French aviation pioneer (1882-1912) who made the first airplane flight in Africa on December 28, 1909, and was also involved in the first airplane crash in South Africa, which occurred only days later; he died at the age of 29 when he crashed a new two-seat Sommer monoplane during a test flight. Vintage French-language 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of the 28-year-old Albert Kimmerling flying a Sommer monoplane, with a portrait of the pilot to the upper right corner, signed in fountain pen, "A. Kimmerling." In very good to fine condition, with some light staining and soiling.
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