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| Name: |
Jean François Jannekeyn |
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France |
| Rank: |
Capitaine |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
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BR132 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
16 November 1892 |
| Place of Birth: |
Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
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Jean François Jannekeyn served in the cavalry before transferring to the air service in 1917.
He was appointed Brigadier General in 1939, then Major General in 1940.
Jannekeyn was Secretary of State for Civil Aviation from 1943 onwards. |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "An officer of exceptional merit who has never ceased throughout the war, at first as a volunteer in a cavalry battalion, then in day bombardment aviation, to be an example of courage and self-denial. Five citations." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 27 March 1919 |
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| Victories |
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Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 Aug 1918 |
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BR132 |
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EA |
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| 2 |
14 Sep 1918 |
0930 |
BR132 |
1 |
Fokker D.VII |
Villers-sur-Pareid to Maisery |
| 3 |
14 Sep 1918 |
0935 |
BR132 |
1 |
Fokker D.VII |
Villers-sur-Pareid to Maisery |
| 4 |
14 Sep 1918 |
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BR132 |
1 |
Fokker D.VII |
Villers-sur-Pareid to Maisery |
| 5 |
14 Sep 1918 |
0940 |
BR132 |
1 |
Fokker D.VII |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt E Weismann |
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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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