Victory 75 (127 real) Biography Sauley-sur-Meurthe, 1894 - Paris, 1953. Airman, ace of the Great War. Licensed as a pilot in April 1915, René Fonck joined a reconnaissance squadron, the Caudron-47, equipped with the famous G-4. It was on board this aircraft that he shot down his first enemy plan
René Gaston Marie Dorme, born on January 30, 1894 in Abaucourt-les-Souppleville in the Meuse, was shot in Reims, above Fort de la Pompelle, on May 25, 1917, probably shot by Heinrich Kroll. Ninth French ace of the First World War, the one nicknamed lInimitable (or lIncrevable) totaled twenty-three a
Victory 18 Biography Perhaps the best known French fighter ace beyond -Manche, the enigmatic Pierre Le Gloan had humble origins. Son of peasants, born on January 6, 1913, Le Gloan obtained a state scholarship which allowed him to satisfy his passion for aviation and allowed him to join the Milita
Jean Marie Dominique Navarre, more simply called Jean Navarre, was born on August 8, 1895 in Jouy-sur-Morin in Seine-et-Marne and was one of the aces of the First World War. He was the son of a very large paper manufacturer and the twin brother of Pierre, in a family that included eleven children.
Jean Maridor, born November 24, 1920 in Graville, suburb of Le Havre and died August 3, 1944 above Benenden (Kent, England), was a French aviator. Youth and beginnings of pilot Passionate about aviation from a very young age, but, coming from a modest background and having been unable to do a goo
Victory 12 (+4 prob.) Ace of the Second World War born in Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) on April 7, 1912 and died in La Gaude (Alpes-Maritimes) on August 19, 1992. Jean Accart, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, holder of the Croix de Guerre with eleven citations, of the Aeronautics Medal, ended the C
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 For
April 5, 1943. Two French fighter pilots, Lieutenant Albert Preziosi and Second Lieutenant Albert Durand, escort a societic P2 bomber on a deep reconnaissance mission in the Roslav region, south of Smolensk. On the way back, they were intercepted by two German Focke-Wulf 190 fighters. One of them, f
Victory 54 Biography Paris, 1894 - died in aerial combat at Poelcapelle, Belgium, 1917. Georges GuynemerAn article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Jump to:Navigation, SearchGeorges GuynemerGeorges GuynemerGuynemer in 1917Guynemer in 1917 Georges Guynemer, born December 24, 1894 in Paris, d
Victory 11 Biography Gabriel Gauthier graduated from the Air Force School in 1938 with the rank of second lieutenant. He ended his career in December 1972 with the rank of Air Force General and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Between these two dates, some 6,000 flight hours, including 500 wartim
EUGENE GILBERTThe first acein the history of aviation? It is quite difficult to determine with certainty who was the first pilot to have obtained five confirmed victories, a necessary and sufficient condition to claim the honorary title of the first ace in the world. Some sources cite Pégoud, other
Victory 16 Biography The most talented of all the French pilots who participated in the campaign of France was born in Valenciennes on February 5, 1912. After the Grandes Ecoles, he studied at the Morane pilot school and obtained his pilots license on August 1, 1931. Anticipating the call, he vol
Victory 43 Biography Paris, 1882 - died in the North Atlantic in 1927. Born in Paris, March 15, 1892, Charles Nungesser spent his childhood in Valenciennes where he learned mechanics and electricity. He dreams of escape and wide open spaces:Argentina seems to suit him. He leaves and, in this cou
Bernard Dupérier, born June 13, 1907 and died June 8, 1995, was a French aviator of the Second World War. Prominent member of the Free French Air Force, Bernard Dupérier joins England in March 1941 after passing through the United States. Appointed captain, he was assigned on May 27, 1941 to No. 242
a squadron lieutenant commander Alfred Heurtaux was born on May 20, 1893 in Nantes. Leaving Saint-Cyr, he was mobilized as a second lieutenant in the 9th Hussar when war broke out. He stood out on several occasions for his bravery and daring in combat, but he was already dreaming of something else.
Célestin Adolphe Pégoud (June 13, 1889 in Montferrat (Isère), France - August 31, 1915 in Petit-Croix, (Territoire de Belfort), France) was a famous French aviator of the First World War. The third child of a peasant family, intelligent and active, young Adolphe dreams of traveling and abandons wor
Victory 26 Biography Klaus Alakoski occupies with 26 confirmed victories the 14th place in the individual prize list of the Finnish pilots. Born on August 17, 1921, he was passionate about aviation from a very early age and joined the Finnish Air Force during the Winter War. This ended in March 19
Victory 28 Biography Killer Caldwell, the great ace of the desert, is also the No. 1 on the list of Australian fighter pilots with twenty-eight victories (and one shared), gleaned on two very different fronts. Clive Robertson Caldwell was born on July 28, 1910 in Albion Park, near Sydney. In 1938,
Werner Voss (April 13, 1897 – September 23, 1917) was a German World War I flying ace who died in action. 48 wins Born April 13, 1897 in Krefeld, Rhineland-Westphalia, in Thirty kilometers from the Netherlands, Werner Voss seemed destined to follow the path of his father, a dyer, when the First Wor
Victory 255 Major Walter Nowotny was one of the greatest air aces of the Second World War, with his 258 homologated victories he ranks fifth in the list of Luftwaffe fighter pilots. Late start Born in Gmünd, Austria, on December 7, 1920, he did not join the Luftwaffe until October 1939. At this t
Trung Trac and Trung Nhi staged a rebellion against Han Chinas rule of the country in the mid-1st century AD. It is logical that a country like Vietnam , shaken by a war experience as terrible as the one that led to its independence in those strange two decades of war (1955-1975), in which France,
The battle of Torviol was fought between the forces of Georgios Kastriotis and the Ottomans. George was the son of Ioannis Kastriotis. The debate about his origin still continues with Albanians considering him their national hero. Kastriotis had been given as a hostage to the Turks and was rename
The Treaty of Versailles, drafted and signed in 1919, was an attempt at a peace settlement promoted after the end of World War I. Historical context With the end of World War I in 1918, the atmosphere of destruction gripped Europe. There were still strong tensions, although powers such as Russia, G
During the 19th century, Europe experienced unprecedented demographic growth:between 1800 and 1900, the European population doubled, rising from 200 million to 400 million inhabitants. Agriculture is modernized, the use of fallow land (land that is not cultivated for a while to allow the restoration