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| Name: |
Maxime Albert Lenoir |
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France |
| Rank: |
Adjudant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
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C18; N23 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Born: |
22 December 1888 |
| Place of Birth: |
Charge |
| Killed In Action: |
25 October 1916 |
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| Place of Death: |
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An experienced pilot when the war began, Lenoir transferred to the French Air Service at the end of 1914. On two occasions in 1916, he was wounded in action while serving as a pursuit pilot with N23. While on an artillery support mission, he was killed in action when his SPAD VII was shot down. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| Marechal-des-Logis pilot of Escadrille N23. Non-commissioned officer always demonstrating the best fighting spirit during the course of his numerous combats, more often behind enemy lines than behind our own. In all his actions he showed contempt for death. On 15 March 1916, while protecting a long distance reconnaissance and having his machine gun jam during the course of a combat, he completed his mission and managed to ward off enemy planes by a series of audacious maneuvers. He returned with his plane riddled by bullets.
Médaille Militaire citation, 15 March 1916 |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| Adjudant pilot of Escadrille N23. Pursuit pilot beyond compare, setting the highest example of energy and self-sacrifice. During eleven months of uninterrupted service in his Escadrille, he has had 91 successful combats, returning frequently with his plane riddled by bullets. He downed his sixth enemy plane on 4 August 1916.
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 9 August 1916 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Jun 1915 |
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C18 |
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Aviatik C 1 |
Sivry-la-Perche |
| 2 |
15 Jun 1915 |
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C18 |
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Balloon |
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| 3 |
17 Mar 1916 |
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N23 |
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Fokker E |
Dun-sur-Meuse |
| 4 |
17 Jun 1916 |
1430 |
N23 |
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LVG C |
Septsarges |
| 5 |
22 Jun 1916 |
2000 |
N23 |
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EA |
Douaumont-Etain |
| 6 |
30 Jul 1916 |
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N23 |
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Fokker E 2 |
Souilly-Etain |
| 7 |
04 Aug 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA |
Moranviller |
| 8 |
12 Aug 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA 3 |
Guisecourt |
| 9 |
14 Sep 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA |
N of Douaumont |
| 10 |
22 Sep 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA 4 |
Douaumont |
| 11 |
25 Sep 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA |
Fromessey |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt River |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Brindejonc |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Georges Lachmann |
| 4 |
Shared with Adj Jean Casale |
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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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