Gabriel Joseph Thomas

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

MF98T
N391
Spa88

Victories:

Born:

04 January 1896

Place of Birth:

Ligre (Indre et Loire)

Died:

Place of Death:

Wounded in action on 2 September 1918.

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

"Officer of the highest value, an example of courage, tenacity and modesty. Excellent patrol commander, each day leading his Escadrille pilots in combat and because of his skill as a predator and his doubtless bravery, is a marvellous influence on them. On 24 August 1918, he reported his fifth victory. On 2 September, during the course of a combat with an enemy two-seater, he was seriously wounded." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 24 September 1918

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	12 Apr 1918		Spa88		Two-seater ¹	Coullemeile
2	23 Apr 1918		Spa88		Two-seater	Esclainville
3	07 Jul 1918		Spa88		Fokker DR.I	Corcy
4	23 Aug 1918		Spa88		Two-seater ²	N of Crouy
5	24 Aug 1918		Spa88		EA ³	S of Fresnes
6	23 Oct 1918		Spa88		Two-seater	Bois de Forges
7	28 Oct 1918		Spa88		Fokker D.VII ⁴

1	Shared with MdL Quintard
2	Shared with Adj François Delzenne, MdL L Barre
3	Shared with Adj François Delzenne, Sgt L Chacornau
4	Shared with S/Lt Bernard Artigau

Books

Over the Front: by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)