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MERMOZ Jean 7 letters ‘Jean’ (4) or ‘Mermoz’ (3), Paris, August 1924 and undated, to his ‘Beloved Mum’; 17 pages in-8, and 2 pages in-4 (on Café Restaurant Curveur letterhead). Awaiting a job offer, having sent his application to Latécoère. Thursday. He has heard nothing from Suresnes. Max Delty introduced him to the chief of staff to the Minister of War, who ‘will speak to Laurent Eynac on my behalf. Perhaps there will be the much-desired outcome on that front’… 5 August. “The Suresnes C.A.P. has written to me saying that it is obliged to postpone my call-up for a month or two, as the mission to Spain cannot go ahead at present due to a lack of funds”. Doerflinger, chief pilot at Latécoère, gave him some information “and told me to submit my job application; he will recommend me and has given me hope”… – 16 August. He is awaiting a reply from Latécoère: “I am so impatient and so full of gloom that time drags on. This cannot go on any longer. I dread the prospect of returning to the army. I am utterly fed up with aviation and everything”… – 28 August. Doerflinger recommended him to Didier Daurat, head of operations at Latécoère, who was on an inspection tour: “So I have a glimmer of hope once again! If only it could finally come to pass! How happy I would be!” ” He went to see Captain Schmeiltz, his former squadron commander in Lebanon: “I was so desperate that I was quite determined to re-enlist”… Tuesday. Nothing new: “I don’t expect to hear from Latécoère for about eight days; the Director is partly on a month-long inspection tour, which began shortly before I sent my application. […] Something tells me it’ll work out, and yet… Well, if it doesn’t, I’ll just have to write to Captain Schmeiltz and it’ll be sorted in no time”… – Saturday. ‘Laurent Eynac has written to the Minister of War saying he’s looking into my situation with Air-Union and Franco-Roumaine, with whom he’s made contact […] “You’ll see that Latécoère will reply to me almost at the same time and that I’ll be spoilt for choice. I’m just hoping for that and not getting my hopes up”… – Wednesday. “Still no reply from Latécoère; it’s been ten days since I wrote to them. There’s no time to lose yet”… Source: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Passed down through the family
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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