Andre Jean Delorme

Name:

Andre Jean Delorme

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

C56; N38

Victories:

Born:

07 June 1890

Place of Birth:

Terrenoire

Died:

14 January 1917

Place of Death:

Serving with an infantry regiment in 1914, Delorme was wounded three times during 1914. He transferred to the French Air Service in 1915 and received a Pilot's Brevet on 14 June. Posted to C56, he scored his first two victories in the summer of 1916 but was wounded again during aerial combat on 31 July 1916. When he recovered, he was reassigned to N38 where he scored three more victories before he was killed in action.

Médaille Militaire

"Adjudant of Escadrille C56, pilot of remarkable audacity and sangfroid. Prepares his missions instantly and with great initiative and then executes them with remarkable energy. On 6 February 1916, he descended to 700 meters to bomb an important station where he caused an explosion and a fire. With his passenger wounded, he flew more than an hour in the clouds completely lost in enemy territory, but succeeded to land in our lines as his fuel gave out." Médaille Militaire citation

Légion d'Honneur

"Sous Lieutenant of Escadrille C56, elite officer who has distinguished himself by his brilliant conduct in the infantry, fighting combats at the start of the war during which he was wounded twice. As an airplane pilot, he has continued to demonstrate the highest qualities of bravery, devotion and audacity. On 28 May 1916, after having executed a bombardment very far to the rear of the lines, he was attacked by a German scout which he downed in flames, returning to the Escadrille with his plane riddled by bullets. Already has the Médaille Militaire and has been cited twice in army orders." Légion d'Honneur citation

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	28 May 1916		C56	¹	Fokker E	German lines
2	18 Jun 1916		C56	¹	Aviatik C
3	26 Nov 1916		N38		Roland C	German lines
4	21 Dec 1916		N38		Halberstadt C	N of Orfeuil
5	05 Jan 1917		N38		LVG C	Aure

1	Gunner C Jobelin

Books

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