During the first jump, observing the unexpected path of the plane and particularly a loop-like trajectory, he was convinced he could reproduce and control the same in flight.

Soon after his feat, Pégoud was invited by the Czar of Russia to perform in Moscow a series of demonstrations followed by student training.

At the start of World War I, Pégoud volunteered for flying duty and was immediately accepted as an observation pilot.

It is not known how many of Pégoud's victories involved destruction of enemy aircraft, as early air combat was rare enough to warrant credit for a forced landing.

[a] On 31 August 1915, Pégoud was shot down and killed by Unteroffizier Otto Kandulski,[3] who had been his pupil,[4] while intercepting a German reconnaissance aircraft.