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Verschaeve & Truffaut

Verschaeve & Truffaut

Manufactured in Herstal, 1902-1906 (possibly later)

Fernand Verschaeve was associated with Sarolea before building his own machines powered by De Dion engines, both singles and twins.

In 1905, Verschaeve attempted to break the speed record at the Liège velodrome. Subsequently he became interested in aviation, and was the 17th person to gain a pilot's licence in Belgium. By 1912 he was chief pilot at a budding aircraft company, and that year set a world record. He died in a crash testing a new military aircraft on April 8th, 1914.

Sources: Wikipedia NL, et al.