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| Name: |
Louis Prosper Gros |
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France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
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HF41; Spa154 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
24 July 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Paris |
| Died: |
03 March 1973 |
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Gros joined the army in 1913 and was serving with an artillery regiment when the war began. Wounded in action on 25 September 1915, he transferred to the French Air Service on 16 February 1916. After receiving a Pilot's Brevet on 28 May, he was posted to Escadrille HF41 on 22 October. In April 1917, he scored his first only only victory of the year. On 1 January 1918, Gros joined Spa154, downing 5 balloons and 3 more enemy aircraft before he was badly wounded on 15 September 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
13 Apr 1917 |
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HF41 |
1 |
EA |
Mont Sapigneul |
| 2 |
03 Apr 1918 |
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Spa154 |
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Albatros 2 |
Moreuil-Plessier |
| 3 |
05 Jun 1918 |
1800 |
Spa154 |
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Balloon 3 |
Trigny |
| 4 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1750 |
Spa154 |
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Balloon 4 |
Courroil |
| 5 |
01 Jul 1918 |
1715 |
Spa154 |
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Balloon 5 |
Courmont |
| 6 |
15 Jul 1918 |
1905 |
Spa154 |
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Balloon 6 |
S of Le Charmel |
| 7 |
18 Jul 1918 |
0945 |
Spa154 |
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Rumpler C 7 |
Beine |
| 8 |
22 Aug 1918 |
1200 |
Spa154 |
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Balloon 8 |
E of Cauroy |
| 9 |
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EA |
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| 1 |
Observer Brig Gaston Kissel |
| 2 |
Shared with S/Lt Matrat |
| 3 |
Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington, MdL Paul Barbreau |
| 4 |
Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, Adj Paul Petit |
| 5 |
Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, Adj Paul Petit, MdL Jacques Ehrlich |
| 6 |
Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, MdL Jacques Ehrlich |
| 7 |
Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, S/Lt Paul Waddington |
| 8 |
Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington, S/Lt Theophile Condemine |
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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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