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After World War I started, he shot down the first of six German airplanes in February of 1915, earning accolades all over, but the “roi du ciel,” or “king of the sky,” met his match on ...
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud (13 June 1889 – 31 August 1915) was a French aviator and flight instructor who became the first fighter ace in history during World War I.
Le Roi du Ciel Une rencontre décisive C’est au 3e Régiment d’Artillerie Coloniale de Toulon (Var), fin janvier 1910, que Célestin Adolphe Pégoud se lie d’amitié avec l’un de ses supérieurs : le capitaine Louis Victor Carlin.
Adolphe Pegoud was nicknamed 'Roi du ciel' (King of the sky), before being names the first fighter "ace" during World War I. (Keystone/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Jan 10, 2014 · In the autumn of 1913, Le Roi du Ciel, Adolphe Pegoud, had performed that first aerial stunt at Brooklands airfield on London's outskirts before a crowd of 50,000 people.
Feb 5, 2015 · French pilot Adolphe Pegoud shoots down two German planes on the Western Front, forcing a third to make an emergency landing. Nicknamed r oi du ciel (king of the sky), Pegoud explored the limits of airplane manoeuvrability.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud (13 June 1889 - 31 August 1915) was a French aviator and flight instructor, who became the first fighter ace during World War I. Pégoud served in the French Army from 1907 to 1913.
