Menu Dassault Aviation, a major player to aeronautics 1 © HOME PASSION HISTORY MEN Share Jean-Marie Saget Born in Paris on March 17, 1929, he graduated from the École de l’Air in the class of 1949. After an internship in the United States (1951-1952) where he acquired a pilot’s license on P-51 Mustang aircraft, he became a fighter pilot in the French Air Force, assigned to the 2/2 Côte-d’Or fighter squadron from 1952 to 1955. Following his victory in the Paris-Cannes race on Ouragan on August 29, 1954, he was hired by Marcel Dassault and became a test pilot, then chief pilot of the Company from 1955 to 1989. He took part in the testing of all Dassault Aviation fighter aircraft, then of its civilian aircraft and of the Atlantique 2. He was responsible, among others, for the Etendard IV M, Mirage III V (vertical take off), Mirage F1, Mirage G8 (variable jib), Alpha Jet and Mirage 4000 programs. He carried out spin tests for the Super Mystère B-2, Etendard IV M, Mirage F1, Jaguar, Alpha Jet and Super-Étendard, as well as numerous flight demonstrations in France and abroad. © Jean-Marie Saget in front of the Mirage F1, 04/29/1969 He completed his career as a technical-operational advisor to the Company from 1989 to 1992. Parallel to his professional activities, Jean-Marie Saget had been an aerobatics instructor since 1972 with more than 4,000 hours of flight time on CAP 10. He was also president of the Cercle de Chasse of Nangis association, which flies on Vampire, as well as president of the Aéro Club Marcel Dassault Voltige. With more than 20,000 hours total flying time on 150 aircraft types, Jean-Marie Saget died on March 19, 2020 at the age of 91. © Jean-Marie Saget and Marcel Dassault at Paris Air Show, June 1979 STAY CONNECTED SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTERS Email* Subscribe to our newsletters* Group Newsletter Passion Newsletter Agreement* By submitting this registration form, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the information notice concerning the processing of my personal data available on the dedicated page, and I accept that the information entered will be used by Dassault Aviation to send me the newsletters to which I have subscribed. To unsubscribe, or to exercise your rights in accordance with the GDPR, you can use the link in our newsletters or write to contact-rgpd@dassault-aviation.com. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. SUBMIT ANALYSTS / INVESTORS Publications General Meetings Regulated Information Shareholding JOURNALISTS Press kits Group News Photos for the press CANDIDATES Join us Our professions When meet us PASSIONATE PEOPLE Passion News Our aircraft Company History Copyright Dassault Aviation 2021 © - General conditions of use, GDPR Policy, Cookies Policy Our website https://www.dassault-aviation.com/ and any other web pages associated with this domain name (hereinafter individually or collectively referred to as the "Website") and our partners use cookies in order to improve your browsing by securing your use of the Website, by optimizing its operation and by performing audience measurements. "Required only" cookies do not involve obtaining your consent. The details of these cookies appear in the configuration window. We will remember your choice for 6 months. You can change your mind at any time by clicking on the "manage cookies" tab at the bottom of each page on our Website. You can consult our detailed Cookies Policy which includes the list of data controllers. Settings REJECT ALL ACCEPT ALL