Catherine Maunoury

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Catherine Maunoury and her Extra 300LP after a demonstration at the Gimont airshow

Catherine Maunoury is a French aerobatic pilot.

She won the World Aerobatic Championships in 1988 and 2000 in the female category. [1] Only Svetlana Kapanina won this title more often. [2]

In 2005 she was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. [3]

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References

  1. "FAI/CIVA, Aerobatics - past competitions". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30. - accessed February 2008
  2. "FAI News (Air Sports): FAI World Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2003-12-22. Retrieved 2008-02-09. - accessed February 2008
  3. http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/node/119 Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine - accessed February 2008