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| Name: |
Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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French Air Service |
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C51, N37, Spa167 |
| Victories: |
18 |
| Born: |
28 January 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay (Saone et Loire) |
| Died: |
23 September 1921 |
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Barny de Romanet joined the army in October 1913. After serving in combat with cavalry and infantry regiments, he transferred to the French Air Service in July 1915. He received a Pilot's Brevet in January 1916 and was assigned as a reconnaissance pilot to C51. After training on single-seat fighters in February 1917, Barny de Romanet was reassigned to N37 where he received the Médaille Militaire for shooting down his first enemy aircraft. Having been credited with ten victories by 22 August 1918, he assumed command of Spa167 and remained with this Escadrille until the end of the war. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Elite pilot, as brilliant in pursuit aviation as he was in reconnaissance. Has had numerous combats giving proof under all circumstances of the highest military qualities. On 3 May 1917 he attacked, over their lines, two enemy scouts and downed one of them. Already cited three times in orders." Médaille Militaire citation, 23 May 1917 |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "Elite officer, who received notice in the cavalry at the beginning of the war by bold reconnaissances, then in observation aviation, and finally in pursuit aviation where his brilliant qualities as a pilot, his coolness, and his daring in combat are always cited as examples. He inspires his patrols to attack enemy planes very superior in number putting them to flight and flaming one of them. Also, recently he downed successively two German planes, reporting therewith his 16th and 17th victories. Médaille Militaire for feats of war. Six citations." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 May 1917 |
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N37 |
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EA |
Craonne |
| 2 |
31 Mar 1918 |
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N37 |
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Albatros 1 |
Rollot |
| 3 |
30 May 1918 |
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N37 |
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Balloon 2 |
Fère-en-Tardenois |
| 4 |
01 Jun 1918 |
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N37 |
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Fokker |
Villers-Cotterêts |
| 5 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1910 |
N37 |
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Fokker D.VII 3 |
Chouy |
| 6 |
15 Jul 1918 |
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N37 |
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DFW C |
Laval |
| 7 |
16 Jul 1918 |
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N37 |
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EA 4 |
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| 8 |
09 Aug 1918 |
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N37 |
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EA 5 |
Mortmed |
| 9 |
15 Aug 1918 |
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N37 |
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Fokker |
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| 10 |
22 Aug 1918 |
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N37 |
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Two-seater 3 |
Soissons |
| 11 |
03 Oct 1918 |
1010 |
Spa167 |
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Fokker 6 |
St. Etienne-a-Arnes |
| 12 |
10 Oct 1918 |
0700 |
Spa167 |
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Two-seater |
Bignicourt-Laneuville |
| 13 |
14 Oct 1918 |
1310 |
Spa167 |
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Fokker 7 |
Les Allez-Bois de Voncq |
| 14 |
18 Oct 1918 |
1430 |
Spa167 |
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Fokker D.VII 7 |
Civry-sur-Aisne |
| u/c |
18 Oct 1918 |
1430 |
Spa167 |
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Fokker D.VII |
Civry-sur-Aisne |
| 15 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1215 |
Spa167 |
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Two-seater 8 |
S of Le Chesne |
| 16 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1625 |
Spa167 |
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Fokker D.VII |
Attigny |
| 17 |
24 Oct 1918 |
1500 |
Spa167 |
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Two-seater 9 |
N of Attigny |
| 18 |
29 Oct 1918 |
1500 |
Spa167 |
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Two-seater |
S of Bois de Loges |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Roger Poupon, MdL Coupillaud |
| 2 |
Shared with MdL de Lostalot |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Poupon |
| 4 |
Shared with Adj Georges Lienhart, MdL Fransciquet |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Roger Poupon, Lt Guyon, MdL Coupillaud |
| 6 |
Shared with Cpl Lombardon |
| 7 |
Shared with Lt Dumas |
| 8 |
Shared with S/Lt le Chevalier |
| 9 |
Shared with S/Lt Guiguet |
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| Books |
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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