Louis Prosper Gros

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Name:

Louis Prosper Gros

Country:

France

Rank:

Sous Lieutenant

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

HF41; Spa154

Victories:

Born:

24 July 1893

Place of Birth:

Paris

Died:

03 March 1973

Place of Death:

Gros joined the army in 1913 and was serving with an artillery regiment when the war began. Wounded in action on 25 September 1915, he transferred to the French Air Service on 16 February 1916. After receiving a Pilot's Brevet on 28 May, he was posted to Escadrille HF41 on 22 October. In April 1917, he scored his first only only victory of the year. On 1 January 1918, Gros joined Spa154, downing 5 balloons and 3 more enemy aircraft before he was badly wounded on 15 September 1918.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	13 Apr 1917		HF41	¹	EA	Mont Sapigneul
2	03 Apr 1918		Spa154		Albatros ²	Moreuil-Plessier
3	05 Jun 1918	1800	Spa154		Balloon ³	Trigny
4	30 Jun 1918	1750	Spa154		Balloon ⁴	Courroil
5	01 Jul 1918	1715	Spa154		Balloon ⁵	Courmont
6	15 Jul 1918	1905	Spa154		Balloon ⁶	S of Le Charmel
7	18 Jul 1918	0945	Spa154		Rumpler C ⁷	Beine
8	22 Aug 1918	1200	Spa154		Balloon ⁸	E of Cauroy
9					EA

1	Observer Brig Gaston Kissel
2	Shared with S/Lt Matrat
3	Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington, MdL Paul Barbreau
4	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, Adj Paul Petit
5	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, Adj Paul Petit, MdL Jacques Ehrlich
6	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, MdL Jacques Ehrlich
7	Shared with S/Lt Michel Coiffard, S/Lt Paul Waddington
8	Shared with S/Lt Paul Waddington, S/Lt Theophile Condemine

Books

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

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