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    Pierre Clostermann

    World War II French flying pilot

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  1. Pierre-Henri Clostermann DSO, DFC & Bar (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a World War II French ace fighter pilot. During the conflict he has been claimed to have achieved 33 air-to-air combat victories, earning the accolade "France's First Fighter" from General Charles de Gaulle.

  2. Mar 31, 2006 · Pierre Clostermann, an ace fighter pilot who flew for de Gaulle's Free French forces in World War II, engaging in fierce combat in the Battle of Britain and over Normandy on D-Day, died March 22...

  3. Apr 6, 2006 · Pierre Clostermann. IN JULY 1940, a somewhat-surprised, Brazilian-born student at the aeronautical department of the California Institute of Technology received a letter from his father, asking...

  4. Pierre Clostermann was one of the most high-profile Free French World War Two pilots. In the centenary year of his birth, Malcolm V Lowe examines this fascinating aviator’s career and achievements.

  5. Pierre Henri Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a French flying ace. Joining the Free French Air Force in Britain in 1942, Clostermann scored 33 recorded victories, earning the accolade "France's First Fighter" from General Charles de Gaulle.

  6. Pierre Clostermann. Pierre Clostermann, né le 28 février 1921 à Curitiba ( Brésil ), mort le 22 mars 2006 à Montesquieu-des-Albères ( Pyrénées-Orientales ), est un aviateur français qui s'est distingué au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale .

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  8. Pierre Clostermann, the leading French ace in World War II, left home in 1941 at the age of 19 to join the Free French Air Force in Britain. In January 1943, he was assigned as a sergeant pilot flying the Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX fighter with the newly formed No. 341 “Alsace” Squadron at RAF Biggen Hill. He achieved his first air ...

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