Jean Alfred Fraissinet

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

N57, Spa57

Victories:

Born:

22 June 1894

Place of Birth:

Marseilles

Died:

Place of Death:

After serving with the 6e Regiment de Hussards, Fraissinet transferred to the French Air Service in 1916. Earning a Pilot's Brevet on 4 November 1916, he received additional flight training before joining N57 on 14 March 1917. He was released from the army on 7 October 1919 but returned to uniform during World War II.

Légion d'Honneur

"Elite officer and model pursuit pilot; calm and resolute, fired also by a spirit of self-sacrifice and extremely high intellect, using his knowledge of flying to further his desire to conquer. Patrol leader of the highest order. Liked by his pilots in whom he inspires absolute confidence. On 1 October 1918, with only one comrade, he did not hesitate to attack a group of 20 two-seaters which were strafing our troops. He downed two in flames. Six victories, six citations." Légion d'Honneur citation

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	24 Sep 1917	1435	Spa57		Albatros C ¹	Pompelle
2	12 Apr 1918		Spa57		Aviatik C	Hangard
3	02 May 1918		Spa57		Aviatik C	Domart sur la Luce
4	31 May 1918		Spa57		Albatros C ²	Eterpilly
5	23 Jun 1918		Spa57		Halberstadt C	S of Reims
6	15 Jul 1918	0455	Spa57		Albatros C ³	Fleury
7	01 Oct 1918	1800	Spa57		Halberstadt C	Aure
8	01 Oct 1918	1805	Spa57		Halberstadt C ⁴	Somme-Py

1	Shared with Adj A Bertrand, Adj Charles Nuville
2	Shared with Lt G Mazimann, S/Lt Marcel Nogues
3	Shared with S/Lt Charles Nuville, Adj R Vanier
4	Shared with Sgt Graignac

Books

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

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