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Léo Valentin
French aviation pioneer (1919–1956)
Léon Alfred Nicolas Valentin (22 March 1919, Épinal (Vosges), France - 21 May 1956, Liverpool, England) was a French adventurer, who attempted to achieve human flight using bird-like wings. Léo Valentin is widely considered to be the most famous "birdman" of all time.[1][2][3] He was billed as "Valentin, the Most Daring Man in the World".[4]
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