Henri François Languedoc

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

N12

Victories:

Born:

05 October 1885

Place of Birth:

Seraincourt

Died From Wounds:

18 July 1917

Place of Death:

Having joined the army on 21 October 1903, Languedoc was serving with a cavalry regiment when the war began. Promoted to Sous Lieutenant, he transferred to an infantry regiment on 21 March 1915 but was disqualified from further service when he was badly wounded in combat. On 10 January 1916, he joined the French Air Service and received his Pilot's Brevet on 31 March 1916. Posted to Escadrille N12, he scored his first victory flying a Nieuport 11 on 23 October 1916. The following year, Languedoc downed six more enemy aircraft and became N12's leading ace before he was mortally wounded on 16 July 1917.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 Oct 1916		N12		EA	Ornes
2	23 Jan 1917		N12		EA	Samogneux
3	29 Jan 1917		N12		Aviatik C	Eptainville
4	03 Feb 1917		N12		EA	Bois de Forges
5	14 Apr 1917	0600	N12		EA	Bois de Noyelle
6	16 Apr 1917	0600	N12		EA	E of Caudry
7	21 Apr 1917		N12		EA

Books

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