Navarre crashed his aircraft while practicing for this stunt and died at Villacoublay aerodrome on 10 July. He was 23 years old. Fellow pilot Charles Godefroy would eventually perform the historic flight through the Arc de Triomphe a few weeks later on 7 August 1919.
Navarre's death during a stunt practice at Villacoublay aerodrome on July 10th, 1919, led to Charles Godefroy performing the historic flight through the Arc de Triomphe a few weeks later on August 7th, 1919.