What is Roland Garros?
{{Infobox person/Wikidata|fetchwikidata=ALL}} '''Roland Garros''' (6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviator and fighter pilot during the [[World War I]].<ref>[https://www.histoire-pour-tous.fr/biographies/5587-roland-garros-1888-1918-aviateur-biographie.html#google_vignette Roland Garros, l'aviateur]</ref> == Biography == Garros was born in [[Saint-Denis, Réunion]] and studied at [[HEC Paris]].<ref>[https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/page/pionnier-de-laviation-et-heros-de-guerre-roland-garros QUI ÉTAIT ROLAND GARROS ?]</ref><ref>[https://china.exed.hec.edu/en/node/478 Roland Garros (HEC 1908), pioneer of aviation]</ref><ref>[https://www.europe1.fr/sport/qui-etait-roland-garros-celui-qui-a-donne-son-nom-au-mythique-tournoi-de-tennis-4184542 Qui était Roland Garros, celui qui a donné son nom au mythique tournoi de tennis ?]</ref> He began his flying career in 1909 flying the [[Alberto Santos-Dumont|Santos-Dumont]] monoplane, a plane that only flew well when flown by a lightweight pilot. In 1911, Garros completed his studies and flew the Bleriot monoplane, participating in various races in Europe. He was a distinguished pilot before the World War I broke out; in 1913 he changed aircraft, flying the Morane-Saulnier N, a significant improvement over the Blériot, and became famous for a non-stop flight across the Mediterranean from [[Fréjus]] in southern France to Bizerte in [[Tunisia]]. The following year, Garros joined the French army when World War I broke out. == References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Garros, Roland}} [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1918 deaths]] [[Category:French aviators]] [[Category:French military personnel of World War I]] [[Category:Alumni of HEC Paris]]