Talk:René Fonck

Fonck's score

The author suggests that since about 73 of Richthofen's 80 kills had been confirmed by Franks, that Fonck's score of 75 makes him the highest ace. This line of thinking is inaccurate and naive. Most aces overclaimed during both World Wars. The fact that Richthofen's score of 73 is so close to what he claimed 80, is impressive. And it still doesn't mean he didn't score 80. Fonck overclaimed as well, and if a professional inquiry was made into his score it would probably be much lower, probably in the 60's. The same can be said for Billy Bishop. So either way Richthofen's score is still the highest, no matter what the author wishes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.32.190.10 (talk) 04:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

Fonck claimed more than a hundred victories, so it's still not out of the realm of possibility that he may have outdone von Richtofen. 2A01:CB14:5B5:4E00:C151:6DB0:C85C:13CF (talk) 21:33, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

What a nice series of speculation. FYI the French authorities required three independant witnesses for validating a claim. Xavierjouve (talk) 18:56, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

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Sentence removed

I have removed that sentence : "Fonck's loyalties were thus questioned by the Vichy regime, and thus he returned home to Paris where he was eventually arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Drancy internment camp." In fact, Fonck was not arrested by the Gestapo, but by the french police after the Libération (september 1944). He was eventually cleared of his charges.78.232.54.121 (talk) 11:02, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

I have put it back. Please see: Micelli, C. & Palmieri, B. (2007) René Fonck: L’as des as, l’homme. Paris: Economica. ISBN : 978-2-7178-5413-8. FYI, here's a translated review of this book http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aerostories.org%2F~aerobiblio%2Farticle1616.html (Xavierjouve (talk) 17:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)).

“Allied Ace of Aces

Perhaps the term holds some deeper significance of which I am unaware - if so, correct me - but considering the context in which the term is used - encompassing all conflicts in the 20th and 21st century according to the article - it seems rather nebulous. The man in question did his aerial feats in WWI, and while I could understand it used in this more focused context (though I personally prefer the use of the term ‘Entente’ to ‘Allies’ when referring to WWI to avoid confusion and avoid the connotation of slant or bias), it seems strange to use it in regard to all applicable conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. Who are the Allies exactly? It seems rather vague and over the course of that time period due to change, rendering it less significant as a benchmark of accomplishment.

Perhaps “Western Democracies” could be used to cover the Entente, the (Western) Allies, and the NATO pact at once since it seems that’s the intention of the phrase in the first place. It just seems frankly incorrect to use “Allies” in this context as it simplifies one and almost a quarter (anyone else feel old yet?) century of shifting diplomatic expediency. Let’s not forget that the Soviet Union was for one brief moment an “Ally” which further complicates things. 2601:87:4400:BEC0:BC4E:8B2C:8673:5416 (talk) 16:43, 10 September 2020 (UTC)