Antoine Paillard

Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard
Born23 August 1897
Died15 June 1931(1931-06-15) (aged 33)[1]
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFlying service
RankSous lieutenant
UnitEscadrille BR132
AwardsLegion d'honneur
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre

Born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné[2] in 1897, sous Lieutenant Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories [3] and was awarded three decorations including the Legion of Honor.[4]

Biography

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné[2] on 23 August 1897.[5]

Paillard served as a Breguet bomber pilot in Escadrille BR.132. On 1 May 1918, he shot down a German airplane for his first victory. Then, on 14 September 1918, Paillard was one of four French pilots combating four German Fokker D.VIIs, along with Jean-François Jannekeyn. The four French bomber aircrews managed to shoot down all four German fighters; all French participants were credited with four victories each. Paillard was awarded the Medaille Militaire for his valor,[6] as well as the Croix de Guerre.[5]

His daughter Gisele Paillard was born on 23 May 1920.[citation needed]

Sources of information

  1. ^ French website concerning Legion of Honor [1] Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b French website on Escadrille 111 [2] Retrieved 25 August 2020
  3. ^ The Aerodrome website [3] Retrieved 25 August 2020
  4. ^ French website concerning Legion of Honor [4] Retrieved 25 August 2020
  5. ^ a b The Aerodrome website on Paillard [5] Retrieved 26 August 2020
  6. ^ The Aerodrome website for the MM [6] Retrieved 26 August 2020

References

  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.