Paul Augustin Edouard Barbreau

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

N154; Spa154

Victories:

Born:

16 September 1894

Place of Birth:

Algeria

Died:

02 June 1976

Place of Death:

Marseilles

Barbreau joined the army on 16 September 1914. He transferred to the French Air Service in 1917, receiving a Pilot's Brevet on 14 May. After additional training, he was posted to N154 on 1 October 1917. After downing eight balloons, he was promoted and reassigned to Spa164 on 8 August 1918.

Médaille Militaire

"An officer pilot motivated by spirit and devotion, a trainer of men, has brought to eight the number of official victories by downing three balloons." Médaille Militaire citation

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

"Excellent pursuit pilot of great bravery and absolute devotion. He has downed five enemy machines. Six citations" Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 6 July 1919

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	02 Jun 1918		N154		Balloon ¹	Igny l'Abbesse
2	05 Jun 1918	1800	N154		Balloon ²	Trigny
3	30 Jun 1918	0650	N154		Balloon ³	Beauvardes
4	17 Jul 1918	0845	N154		Balloon ¹	Beine
5	18 Jul 1918	1915	N154		Balloon ⁴	Foret de Ris
6	01 Aug 1918	1740	N154		Balloon ⁵	Caurel
7	03 Aug 1918	1935	N154		Balloon ⁶	N of Somme-Py
8	03 Aug 1918	1937	N154		Balloon ⁶	N of Somme-Py

1	Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington
2	Shared with S/Lt Louis Gros, S/Lt Paul Waddington
3	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, MdL Jacques Ehrlich
4	Shared with Sgt Abbott
5	Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington, MdL Chevallier
6	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard

Books

Over the Front: by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)