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| Name: |
Henri Albert Péronneau |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
N49, N65, N81, Spa81 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
04 August 1890 |
| Place of Birth: |
Aunay-sous-Auneau |
| Died: |
August 1960 |
| Place of Death: |
Tunisia |
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While serving in the engineers in Western Morocco, Péronneau transferred to aviation in 1912. After pilot training in 1915, he was assigned to Escadrille N49 on 30 March 1916. He was reassigned to N65 on 26 May 1916 before joining Escadrille N81 on 26 December 1916. He served the remainder of the war with this unit and scored 9 victories. Péronneau remained in the military until he retired in 1954. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Elite pilot. Remarkable for his audacity and untiring ardor. On 12 November 1917 he reported his 3rd victory by downing an enemy reconnaissance plane behind our lines. Three citations." Médaille Militaire citation, 15 December 1917 |
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| Légion d'Honneur |
| "An officer of exceptional devotion and bravery, combines the professional competency of a hunter with the rare qualities of a patrol leader. He has downed nine enemy planes. Médaille Militaire for feats of war. Seven citations." Légion d'Honneur citation, 9 September 1918 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 Sep 1917 |
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N81 |
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Halberstadt C 1 |
Argonne |
| 2 |
30 Oct 1917 |
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N81 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Verdun |
| 3 |
12 Nov 1917 |
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N81 |
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Two-seater |
Courouvre |
| 4 |
21 Dec 1917 |
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N81 |
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DFW C |
Fort de Genicourt |
| 5 |
03 Jan 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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EA |
E of St. Mihiel |
| 6 |
04 Jan 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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EA 2 |
Bethincourt |
| 7 |
05 Mar 1918 |
1040 |
Spa81 |
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Two-seater 3 |
Nogent l'Abbesse |
| 8 |
01 Jul 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Two-seater 1 |
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| 9 |
31 Jul 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Cormontreuil |
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| 1 |
Shared with S/Lt Pierre de Cazenove de Pradines |
| 2 |
Shared with Adj Marcel Dhome |
| 3 |
Shared with S/Lt Andre Herbelin |
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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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