About Antoine Paillard
Lived 1897 – 1931 (aged 33). Antoine Paillard was a French flying ace.
Born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné in 1897, sous Lieutenant Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories and was awarded three decorations including the Legion of Honor.
Biography See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné
Paillard served as a Breguet bomber pilot in Escadrille BR.132. On 1 May 1918, he shot down a German airplane for his first victory. Then, on 14 September 1918, Paillard was one of four French pilots combating four German Fokker D.VIIs, along with Jean-François Jannekeyn. The four French bomber aircrews managed to shoot down all four German fighters; all French participants were credited with four victories each. Paillard was awarded the Medaille Militaire for his valor, as well as the Croix de Guerre.
His daughter Gisele Paillard was born on 23 May 1920.
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Who was Antoine Paillard?
French flying ace (1897-1931)
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Antoine Paillard was born on 23 August 1897 in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné.
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Antoine Paillard died on 15 June 1931 in Paris.
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Antoine Paillard was a flying ace.
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Antoine Paillard was French.
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