Maurice Bellonte

Bellonte with Dieudonné Costes in Boston in 1930

Maurice Bellonte (Méru, Oise, 25 October 1896 Paris, 14 January 1983) was a French aviator who set flight distance records.[1]

Associated with Dieudonné Costes, in 1930 he performed the first Westbound crossing of the North Atlantic, on board the Breguet XIX Point d'interrogation.

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