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What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
Hello,
while searching in my local Cemetery for the grave of a WW2 airman. I chanced upon the old and damaged memorial for this Frenchman. Aspiant Pilote ALBERT EDOUARD DeGUERRIER 14th September 1885. Has anyone detailsof him and/or photo of the memorial before the damage was done ? as it would be nice to know what the top was. Alex |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
1885?
Is this his date of birth? Or was he trying to beat the Wright Brothers?! Or was he a balloonist or some other kind of pilot? Last edited by Andy Saunders; 2nd March 2008 at 19:02. Reason: typo |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
Thats just it Andy , hence my question.
It is date of death. I have photo but it is too big in K to send to the page. how to reduce size of photo from 700 down to 190 odd ? Alex |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
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can you give us the name of the cemetery. I cannot find the name in The Times, or anywhere else. Any additional info may help A |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
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It cannot be this Frenchman GuerrierFrançoisFFC5Sop234, Spa77; all victories are balloons as his death was before was before WW1 perhaps the WW! Baloon ace was a relation. ref is WW1 aces on Air Aces homepage Alex |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
I have resized the photos that Alex sent me:
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
I gather this is at Falmouth? And there is a Le Havre connection. Surely we must be talking about an "Aspirant" pilot of the nautical kind??? Unless he came a cropper when the sun melted the wax holding his wing feathers together, a la Icarus, whilst trying to beat the Wright Brothers to it!
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
Hi Andy,
I wouldn't know, perhaps you are on the right lines. Alex |
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Re: What can you tell me about this Frenchman ?
Hi Alex
From my "simple" French Dictionary- Aspirant can be a Military term for Cadet or Midshipman. Are we looking at a Trainee in Ballooning or did the French Navy have a function "Pilote" perhaps connected to Ship Navigation? Regards Dick |
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