Roland Glavany (20 April 1922 – 16 January 2017) was a French army general.[1][2][3]
Glavany trained as a pilot in World War 2 and fought in North Africa with the Free French forces. In September 1943 he landed on Corsica as part of a parachute troop, and took part in the liberation of the island. He was wounded three times in the war.[1]
After the end of the war, he worked as a test pilot for Dassault. He returned to the French Air Force in 1959. He retired in 1978.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Disparition du général Roland Glavany". 17 January 2017. http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-air/disparition-du-general-roland-glavany. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "Issy : mort du général Roland Glavany, pilote d’essai et père de Jean Glavany". Le Parisien. 17 January 2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/issy-les-moulineaux-92130/issy-mort-du-general-roland-glavany-pilote-d-essai-et-pere-de-jean-glavany-17-01-2017-6581046.php. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "Disparition du pilote d'essai Roland Glavany, héros sur terre comme dans les airs". La Dépêche du Midi. 18 January 2017. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/01/18/2498974-disparition-pilote-essai-roland-glavany-heros-terre-comme-airs.html. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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