Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne - The Aerodrome

Name:

Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne

Country:

France

Rank:

Capitaine

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

GB1; N48; Spa12

Victories:

Born:

01 April 1891

Place of Birth:

Le Mans

Died:

Place of Death:

No notes.

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

"A very courageous pilot who gives daily the highest example of boldness and initiative. The 6th of July 1917 he downed, in the course of one flight, his third and fourth German planes, one of these in our lines. Cited in orders three times." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 22 July 1917

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	17 Nov 1916		N48		Albatros
2	26 Apr 1917	0615	N48		Albatros D.V ¹	Ville-au-Bois
3	06 Jul 1917	1035	N48		Albatros D.V ²	St. Thierry
4	06 Jul 1917	1037	N48		Albatros D.V ²	NW of Brimont
5	18 Aug 1917		N48		Albatros D ³	Foret d'Houthulst
6	30 Sep 1917		N48		Albatros C ⁴	Foret de Pinon
7	29 Jan 1918		Spa12		Albatros D.III ⁵	Allemont
8	23 Mar 1918		Spa12		Two-seater ⁶	La Fère
9	12 May 1918		Spa12		Albatros C ⁷	Guerbigny
10	13 Jun 1918	1715	Spa12		Pfalz D.III	Soissons
11	15 Jul 1918		Spa12		Fokker D.VII ⁸	Château-Thierry
12	16 Jul 1918		Spa12		Albatros C ⁹	Reims
13	22 Aug 1918		Spa12		Balloon ¹⁰	S of Cuiry
14	26 Sep 1918		Spa12		Balloon ¹¹	St. Geneveive
15	26 Sep 1918		Spa12		Fokker D.VII ¹²	Ville-sur-Tourbe

1	Shared with Cpl René Montrion, Cpl Conan
2	Shared with Capt Jean Matton
3	Shared with Adj Gilbert de Guingand
4	Shared with Sgt René Montrion
5	Shared with Adj de la Fregeoliere
6	Shared with S/Lt Decugis, Adj Philibert
7	Shared with S/Lt Marcel Dhôme
8	Shared with Adj Herlemont
9	Shared with MdL Beaunee, Cpl Haller
10	Shared with Sgt Saxon
11	Shared with S/Lt Schurck, Adj Emile Regnier
12	Shared with S/Lt Herlemont, Sgt Maurio

Books

Over the Front: by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)

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