List of French fighter pilots in World War II

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The list of French fighter pilots in the Second World War includes fighter pilots of the French Air Force ( Armée de l'air française ) in the Second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, who had scored at least ten kills. This list does not claim to be complete.

Overview

The table contains the French aviators with ten confirmed kills or more

  • Surname
  • Rank
  • Number of confirmed aerial victories
  • Awards
  • unit
  • Date of death (†)

Note: The list can be sorted : By clicking on a column header, the list is sorted according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting.

Surname image rank L. Award Unit / Squadron No.
Pierre Clostermann Pierre Clostermann.jpg Flight lieutenant 33 (19?) DFC 341 Squadron RAF 03/22/2006
Marcel Albert 23 CdG , HdS 08/23/2010
Jean Demozay Colonel 21st CdG, DSO , DFC 1 Sq RAF December 19, 1945
Edmond Marin La Meslée Marinlameslee.jpg 20th CdG GC I / 5 4.02.1945
Pierre Le Gloan 20th CdG GC III / 6 09/11/1943
Roland de la Poype Roland de La Poype (1920-2012) .jpg 17th CdG, HdS 602 Sq 10/22/2012
Jacques André Jacques André en may 1946.jpg 16 CdG, HdS April 2, 1988
Louis Delfino Colonel 16 GC I / 4 06/11/1968
Michel Dorance 16 GC I / 7 01/17/1986
Roger Sauvage 16 CdG GC I / 5 09/01/1977
Jean Accart Jean Accart 1940.jpg major general 15th CdG GC 2/2 08/19/1992
Edouard Le Nigen 12 07/25/1940
Abel guides 10
François Morel 10 CdG GC I / 5 May 18, 1940

See also

literature

  • Edward H. Sims: Fighter pilots, the great opponents of yore . Engine book.
  • Christopher Chant, Richard Humble: The great book of dogfights . Buch und Zeit publishing company.
  • Mike Spick: The Complete Fighter Ace: All the World's Fighter Aces, 1914-2000 . Greenhill Books.
  • Mike Spick: Allied Fighter Aces: The Air Combat Tactics and Techniques of World War II . Greenhill Books.