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Maurice
Boyau
Name: Maurice Jean
Paul Boyau
Country: France
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: French Air Service
Units: N77; Spa77
Victories: 35
Date Of Birth: 8 May 1888
Place of Birth: Mustapha, Algeria
Date Of Death: 16 September 1918Well know for his
skill at rugby, Boyau served in the infantry before the war. In
1915, while serving as a driver in the Army Service Corps, he
requested a transfer to the French Air Service. Obtaining a Pilot's
Brevet on 28 November 1915, he served as an instructor at Buc before
being assigned to N77 in September 1916. Before he was killed in
action, Boyau shot down 21 balloons and 14 enemy aircraft.
Médaille Militaire
"Pursuit pilot of audacious bravery. Three times cited in orders,
and has to his credit an aircraft and a balloon. On 5 June 1917 he
destroyed another balloon. Forced to land in enemy territory, he
repaired his plane and flew back over the lines at 200 meters
altitude, under fire of enemy machine guns." Médaille Militaire
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Légion d'Honneur (Officier)
"Pilot of remarkable bravery whose marvelous physical qualities are
put to use by his most arduous spirit and fights at great heights.
Magnificent officer with an admirable spirit of self-sacrifice,
facing each day with the same smiling desire for new exploits,
surpassing then succeeding. He excels in all branches of aviation;
reconnaissance, photography in single-seaters, bombardments at low
altitudes, attacks on ground troops, and is classed among the best
pursuit pilots. He has reported twenty-seven victories, the last
twelve in less than one month. Has shot down sixteen balloons and
eleven planes. Has the Médaille Militaire and Chevalier de la Légion
d'Honneur for feats of war. Eleven citations." Légion d'Honneur
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