Danas ovo ime svi povezuju sa grend slemom u Parizu, a ne znaju da je Rolan Garos bio poznati avijatičar i izumitelj patenta koji je omogućio pilotima da pucaju iz mitraljeza na neprijatelje.
#OTD 1915 French pilot #RolandGarros is shot down & glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during #WWI pic.twitter.com/o4acOm6gvE
— The Memorial Mob 🇬🇧 (@Thememorialmob) April 18, 2016
1 April 1915, Roland Garros, French #WW1 fighter pilot, achieved first ever shooting-down of an aircraft by firing through tractor propeller. 17 days later, shot down & became PoW. Feb 1918, escaped, died in combat 5 Oct 1918. 1928, tennis stadium in Paris named in his memory. pic.twitter.com/EE2162pGVz
— Revd Nicholas Pye (@RevdPye) April 1, 2022