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Rank. Second Lieutenant. Battles/wars. World War I. Awards. Knight of the Légion d'honneur. Médaille militaire. Croix de Guerre 1914-1918. 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 .
- France
- 13 June 1889, Montferrat, Isère
- Roi du ciel (Eng: King of the sky)
- 31 August 1915 (aged 26), Petit-Croix, France
Jul 19, 2013 · Remembering Adolphe Pégoud, the First Ace Pilot. It’s easy to forget that it was only a little over a decade after the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 that pilots were ...
- Allison Meier
Sep 1, 2010 · September 1, 2010. French aviator Adolphe Pégoud ranks as one of the best and bravest pilots in history, and he knew how to wow a crowd. On this day in 1913 he introduced a trick that scared...
- Tony Reichhardt
Feb 2, 2018 · The fighter ace—that dead-eyed hotshot who has downed five or more adversaries in aerial combat—is an iconic figure of the air age. The term derives from the French word as because the first man to earn the title was French. But Adolphe Pégoud, the original ace, had already acquired a title prior to that: le Roi du Ciel, or “King of the ...
Croix de guerre 1914-1918. Médaille militaire. Signature. modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata. Célestin Adolphe Pégoud, né à Montferrat ( Isère) le 13 juin 1889 et mort à Petit-Croix ( Territoire de Belfort) le 31 août 1915, est un aviateur français de la Première Guerre mondiale .
- Célestin Adolphe Pégoud
- Première Guerre mondiale
- Armée de terre française
- Sous-lieutenant
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The 26-year old Pégoud, a member of the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour), was known for his excellent flying skills and extreme bravery. In addition to being a true pioneer of aviation, he made his mark in history as the world’s first fighter ace.
Contents. Adolphe Pégoud. French pilot. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of stunt flying. In stunt flying. …repeated by the French pilot Adolphe Pégoud (died 1915 in World War I air combat). Looping feats and records soon became the rage, and countless new gyrations were invented and performed at air displays. Read More.
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