Daniel Kinet

2/2/1884 - 15/7/1910

Record updated 16-Nov-09

Belgian Motor racer and holder of the first Belgian flying licence.

Daniel Kinet established a world record for flying with a passenger on board on April 8, 1910 (152 kilometres in 2 hours 19 minutes) in a Henry Farman biplane.

After some magnificent triumphs, he met his death from injuries sustained five days after his plane crashed when the rudder of his machine broke off.