Raoul Echard
Raoul Cesar Robert Pierre Echard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1883 Rouen, France |
| Died | 7 September 1922 Bodio |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Aviation |
| Rank | Capitaine |
| Unit | Escadrille 26, Escadrille 82, Escadrille 22 |
| Awards | Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre |
Capitaine Raoul Cesar Robert Pierre Echard was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1]
He was born at Rouen, France on 28 September 1883. He received the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his valor. The award citation of his Légion d'honneur mentions :
"An energetic officer, audacious and skillful pilot. In less than a month, by his courage and combat techniques, and by the example he gives each day to everyone, he made a newly formed young escadrille into a highly efficient unit. On 3 May 1917, he downed his third enemy plane in our lines. Cited twice in orders.[1]
He died 1922 in an Air meeting starting from Zurich. After two steps of the "circuit des Alpes", his Spad crashed in a wood near Bodio where he was found dead.[2]
List of aerial victories[1]
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
| No. | Date/time | Aircraft | Foe | Result | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 March 1917 | German two-seater | Destroyed | west of Altkirch | ||
| 2 | 1 May 1917 | EA | Destroyed | |||
| 3 | 3 May 1917 | EA | Destroyed | Moosch | Victory shared with François de Boigne | |
| 4 | 5 May 1917 | EA | Destroyed | |||
| 5 | 18 March 1918 | EA | Destroyed | Asiago | ||
| 6 | 14 June 1918 | Fokker Dr.I | Destroyed | Cernay-les-Reims, France | ||
| 7 | 25 August 1918 | Balloon | Destroyed | Concevreux, France |
Sources of information
- ^ a b c http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/echard.php
- ^ http://www.notrehistoire.ch/article/view/206/ La mort de Raoul Echard
References
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