Career
Born Marie-Louise Bombec in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, at age eleven Bastié"s father died and her family struggled to survive. However, as an employee in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child and limited means. In the 1930s, Maryse Bastié set several international records for female aviators including for duration flying, distance, and a record time for a solo flight across the South Atlantic.
In 1935 she founded her own flying school at Orly Airport Arthur Sanfourche father and Jean-Joseph Sanfourche was his mechanic.
Maryse Bastié served in the French Air Force, rising to the rank of Captain while logging more than 3.000 hours flying time. The government of France made her a Commander of the Legion of Honor.
In 1937, she published her story under the title Ailes ouvertes: carnet d"une aviatrice. On July 6, 1952, following a conference in Lyon, Maryse Bastié was killed when her plane crashed during take official
She is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.