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Bernard Artigau
Sous Lieutenant Bernard Artigau (28 August 1894 – 3 May 1968) was a French World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He later became an airline pilot in South America, and returned to serve his nation again in World War II. Early life Bernard Artigau was born in Licq-Athérey, France on 28 August 1894. 1916–1917 Artigau was living in Argentina when World War I started. He was called up to active duty on 26 May 1916, and assigned to the ''144eme Regiment d'Infanterie'' as an enlisted ''Soldat de 2e Classe''. He requested pilot's duty, and was sent for training on Caudrons at Tours and Avord. He was promoted to Caporal on 23 March 1917. On 15 May, he received his Pilot's Brevet, No. 5894. He was assigned to ''Escadrille N15'' (the 'N' denoting Nieuports) on 20 June. In August, he was promoted again, to Sergeant. At 1540 hours 4 September 1917, Artigau scored his first win. On 1 November, he helped down a two-seater reconnaissance aircraft. On 23 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Guérin
Sous Lieutenant Gabriel Fernand Charles Guérin (25 July 1892 – 1 August 1918), ''Legion d'honneur, Medaille militaire, Croix de Guerre'', was a World War I fighter pilot credited with 23 confirmed aerial victories. Prewar life Gabriel Fernand Charles Guérin was born in Morocco on 25 July 1892. He joined the 28e Regiment d'Infanterie in October 1913, starting as a ''soldat de 2e class''. World War I service Guérin was cited for his service the first time in June 1915, when he had risen to ''soldat de 1e classe''. He was cited a second time as a corporal, in July 1916. The following month, he began aviation training. He received Pilot's Brevet 4981 on 10 December 1916.''Over the Front'', p. 167. After advanced training, he was posted to Escadrille 15, a Nieuport squadron on 25 April 1917. He scored his first aerial victory a month later. By July, he was a sergeant credited with four victories. He scored his sixth win on 26 August, and was awarded the ''Médaille militaire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Aviators
Commercial may refer to: * a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television) ** Radio advertisement ** Television advertisement * (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and services ** (adjective for:) trade, the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money * Two functional constituencies in elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong: **Commercial (First) **Commercial (Second) * Commercial (album), ''Commercial'' (album), a 2009 album by Los Amigos Invisibles * Commercial broadcasting * Commercial style or early Chicago school, an American architectural style * Commercial Drive, Vancouver, a road in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Commercial Township, New Jersey, in Cumberland County, New Jersey See also * * Comercial (other), Spanish and Portuguese word for the same thing * Commercialism {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs .... * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French World War I Flying Aces
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * French (episode), "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * Française (film), ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fokker D
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names. It was founded in 1912 in Berlin, Germany, and became famous for its fighter aircraft in World War I. In 1919 the company moved its operations to the Netherlands. During its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, it dominated the civil aviation market. Fokker went into bankruptcy in 1996, and its operations were sold to competitors. History Fokker in Germany At age 20, while studying in Germany, Anthony Fokker built his initial aircraft, the ''Spin'' (Spider)—the first Dutch-built plane to fly in his home country. Taking advantage of better opportunities in Germany, he moved to Berlin, where in 1912, he founded his first company, Fokker Aeroplanbau, later moving to the Görries suburb just southwest of Schwerin (at ), where the current company was founded, as Fokker Aviatik GmbH, on 12 February 1912. World War I Fokker capitalized o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumpler
Rumpler-Luftfahrzeugbau GmbH, Rumpler-Werke, usually known simply as Rumpler was a German aircraft and automobile manufacturer founded in Berlin by Austrian engineer Edmund Rumpler in 1909 as Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau.Gunston 1993, p.259 The firm originally manufactured copies of the Etrich Taube monoplane under the ''Rumpler Taube'' trademark, but turned to building reconnaissance biplanes of its own design through the course of the First World War, in addition to a smaller number of fighters and bombers.Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.100 The company, from the beginning a limited liability concern ( GmbH), became a Aktiengesellschaft in the style of ''Rumpler-Werke AG'' on 21 September 1917 with a capitalization of 3,5 million Marks. In 1918, 3300 people worked for RumplerRumpler 1919, p.63 at the Berlin headquarter and a subsidiary in Augsburg, the ''Bayerische Rumpler-Werke AG''. As a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles Germany was not allowed to manufacture aircraft. Rump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armond J
Armond may refer to: Places: *Armond, New Brunswick, Canadian community in Carleton County, New Brunswick Given name: *Armond Budish (born 1953), the Democratic representative for the 8th district of the Ohio House of Representatives *Armond H. DeLalio (1917–1952), American Marine helicopter pilot and Navy Cross recipient *Armond Hill (born 1953), American basketball coach and retired professional basketball player *Armond J. Berthelot, French World War I flying ace credited with eleven confirmed aerial victories *Armond Smith (born 1986), American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League *Armond White (born 1953), New York-based film and music critic *Gerard Armond Powell (born 1963) an unlikely, and for that reason, all the more compelling success story *Mario Armond Zamparelli, American artist and designer, best known for his connection with Howard Hughes Surname: *Dale de Armond (1914–2006), American printmaker *David A. De Armond D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Barcat
Sous-lieutenant André Jean Louis Barcat (8 November 1896 – 16 July 1918) was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. World War I service Barcat entered the army and was posted to the ''30e Régiment d'Artillerie'' on 12 April 1915. On 12 June he was sent to the military flying school at Fontainebleau, and was appointed an ''aspirant'' on 15 September 1915. On 13 December 1915 he was posted to ''Escadrille F 206'', to fly as an observer for six months before returning to Fontainebleau on 1 July 1916, where he was promoted to the provisional rank of ''sous-lieutenant'' on 27 September. He then served in the ''83e Régiment d'Artillerie'', transferring to the ''81e Régiment d'Artillerie'' on 23 December 1916. On 15 September 1917 Barcat transferred ''Aéronautique Militaire'' and was sent to the military flying school at Chartres to train as a pilot, receiving his military pilot's brevet at Avord on 28 November. He was posted to ''Escadrille SPA 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
