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  1. Georges Guynemer. Georges Guynemer ( French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ ɡinmɛːʁ], 24 December 1894 – 11 September 1917 MIA) was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death. Guynemer's death was a profound shock to France.

  2. Guynemer was France's most beloved ace. He entered the French Air Service in November 1914 and served as a mechanic before receiving a Pilot's Brevet in April 1915. Despite his frail physical appearance, he took part in more than 600 aerial combats and was shot down seven times and survived. An excellent marksman and highly skilled pilot, he ...

  3. GEORGES GUYNEMER. _Published on the Fund given to the Yale University Press in memory of_ ENSIGN CURTIS SEAMAN READ, U.S.N.R.F. _of the Class of 1918, Yale College, killed in the aviation service in France, February, 1918_ [Illustration: GEORGES GUYNEMER, KNIGHT OF THE AIR] HENRY BORDEAUX. GEORGES GUYNEMER. KNIGHT OF THE AIR. TRANSLATED FROM ...

  4. Georges Guynemer, knight of the air by Bordeaux, Henry, 1870-1963. Publication date 1972 Topics Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic, 1894-1917 Publisher New York] Arno Press

  5. Dec 7, 2006 · Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air by Bordeaux, Henry, 1870-1963. Collection gutenberg Contributor Project Gutenberg Language English. Book from Project Gutenberg ...

  6. henrybordeaux guynemergeorges knightoftheair translatedfromthefrench bylouisemorgansill withanintroductionby theodoreroosevelt newhaven yaleuniversitypress newyork:280madisonavenue

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  8. Jan 1, 1972 · Of the top aces of WWI Georges Guynemer was the youngest, and he was the first of the top 15 to lose his life, dying on 9/11/1917. This book is an interesting tale of a self possessed 20 year old French youth who at the outbreak of war in 1914 wanted nothing more than to help his country. And the way he chose was to fly.

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