Alphonse Poirée

Alphonse Poirée (31 December 1883, Gron - 14 November 1922, Villepinte) was a French aviator, in the First World War, and post-war test pilot. He was awarded the Order of St. George, and Knight of the Legion of Honor .
During World War I, he was attached to the Russian Army. After the war, he was killed testing the Caudron C 74, when a propeller severed the tail.