Fernand Henri Chavannes was the son of renowned sinologist and Chinese scholar Édouard Chavannes.[2] The younger Chavannes was born on 16 April 1897 in Paris. He began his military service on 12 January 1916; on 29 February, he went for pilot training. On 21 December 1916, he received Military Pilot's Brevet No. 5074. After advanced training, he was posted to Escadrille 112 on 24 April 1917.[3] Chavannes and his friend Lionel de Marmier were chosen to share a new "cannon Spad", the SPAD XII, when it came out in mid-1917. The letters "M" and "C", representing their last names, were intertwined in paint on the side of its fuselage.[4]
Chavannes's string of seven confirmed victories began on 8 February 1918. After his fifth victory, he was commissioned as a temporary Sous lieutenant on 1 April 1918. He ended the war with seven victories.[3]
"First class pursuit pilot, courageous and with accomplished skill. He reported his fourth victory by attacking an enemy two-seater and forcing it to land behind our lines." Médaille Militaire citation, 13 April 1918[1]
Chavannes also won the Croix de Guerre with seven palmes and an etoile de bronze.
Sources of information
^ abcThe Aerodrome website [1] Retrieved on 29 April 2010.
Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918.Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank. Grub Street Publishing, 1993. ISBN978-0-948817-54-0.
SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I. Jon Guttman. Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN1841763160, 9781841763163.
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fernand, henri, chavannes, sous, lieutenant, 1897, 1985, french, world, flying, credited, with, seven, aerial, victories, born, 1897, april, 1897paris, francediedoctober, 1985, 1985, aged, allegiancefranceservice, branchaviationranksous, lieutenantunitescadril. Sous Lieutenant Fernand Henri Chavannes 1897 1985 was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories 1 Fernand Henri ChavannesBorn 1897 04 16 April 16 1897Paris FranceDiedOctober 5 1985 1985 10 05 aged 88 AllegianceFranceService wbr branchAviationRankSous lieutenantUnitEscadrille 176 Escadrille 112AwardsLegion d honneur Medaille militaire Croix de Guerre Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors and awards 3 Sources of information 4 ReferencesBiography EditFernand Henri Chavannes was the son of renowned sinologist and Chinese scholar Edouard Chavannes 2 The younger Chavannes was born on 16 April 1897 in Paris He began his military service on 12 January 1916 on 29 February he went for pilot training On 21 December 1916 he received Military Pilot s Brevet No 5074 After advanced training he was posted to Escadrille 112 on 24 April 1917 3 Chavannes and his friend Lionel de Marmier were chosen to share a new cannon Spad the SPAD XII when it came out in mid 1917 The letters M and C representing their last names were intertwined in paint on the side of its fuselage 4 Chavannes s string of seven confirmed victories began on 8 February 1918 After his fifth victory he was commissioned as a temporary Sous lieutenant on 1 April 1918 He ended the war with seven victories 3 Honors and awards EditLegion d Honneur Pursuit pilot of exceptional audacity and skill Entitled to eight citations and seven victories Legion d Honneur citation 1 Medaille Militaire First class pursuit pilot courageous and with accomplished skill He reported his fourth victory by attacking an enemy two seater and forcing it to land behind our lines Medaille Militaire citation 13 April 1918 1 Chavannes also won the Croix de Guerre with seven palmes and an etoile de bronze Sources of information Edit a b c The Aerodrome website 1 Retrieved on 29 April 2010 SPAD XII XIII aces of World War I p 11 a b Over the Front The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914 1918 pp 132 133 SPAD XII XIII aces of World War I p 11 References EditOver the Front The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914 1918 Franks Norman Bailey Frank Grub Street Publishing 1993 ISBN 978 0 948817 54 0 SPAD XII XIII aces of World War I Jon Guttman Osprey Publishing 2002 ISBN 1841763160 9781841763163 This biographical article related to the French military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fernand Henri Chavannes amp oldid 1095283542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
