After five years in the army, Bozon-Verduraz transferred to the French Air Service on 8 October 1915. On 12 May 1916, he was injured in a crash while serving with C11. Posted to N3 on 15 June 1917, he scored eight victories during the first half of 1918. On 1 July 1918, he assumed command of Spa94, scoring three more victories and logging more than 683 hours of flight time by the end of the war.
Légion d'Honneur
"Remarkable officer pilot; during two years, he has gained the admiration of the Army Corps Escadrille with which he served, carrying out the most arduous missions, never ceasing to seek battle with a joyous zeal. He downed, one after the other, three enemy planes in the space of four days. One wound. Three citations." Légion d'Honneur citation
Victories
Date
Time
Unit
Aircraft
Opponent
Location
1
16 Feb 1918
1135
N3
EA 1
Damloup
2
17 Feb 1918
1215
N3
Two-seater
Montfaucon
3
20 Feb 1918
1120
N3
Two-seater 1
Calonne
4
20 Apr 1918
1005
N3
EA
Hangard-Thennes
5
21 Apr 1918
0815
N3
EA 2
Thory
6
15 May 1918
1135
N3
Two-seater 3
Assainvillers
7
16 May 1918
0940
N3
EA 4
Montdidier
8
29 May 1918
1815
N3
EA
Etelfay
9
17 Aug 1918
Spa94
Two-seater
Roye
10
03 Oct 1918
Spa94
EA
11
09 Oct 1918
Spa94
Two-seater 5
Bathinville
1
Shared with Lt de la Rochfordiere
2
Shared with S/Lt Duret, Adj Mion, Brig de Ligniere
