Charles Revol-Tissot

Adjutant Charles Alfred Revol-Tissot was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Biography

Charles Alfred Revol-Tissot was born on 2 June 1892 in Paris.

His youthful interest in aviation led him to learn to fly; he received Civil Pilot's Licence No. 1248 on 1 March 1913. When World War I began the following year, he ended up as a pilot in Escadrille BL.3. He was awarded the Médaille Militaire on 15 June 1915.

On 14 February

In 1917, he returned to Escadrille N.38. He is also credited with prior victories during 1916, though details are unknown. After he became a flying ace, he was awarded the Legion d'honneur.

Charles Alfred Revol-Tissot died on 13 July 1971, location unknown.

Honors and awards

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur "Adjudant pilot, energetic and adroit, he knows that by his example of ardor and courage, the young pilots of his Escadrille will follow him. On 15 February 1917, he downed a German plane which crashed to the ground behind our lines."

Médaille Militaire "Sergent pilot of the Army Air Service; pilot of the first order, courageous to the point of rashness, very close and very sure. Demonstrated his qualitites of courage and sang-froid on 26 March when, during a reconnaissance, his plane was very heavily fired upon and was hit several places by shrapnel, but he did not waver for an instant from the mission entrusted him. He particularly distinguished himself in the cooperation of his Escadrille during the operations of 5, 6 and 7 June."

Virtutea Militară 2nd Class - while flying for Romania.