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| Name: |
Jean Marie Luc Gilbert Sardier |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
N77; Spa77, Spa48 |
| Victories: |
15 |
| Born: |
05 May 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Riom |
| Died: |
07 October 1976 |
| Place of Death: |
Clermont-Ferrand |
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This highly decorated officer joined the French army in 1914. The following year, Sardier transferred to the French Air Service and was breveted as a pilot and observer by the summer of 1916. In July 1918, he was given command of Spa48. Of his fifteen victories, five were balloons.
Died, age 79, at Clermont-Ferrand, France. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
07 Nov 1916 |
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Spa77 |
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EA 1 |
Vieville-en-Haye |
| 2 |
03 Jun 1917 |
0955 |
Spa77 |
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Balloon 2 |
Geline |
| 3 |
04 Jan 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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EA 3 |
N of Arracourt |
| 4 |
20 Feb 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Balloon 2 |
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| 5 |
15 May 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Albatros 4 |
Montdidier |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Albatros 5 |
Montdidier |
| 7 |
15 May 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Albatros 5 |
Montdidier |
| 8 |
16 May 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Balloon 6 |
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| 9 |
29 May 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Albatros D.V 2 |
Ville-en-Tardenois |
| 10 |
04 Jun 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Balloon 2 |
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| 11 |
04 Jun 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Balloon 2 |
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| 12 |
30 Jun 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Fokker D.VII 7 |
Chirmont-Epagny |
| 13 |
12 Aug 1918 |
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Spa77 |
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Fokker D.VII |
Catigny |
| 14 |
09 Oct 1918 |
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Spa48 |
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Two-seater 8 |
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| 15 |
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Spa48 |
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EA |
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| 1 |
Shared with S/Lt Georgeot |
| 2 |
Shared with S/Lt Maurice Boyau |
| 3 |
Shared with Sgt. Laurent Ruamps |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt Decoin, Sgt Gelin |
| 5 |
Shared with Sgt Gelin |
| 6 |
Shared with Sgt Francois Guerrier |
| 7 |
Shared with S/Lt Claude Haegelen, MdL Schuster |
| 8 |
Shared with MdL Denomaision, Sgt Grimoulle |
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| Books |
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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