Mermoz, a myth. What heroism in that character a thousand lives! A page you surprised by the titanic feats of Mermoz, the next you still exceeds height of heroism. The pursuit of an ideal, courage, determination, physical strength, sensual, the leader of the gift, the extraordinary spirit of action: this man was the hero of the World Aérospostale. Saint Exupéry was one of its pilots who showed him the desert of the Moors and later the first pages of "Night Flight".
The route of the Andes, Argentina, Brazil, Atlantic crossing: that surprises for the reader who takes admiration for the hero.
Beautiful!
Having braved all the dangers in the wilderness, he saw the cabin of an airplane of his friends murdered by the Tuaregs. He puts his plane and found a lock of hair. It should urgently take off before the arrival of the Tuareg band. Having addressed to the mother of the pilot this relic of his son, Mermoz wrote to his mother: "The mother of the pilot to whom I had sent her hair deeply grateful wrote me a letter, but unfortunately - and of course - very painful . What do you want? Nothingness ... And yet the pride of having a child like that sustains a bit. It always seems that he is away from her, but she saw him again. And she waits. "
Born in 1901, Mermoz died aboard the seaplane "The Southern Cross", above the Atlantic, at the age of 35 years.
Friend, reading this biography written in 1938, prepare to be gripped by emotion, great emotion.
