Georges Pelletier d'Oisy
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Capitaine Georges Pelletier d'Oisy (1892–1953) was a French aviator and World War I ace. He attempted a circumnavigation of the world in 1924. Pelletier d'Oisy began his aviation career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Biography
Early life and training
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
Georges Pelletier D'Oisy was born in Auch on 9 March 1892. He enlisted for five years on 23 May 1910. He served as a Dragoon until 14 October 1912, when he entered pilot training. He graduated with Military Pilot's Brevet No. 284 on 18 June 1913, and was posted to Escadrille HF.19 on 1 July.[1]
World War I service
When the First World War began, Pelletier d'Oisy was serving with Escadrille HF.19. On 20 November 1914, he received one of the first Médaille militaires awarded in the war.[2]
He transferred to
He scored two more aerial victories, on 12 and 17 May 1916. On 18 May he was transferred to a fighter squadron,
On 30 December 1917, he was withdrawn from his squadron to serve on the staff of Groupe de Combat 16. He would serve in this position until 26 October 1918, when he was posted back to his former unit, now known as Escadrille Spa.69.[1]
Aviation record activities
On 24 April 1924, Pelletier d'Oisy and Adjutant
Pelletier d'Oisy was in Hong Kong when a British
In June 1925, flying a Blériot-SPAD S.61, he won the Michelin Cup, completing the 2,835 km (1,762 mi) course in 15hr 8 min.[7]
During the interwar period,joyful and talkative Pelletier d'Oisy was a popular character in France, best known by his nickname of Pivolo (phonetical pun for Pie-vole-haut -High flies the magpie- which his comrades-in-arms had coined after his habit as an flight instructor to always end a briefing by telling greener recruits the catchphrase :"et p(u)is vole haut", stressing the importance of starting air combat with an altitude advantage. A popular brand of
World War II and beyond
Having served in both Indochina and Tunisia, d'Oisy rose to the rank of General by the end of the Second World War. He died in Morocco on 10 May 1953.[1]
Honors
- Chevalier of the Commandeur) in the Legion
- Medaille Militaire: 20 November 1914
- Croix de Guerre with four palmes and an etoile de vermeil[1]
- The inaugural Harmon Trophy in 1926[10]
End notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, pp. 202-203
- ^ The Aerodrome website page on the MM [1] Retrieved on 26 August 2020.
- ^ The Aerodrome website page on the Legion d'honneur] [2] Retrieved 26 August 2020
- ^ The First World Flight - Being the Personal Narratives of Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden, John Harding, p. 152
- ^ O'Connor, Derek, "All in the Game", Aviation History, September 2010, pp. 56-57, 59.
- ^ O'Connor, Derek, "All in the Game", Aviation History, September 2010, pp. 58-59.
- ^ "Raids, Records et Performances". l'Aérophile: 197. 1 July 1925.
- ^ https://library.si.edu/image-gallery/90986
- ^ https://www.petitfute.com/v24565-toulouse-31000/c1169-s-amuser-sortir/c182-bar-cafe/1539696-pivolo.html
- ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
References
- ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
- Thomas Lowell (1925). The First World Flight - Being the Personal Narratives of Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden, John Harding. Cambridge Houghton Mifflin. ASIN: B01HWXRXRK.