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| Name: |
Fernand Eugene Guyou |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
N15, N49, N93, N351, N395, N463 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
07 January 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Champigny sur Marne |
| Died: |
01 September 1944 |
| Place of Death: |
Morocco |
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When the war began, Guyou was serving in the cavalry. In April 1915, he transferred to the French Air Service, receiving his Pilot's Brevet on 17 February 1916. After serving with N49, he was reassigned to N15 but was badly wounded on 23 September 1916. Returning to duty on 20 December 1916, he served briefly with three escadrilles before being pemanently assigned to N93 on 25 August 1917. By the end of the war, Guyou had logged 431 hours and 10 minutes of flight time against the enemy. After working as a commercial airline pilot, he rejoined the military during World War II. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
30 Oct 1917 |
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N93 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Bois de Malancourt |
| 2 |
30 May 1918 |
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N93 |
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Balloon 2 |
Crouy-Vrigny |
| 3 |
02 Jun 1918 |
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N93 |
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Two-seater 3 |
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| 4 |
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N93 |
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EA |
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| 5 |
03 Aug 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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EA 4 |
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| 6 |
09 Aug 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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EA 5 |
Mortemed |
| 7 |
21 Aug 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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EA 6 |
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| 8 |
26 Sep 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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Balloon 7 |
N of Cernay |
| 9 |
26 Sep 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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Two-seater 7 |
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| 10 |
14 Oct 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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Two-seater 8 |
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| 11 |
18 Oct 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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EA |
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| 12 |
Nov 1918 |
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Spa37 |
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EA |
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| 1 |
Shared with Adj Gustave Daladier, Adj Vieljeux |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Moreau, S/Lt Duchaussoy, Adj Breton |
| 3 |
Shared with Adj Gustave Daladier |
| 4 |
Shared with MdL Martin |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt de Romanet, Lt Roger Poupon, Sgt Coupillaud |
| 6 |
Shared with Sgt Boinet |
| 7 |
Shared with Adj Georges Lienhart |
| 8 |
Shared with Lt Durat, Sgt Lapierre |
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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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