Picart, Marchand and Charles Levier belonged to a "radical Huguenot coterie". Test pilot Tony LeVier trained other Lockheed pilots to fly the U-2. North American P-51D Mustang, Grumman F8F Bearcat and LeVier Cosmic Wind. The Society of Experimental Test Pilots annually presents the Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award. Tony LeVier piloted the first flight on June 17, 1946. Another candidate, to whom Levier attributed the work, is Jean-Maximilien Lucas.