Noel Hugues Anne Louis de Rochefort

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

N26

Victories:

Born:

25 December 1889

Place of Birth:

Cerdon, France

Died:

16 September 1916

Place of Death:

De Rochefort scored 7 victories with Escadrille N26 in 1916. He was wounded in action and captured when his Nieuport 17 was shot down on 15 September 1916. The following day, he died from his wounds.

Médaille Militaire

"Sergent pilot. An ardent, skillful and tenacious pilot who has always given proof of great maturity, spirit and admirable courage. He has completed brilliantly all the reconnaissance and pursuit missions which were assigned him and has had numerous engagements with enemy planes. On 12 March 1916, he had two combats; during the course of one of them he allowed his observer to down a plane in the enemy lines." Médaille Militaire citation, 5 April 1916

Chevalier de la égion d'Honneur

"Sergent pilot of an army escadrille. A pilot of remarkable audacity and skill. On 22 May 1916, he pursued an enemy plane and downed it after a difficult combat. Already cited in army orders and the Médaille Militaire for having downed two enemy planes previously." Légion d'Honneur citation, 10 June 1916

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	12 Mar 1916	0900	N26		LVG C ¹	W of Keyem
2	30 Apr 1916	1415	N26		EA	Middlekerke
3	22 May 1916	1145	N26		LVG C ¹	NE of Cassel
4	12 Jul 1916	0830	N26		LVG C	Combles
5	15 Jul 1916	1845	N26		Aviatik	E of Péronne
6	06 Aug 1916		N26		Balloon	NE of Nesles
7	14 Sep 1916	1155	N26	Nieuport 17	LVG C	Mont St. Quentin

1	Shared with Capt Perrin

Books

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

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