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Olivier Dassault, France's 9th Richest Man, Dies In Helicopter Crash

2021-03-08

[Zero Hedge] French billionaire and National Assembly member Olivier Dassault has been killed in a helicopter crash near Deauville on the northwestern coast of France, Reuters and AFP reported.

Olivier Dassault is one of Serge Dassault's four children who inherited their father's wealth when he died in May 2018. Dassault is the president of strategy and development of the family-controlled aerospace and software conglomerate Dassault Groupe. Olivier is also a politician, serving as a representative in France's National Assembly.

Marcel Dassault, Olivier's grandfather, founded Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company that started out making propellers in World War I. The Dassault family fortune is estimated at over €21 billion.

According to Forbes, Olivier Dasault's personal fortune was estimated at $7.3 billion, making him the 9th richest man in France behind Patrick Drahi.

French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted tribute to the 69-year-old Dassault:

"Olivier Dassault loved France. Captain of industry, deputy, locally elected, a reserve commander in the Air Force. Throughout his life, he never ceased to serve our country, to promote its assets. His brutal death is a great loss. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones."

The pilot of the private aircraft also died in the crash, Le Parisien newspaper is reporting. No cause of the crash has yet been identified.

Posted by:Somber Goings-on2021

#13 The personal conveyances of the hurried wealthy are often their undoing.

I have wondered if Kobe's pilot was told, despite the weather, "Get us to the game on-time or you'll never work in (the wealthy personal transportion) industry again!"

Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-03-08 16:56

#12 Accusations that Dassault died in the crash of a Boeing-built helicopter were immediately denied.

Posted by: ed in texas 2021-03-08 16:31

#11 I spend many hours as baggage and cargo in OH58, UH-1, CH-46, Hughes 500 and CH-47s. My CH-47 pilot was an Army Guard Captain who said he always looked at the size of the oil slick under the aircraft to determine how the maintenance was going, and described his aircraft as thousands of spare parts flying in very close formation.

Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-03-08 13:41

#10 flying in choppers is a numbers game

Posted by: 746 2021-03-08 12:27

#9 A great man once said,

Posted by: Vinegar Spolusing6485 2021-03-08 12:08

#8 How does a helicopter fly?

By beating the air into submission

Posted by: Beavis 2021-03-08 11:22

#7 I try to seldom be in such a hurry.

Posted by: Jumbo Whomble6553 2021-03-08 11:14

#6 The personal conveyances of the hurried wealthy are often their undoing. I try to seldom be in such a hurry.

Posted by: Besoeker 2021-03-08 08:21

#5 ^ Should have been What was the last thing that went through helo crash celebrity's mind?

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-03-08 07:46

#4 The grim joke: What was the last thing that went through (helo crash celebrity's name here)?

His teeth...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-03-08 07:45

#3 Helicopters, I never liked em.

Posted by: Besoeker 2021-03-08 07:00

#2 69 years and a billion €: c'est de bonnes affaires, ca / that's a pretty good run.

Posted by: Choth Elmeasing4056 2021-03-08 06:41

#1 Doesn't matter how much money you have, reality is still a bitch.

Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2021-03-08 01:14

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