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| Name: |
Paul Joannes Sauvage |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sergent |
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French Air Service |
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N38, N65 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
05 February 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Villefranche-sur-Saone |
| Died: |
07 January 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
E of Maisonette |
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Until his death on 7 January 1917, Paul Joannes Sauvage was the youngest ace in the French Air Service. He was killed in action when his SPAD was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Sergent pilot of Escadrille N65. Young pursuit pilot who has rapidly been classed among the best, thanks to his strength and highly remarkable sense of duty. On 3 November 1916 he downed his sixth German plane which crashed in flames behind enemy lines. Has been cited three times in army orders." Médaille Militaire citation, 18 November 1916 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
09 Jun 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
Amiens |
| 2 |
19 Jul 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
Péronne |
| 3 |
31 Aug 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
Devise |
| 4 |
23 Sep 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
S of Miséry |
| 5 |
02 Oct 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
S of le Transloy |
| 6 |
03 Nov 1916 |
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N65 |
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EA |
Mesnil |
| 7 |
10 Dec 1916 |
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N38 |
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Rumpler C |
S of Monthois |
| 8 |
27 Dec 1916 |
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N38 |
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Albatros |
Montonvillers |
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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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