:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And I found this link at the french Wikipédia: geanology site, date of death: oct 25, 1918
B222 (talk) 04:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Death Date ?

message: I have found from what I consider to be reliable sources that Garros did shoot down five planes.  Couold you show me a source saying he only shot down three?  omnijohn 13:16, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Not an Ace?

message: In the description of the events of 18 April 1915, Roland Garros (aviator) page claims Garros succeeded in burning the aircraft, while Interrupter gear claims Before he could burn his aircraft, he was captured.... Whomever can cite a reliable source on this, please correct the misleading page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahtih (talk • contribs) 20:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Succeeded of failed to burn his plane? 

message: This is descibed in the body of the article - I don't think this needs to be in the lead as well - especially in a form that actually contradicts the article!! --Soundofmusicals (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of deflector plates 

message: Was Garros awarded Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1918 posthumously or before he was killed in action that year? Dick Kimball (talk) 16:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Officer of the Legion of Honor 

message: See the article on gun synchronisation for authorities etc. on this one - For the record - a photograph of the propeller from Garros' Morane L does seem to show evidence of having been scorched, at least. Garros surely at least attempted to burn his aircraft when he force landed, but equally obviously, any damage was insufficient to conceal the nature of the deflector plates. --Soundofmusicals (talk) 20:44, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Succeeded of failed to burn his plane? (revisited) 

message: According to some sources I've been reading it looks like the Aug. 3, 1914 report of him ramming a Zeppelin was discredited. 
https://airminded.org/2013/05/15/the-first-death-of-roland-garros/
https://books.google.com/books?id=titSAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1230&lpg=PA1230&dq=Roland+Garros+zeppelin&source=bl&ots=j4C7bbvVMy&sig=QneU_41s5-oMqrR6eBFM3SefuDA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt4dG2k6XVAhVKl1QKHYLYCxIQ6AEISDAG#v=onepage&q=Roland%20Garros%20zeppelin&f=false
http://acepilots.com/wwi/zeppelin.html
I don't have time at the moment to look more into it, but it seems that, at best, there is some ambiguity as to what actually happened that day if the entire story isn't simply false.
Lukesimonds1234 (talk) 19:33, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Encounter with Zeppelin?