Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.[1]
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DidierDelsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and...
chance to return to the South Col on a specific expedition. In 2005, DidierDelsalle of France landed a Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter on the South Col...
Didier, French saint Didier Couécou (born 1944), French footballer Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French crime writer and politician DidierDelsalle (born...
of the mountain. He was 52 years old. List of Mount Everest records DidierDelsalle (Summited Everest with helicopter in 2005) "Valery Rozov". Red Bull...
McIntyre and Sir Douglas Douglas-Hamilton United Kingdom April 3, 1933 Highest of rotorcraft landing and take-off 8848m DidierDelsalle France May, 2005...
Flying a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil at Istres, France, French pilot DidierDelsalle, a Eurocopter test pilot, sets three time-to-climb records for helicopters...
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