About Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan
Lived 1916 – 1940 (aged 24). Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan was a French naval officer.
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan (23 April 1916-15 June 1940) was a naval officer and naval aviator of the French Navy.
Career He joined the Navy in April 1935 then passed and got his pilot's license. Second master, he served on Dunkirk as the pilot of one of the seaplanes on board.
Sent to the CA 3 fighter flotilla in Cuers in January 1940 to protect Toulon, he fought a formation of Italian planes on 15 June 1940 on a Bloch MB.151. After being hit, he deliberately collided with one of his opponents, whom he took in his fall. Seriously injured and burned, he died a few hours later at the Brignoles hospital.
Legacy A French D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso launched in 1977, has been named after him.
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Who was Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan?
French naval officer (1930-1945
When was Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan born?
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan was born on 23 April 1916 in Douarnenez.
When did Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan die?
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan died on 15 June 1940 in Brignoles.
What was Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan's occupation?
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan was a naval officer.
What nationality was Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan?
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan was French.
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