List of Vichy France flying aces

This is a complete list of Vichy France flying aces who flew during the Second World War.

Sources[1]
NameConfirmed killsProbableFate
Georges Blanck121
André Bouhy
Jérémie Bressieux90
Paul Audrain
Paul Abrioux51
Émile Becquet50
Joannès Cucumel
Marie-Henri Satgé50
Paul de Montgolfier
Jacques de Puybusque
Georges Ruchoux
Marcel Steunou50
Jean Dugoujon
Roger Duval82
Jean Hurtin60
Georges Elmlinger71
Robert Huvet71
Marcel Jeannaud
Robert Williame81
Paul Engler
William Laboussiere
François Lachaux
Edouard le Nigen121
Alphonse Maurice Leblanc
Marie Émile Leblanc71
André Légrand
Pierre Le Gloan7On 11 September 1943, flying for the Allies, Le Gloan died landing his P-39 Airacobra. In his complicated career, he shot down 4 German, 7 Italian, and 7 British aircraft.
Michel Madon11[fn 1]4Survived war, died 16 May 1972.
Jean Paulhan71
Gérard Portalis
Léon Richard7[fn 2]0Died in a training flight on 26 May 1943.
Marcel Rouquette106
Georges Valentin
Léon Vuillemain114
Martin Loï51

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kills credited as:
    13 May 1940 – Bf 110
    6 to 16 June 1940 – four Hs 126s, Do 17, Bf 109 confirmed and another Bf 109 and a He 111 as probables
    8 November 1942 – two C-47s, and another probable, Sea Hurricane
    26 November 1943 – probable Do 217 and two Fw 200s confirmed.[1]
  2. ↑ Kills credited as:
    8 June 1941 – Royal Navy Fairey Fulmar
    9 June 1941 – Hawker Hurricane
    13 June 1941 – No 11 Sqn Blenheim
    23 June 1941 – Hurricane and a Tomahawk
    5 July 1941 – Hurricane
    18 May 1942 – Royal Navy Fulmar.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ketley, Barry (1999). French Aces of World War 2. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-898-3.
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