The fiancés of the air
Maryse Bastié
Maryse Bastié served in the French Air Force, sising to the rank of Captain while logging more than 3,000 hours flying time. The government of France made her Commander of the Legion of Honor. In 1937, she published her story under the title Ailes ouvertes : carnet d'une aviatrice.
Bron remains in the tradition with the organization of air meetings. That one of July 6, 1952 will remain in the memories because it will see the disappearance of the famous airwoman at the time of the crash landing in display of air strengh of a Noratlas twin-engine, whereas Maryse Bastié was on board like a simple passenger. She is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
Honors
· Quotation with the order of the Nation
Order of red Star (USSR, 1931)
Knight about the Cross of the South (Brazil, 1937)
Officer of the national order of the Merit (1937)
Gold medal of Progress (or awards a medal to pioneers, 1937)
Plate of vermeil of the Flying-club of France (1937)
Order of Star of Romania (1937)
Gold medal of physical education (1937)
Commander about state education (academic Palms, 1937)
Cross of the Merit of Chile (1938)
Cross of Aviation (Peru, 1938)
Order of Simon Bolivar (Venezuela, 1938)
Cross of saint Olaf (Norway, 1940)
Commander of Legion of Honor (1947, knight in 1931)
Military Cross 1939-1945 with palm
Award a medal to Resistance
Award a medal to Aeronautics
Commander of the royal order of Cambodian
Posthumous honors
The "Lycée professionnel régional Maryse Bastié" in Harange-Marspich, the "Lycée Maryse Bastié" in Limoges, and the "Collège Maryse Bastié" in Reims are named in her memory. The Real Estate Services division of aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. named a street in her honor in Saint-Laurent, Quebec as did the French cities of Anglet, Bron, Haguenau and Lyon. A Felix Joffre's monument was eriged in her honor in the Carlo Sarrabezolles in Paris.
In 1955, the Government of France honored Maryse Bastié with her image on an airmail postage stamp.
