Jacques Andrieux (August 15, 1917 in Lorient) French ace of the Second World War. General Andrieux died on January 21, 2005 at the age of 87, in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Pilot of the Aéroclub de Quimper et de Cornouaille, where he had passed his patent, Jacques Andrieux was mobilized in the Air Force as a reservist in September 1939, under his pilot's license (2nd degree). Contrary to what has often been written, he never served in the Air Force as a career non-commissioned officer. Refusing defeat in 1940, he went to Great Britain in December 1940. He then joined the Free French Air Force. After training in an Operational Training Unit in the RAF, he was assigned to 130 Squadron in 1941. Promoted to lieutenant in 1943, he moved to 91 Squadron, then in June 1944 to the Alsace fighter group as captain. On August 26, 1944, he took over from Jacques Schoelsing at the head of the group. He ended the war as a wing commander commanding the 80 Operational Training Unit. After the war, he pursued a career in the Air Force and retired in 1970 as an Air Brigadier General.
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* on February 28, 1943 he shot down an Fw 190 NE of Cherbourg,
* on September 16, 1943 he shot down a Me 109 near Beaumont-le-Roger,
* on October 18, 1943 he shot down an Fw 190 south of Amiens,
* on January 7, 1944, he shot down an Fw 190 above Montreuil-sur-Mer,
* on June 30, 1944 he shot down a Me 109 south of Le Havre,
* on October 20, 1944 he shot down a Me 109 north of Breda, the Netherlands.
Decorations
* Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
* Liberation Companion
* Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
* Croix de Guerre 1939-45 with 13 palms
* Cross of Military Valor with two palms
* Medal of Aeronautics
* Knight of Agricultural Merit
* Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar (GB)
* Silver Star (USA)
Bibliography
* "Heaven and Hell" Col. J. Andrieux, Presses de la Cité, 1965
* "A handful of aces" Jacques Andrieux
* "The Bretons and aeronautics from the origins to 1939", by Thierry Le Roy, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2002.