Maurice Jean Soulet

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Maurice Jean Soulet (born April 6, 1926 , † 1995 ) was a French Vice Admiral in the Navy , who was last chief of the Central Services of the Naval Aviation from 1983 to 1986.

Life

After attending school, Soulet began officer training at the Naval School (École Navale) in Lanvéoc and entered the Navy (Marine nationale française) after graduation . In the following years he found employment as an officer and was promoted to lieutenant at sea (Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe) on October 1, 1947 and first lieutenant at sea (Enseigne de vaisseau de première classe) on October 1, 1949 , marriage on December 1, 1952 his promotion to lieutenant captain (Lieutenant de Vaisseau) took place. As a corvette captain (Capitaine de Corvette) he was after further assignments as a staff officer from August 6, 1963 to August 20, 1965 commander of the naval aviation group 6 (Groupe d'aéronautique navale n ° 6) consisting of three aircraft (21F, 22F, 28F ) . As a frigate captain (Capitaine de Frégate) he was between June 6, 1970 and June 18, 1971 in command of the Aviso Commandant Rivière belonging to the Élan class . In 1972 he was a sea captain (Capitaine de Vaisseau) deputy commander of the Naval Academy and was followed on 13 September 1973 to 1 September 1975 commander of the section experiments and support SES (Section d'Expérimentation et de Soutien (SES)) of Center for practical experiments in aerospace CEPA (Center d'Expérimentations Pratiques de l'Aéronautique) .

After his promotion to flotilla admiral (Contre-amiral) Soulet found further uses within the Navy. In October 1981 he became Deputy Naval Prefect at the Naval Base in Toulon , where he was the successor to Flotilla Admiral Alain Fatou from September 10, 1983 until he was replaced by Admiral Guirec Doniol on April 17, 1986, Chief of the Central Services of Naval Aviation (Service central de l 'Aéronautique navale) . In this use, he was promoted to As Rear Admiral (Vice-amiral) and 1984 Vice-Admiral (Vice-amiral d'escadre) . He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor for his services .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Groupe d'aéronautique navale n ° 6 (21F, 22F, 28F). 1st july 1961 . In: Norbert DESGOUTTES: LES COMMANDEMENTS DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE NAVALE (1912-2013), p. 172
  2. ↑ Base d'aéronautique navale et center d'expériences de Fréjus - Saint-Raphaël. 6 avril 1937 . In: Norbert DESGOUTTES: LES COMMANDEMENTS DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE NAVALE (1912-2013), p. 67
  3. ↑ PROMOTIONS ET NOMINATIONS MILITAIRES . In: Le Monde of October 16, 1981
  4. ^ Chef du service central de l'Aéronautique navale. 29 September 1952 . In: Norbert DESGOUTTES: LES COMMANDEMENTS DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE NAVALE (1912-2013), p. 12
  5. ↑ CM. June 20, 1984 Mesures d'ordre individuel.
personal data
SURNAME Soulet, Maurice Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French vice admiral
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1926
DATE OF DEATH 1995