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| Name: |
René Doumer |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Capitaine |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
C64, Spa76 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
31 October 1887 |
| Place of Birth: |
Laon |
| Killed In Action: |
26 April 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
North of Brimont |
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While serving with the infantry in 1914, Doumer received the Légion d'Honneur after he was severely wounded in combat. When he recovered, he transferred to the French Air Service. While commanding Escadrille Spa76, he was killed in combat when his SPAD VII was shot down by Erich Hahn, commander of Jasta 19. Doumer's father, Paul Doumer, became President of the Republic of France in 1931 but was killed by an assassin in Paris on 6 May 1932.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
19 Mar 1916 |
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C64 |
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LVG C |
Pont Faverger |
| 2 |
30 Mar 1916 |
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C64 |
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Fokker E 1 |
St. Marie-a-Py |
| 3 |
23 Oct 1916 |
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N76 |
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EA |
N of Azannes |
| 4 |
23 Oct 1916 |
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N76 |
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EA |
N of Romagne |
| 5 |
23 Jan 1917 |
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N76 |
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EA 2 |
N of Craonne |
| 6 |
17 Mar 1917 |
1230 |
N76 |
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Two-seater 2 |
Corbeny |
| 7 |
28 Mar 1917 |
1040 |
N76 |
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EA |
Bermericourt |
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| 1 |
Shared with Soldat Jannotte |
| 2 |
Shared with MdL R Bazinet |
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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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