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| Name: |
Edmond Jacques Marcel Pillon |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Adjudant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
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N82, N102, Spa67, Spa82, Spa98 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
09 June 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Chaville |
| Died: |
08 June 1921 |
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| Place of Death: |
Farman airfield, Toussus-le-Noble |
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Wounded in action on 10 September 1917. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Pilot of Escadrille N82, skillful and courageous, who always volunteers to take on the most perilous missions, and has already downed three German planes and engaged in more than fifty combats, during which his plane was often hit; on 21 April 1917, he attacked a balloon which he forced to descend; on 23 April he forced an enemy plane to land behind enemy lines; already cited in orders." Médaille Militaire citation, 16 May 1917 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
02 Aug 1916 |
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N102 |
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EA |
Chauny |
| 2 |
06 Mar 1917 |
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N82 |
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EA |
Altkirch-Feldbach |
| 3 |
23 Apr 1917 |
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N82 |
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LVG C.V (5155) |
French lines |
| 4 |
24 Apr 1917 |
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N82 |
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Albatros D |
Dannemarie |
| u/c |
27 Apr 1917 |
1900 |
N82 |
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EA |
Altkirch |
| u/c |
10 May 1917 |
0800 |
N82 |
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EA |
Mulhouse |
| 5 |
03 Sep 1917 |
1700 |
N82 |
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Two-seater |
Pinon |
| 6 |
20 Apr 1918 |
0940 |
Spa67 |
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EA 1 |
Moreuil-Savillon |
| 7 |
19 May 1918 |
0930 |
Spa67 |
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EA |
E of Montdidier |
| 8 |
02 Sep 1918 |
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Spa67 |
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Scout |
Servon |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Rougavin |
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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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