Joseph-Henri Guiguet

Sous Lieutenant Joseph-Henri Guiguet (10 March 1891 – 28 October 1979) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

Joseph-Henri Guiguet
Born10 March 1891
Veyrins-Thuellin, France
Died28 October 1979(1979-10-28) (aged 88)
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchFlying service
RankSous lieutenant
Unit94 CRP,
HF1,
Escadrille 95,
Escadrille 3,
Escadrille 167
AwardsLégion d'honneur,
Médaille militaire,
Croix de Guerre

Guiguet was one of the earliest balloon busters, destroying one for his first victory on 22 May 1916; at the time, he was flying a Nieuport for Escadrille 95. After three more victories over enemy airplanes while piloting a Nieuport with Escadrille 3, he was wounded on 23 May 1917. Finally, over a year later, when he was in Escadrille 167, he shared a victory with Bernard Barny de Romanet and became an ace.[2][3]

Sources of information
  1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/guiguet.php Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  2. SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I. p. 20.
  3. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/guiguet.php Retrieved on 2 May 2010.

References

SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I. Jon Guttman. Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1841763160, 9781841763163.


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