Louis Paulhan - Tony Swainsbury

Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan (19 July 1883 – 10 February 1963), was a French aviator from the languedoc region born in pezenas. He is known for winning the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.

Paulhan is credited with the world's first "medevac" when he flew the seriously ill Milan Stefanik to safety during the serbian campaign in the first world war.

Paulhan died on 10 February 1963 at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. He is buried in his home town of Pézenas where a monument has been erected in commemoration; a wall plaque in Rue Conti in Pézenas also recalls his achievements.