Alfred Marie Joseph Heurtaux

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Capitaine

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

MS26, MS38; N3; Spa3

Victories:

Born:

20 May 1893

Place of Birth:

Nantes

Died:

30 December 1985

Place of Death:

Chantilly

Cemetery:

Batignolles

It's believed Heurtaux shot down German ace, Kurt Wintgens.

During World War II, Heurtaux was a member of the French Resistance. When the Germans occupied France, he was captured and sent to Buchewald concentration camp in 1941. He survived the experience and was freed in May 1945. In December of that year, Heurtaux was promoted to Général de Brigade Aérienne and was an Engineer in the Bank sector.

Opponents

#8	Kurt Wintgens

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	09 Jul 1916		N3		LVG C
2	16 Jul 1916		N3		EA	Barleux
3	02 Aug 1916	1035	N3		EA ¹	Vermandevillers
4	03 Aug 1916		N3		EA ²	Barleux
5	17 Aug 1916		Spa3		Aviatik ²	Barleux
6	15 Sep 1916	1515	Spa3		EA	St. Pierre-Vaast
7	17 Sep 1916	0945	Spa3		Roland	Brie
8	25 Sep 1916	1000	Spa3		Fokker E	Villers Carbonnel
9	17 Oct 1916	1055	Spa3		Albatros	Le Transloy
10	20 Oct 1916	0740	Spa3		Two-seater	Moislains
11	03 Nov 1916		Spa3		Aviatik	Rocquigny
12	11 Nov 1916		Spa3		Albatros	Sailly-Saillisal
13	16 Nov 1916	0950	Spa3		Fokker	Pressoire
14	24 Dec 1916	1120	Spa3		EA	Liaucourt
15	26 Dec 1916	0945	Spa3		Aviatik	Brois de Vaux
16	27 Dec 1916	1355	Spa3		Rumpler C	Miséry
17	24 Jan 1917	1130	Spa3		EA	Rocquigny
18	24 Jan 1917	1425	Spa3		EA	Parvillers
19	25 Jan 1917	1030	Spa3		EA	E of Puzeaux
20	06 Feb 1917	1325	Spa3		EA	Bois de Faulx
21	04 May 1917	0715	Spa3		Albatros C	Beaurieux

1	Shared with Sgt Andre Chainat
2	Shared with S/Lt Georges Guynemer

Books

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