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| Name: |
Paul Marie Raphael Santelli |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Marechal-des-Logis |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
Spa81 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
12 February 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Miramas |
| Died: |
15 January 1928 |
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| Place of Death: |
Uruguay |
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After serving in an artillery regiment, Santelli transferred to the French Air Service and received his Pilot's Brevet on 3 October 1917. Posted to Spa81 on 1 February 1918, he downed seven observation balloons during the months of May and July.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 May 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon |
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| 2 |
23 May 1918 |
0715 |
Spa81 |
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Balloon 1 |
E of Villers-Bretonneux |
| 3 |
28 May 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon 2 |
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| 4 |
31 May 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon 1 |
NE of Soissons |
| 5 |
15 Jul 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon 3 |
Main de Massiges |
| 6 |
Jul 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon |
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| 7 |
Jul 1918 |
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Spa81 |
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Balloon |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Adrien Leps |
| 2 |
Shared with Adj Malfanti |
| 3 |
Shared with Adj Marcel Dhome, Adj Malfanti, Sgt Boggs |
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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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