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    Colonel René Paul Fonck (27 March 1894 – 18 June 1953) was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top Entente fighter ace and, when all...
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  • of Luxembourg. René Fonck's obituary (in Luxembourgish) Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "René Fonck Biography and Olympic...
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  • Menudo René Favaloro (1923–2000), Argentine cardiac surgeon René Fonck (1894–1953), French aviator and most successful pilot in World War I René Frégni...
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  • Johny Fonck (1920–2008), Luxembourgian athlete René Fonck (1894–1953), French World War I flying ace René Fonck (canoeist) (1923–2018), Luxembourgian sprint...
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    serious attempt on the prize was made by a team led by French flying ace René Fonck, backed by Igor Sikorsky, the aircraft designer. Sikorsky, who put $100...
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    designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company for an attempt by René Fonck on a non-stop Atlantic crossing for the Orteig Prize. It was destroyed...
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  • Equalled", Associated Press, Friday 21 June 1918 Doubleday, "Ace of Aces", René Fonck, 1967 Osprey Publishing, "Richthofen's Circus", Greg VanWyngarden, 2005...
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    World War I. A notable user of aircraft artillery was the fighter ace René Fonck. Airships were used with some success, mostly used to harass cities, but...
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    aircraft such as the Beardmore W.B.V and the Salmson-Moineau. Fighter ace René Fonck used a 37mm mle.1916 on a SPAD S.XII. The modèle 1916 gun's 37mm caliber...
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    that inspired Lindbergh to attempt the flight was René Fonck's September 1926 failure. Reading of Fonck's crash, which killed two of his crew, Lindbergh...
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  • d'Osia (6 citations) General Raoul Salan (1 citation) Fighter ace colonel René Fonck (29 citations) General Marie-Pierre Kœnig (2 citations) General Raoul...
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    built for René Fonck's attempt to win the Orteig Prize, 1926: 169–178  S-36 twin engine amphibian, 1927: 182  S-37 twin-engine built for René Fonck, but then...
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    more. For comparison, the highest-scoring Entente ace, the Frenchman René Fonck, achieved 75 confirmed victories and a further 52 unconfirmed behind enemy...
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  • fighter near Baussant, France.[better source needed] May 9 – French ace René Fonck shoots down six German aircraft in a day. May 9–10 (overnight) – The German...
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    Czechoslovakia.[citation needed] SPAD XIII Georges Guynemer SPAD XIII René Fonck SPAD XIII Edward Rickenbacker SPAD XIII David "Duffy" Lewis  Belgium Groupe...
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    companion. In contrast to the unsociable but nonetheless top French ace René Fonck, Nungesser was well liked by his comrades. He suffered a very bad crash...
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    Washington DC. One of the well-known visitors at the time was Captain René Fonck, French Aviation Service. He arrived in the United States at the Port...
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    about him. This was quite different later in 1918 with the French top ace René Fonck, who despite having 75 confirmed victories, had bad publicity for his...
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    Both areas are now completely developed. In pursuit of the Orteig Prize, René Fonck attempted to take off the Sikorsky S-35 from Roosevelt Field's long runway...
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    I units: SPA 3 of the famous ace Georges Guynemer, SPA 26, SPA 103 of René Fonck, and SPA 12. Heir to Escadrille 3 (the "Cigognes" Escadrille), EC 1/2...
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    Alfred Faust Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer) Jules Ferry Johann Fischart René Fonck Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor Pierre Fresnay Émile Friant Henri Grégoire...
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  • birth control advocate, philanthropist and reformer (d. 1992) March 27 – René Fonck, French World War I flying ace (d. 1953) April 5 – Chesney Allen, British...
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    Roald Dahl Ali Eghbali Dogahe Abbas Doran Giora Epstein Brendan Finucane René Fonck Francis Gabreski Adolf Galland Joaquín García Morato Sabiha Gökçen Hermann...
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    most seats in the parliamentary elections in Cuba. French flying ace René Fonck scored his 75th and final aerial victory, ending the war as the highest-scoring...
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    worse than the D.500. The aircraft was briefly the personal mount of René Fonck. D.510 Re-engined with a 640 kW (860 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs and armed...
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  • Frank Halford, English aircraft engine designer (died 1955) 27 March – René Fonck, French fighter ace (died 1953) 5 April – Larry Bell, American aircraft...
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  • Warfare 1918 James McCudden Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps 1919 René Fonck My Fights (Mes Combats) 1919 Richard E. Byrd Skyward 1928 Clarence Chamberlin...
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    the RFC and the third top ace of the war, behind only the Red Baron and René Fonck. At the end of August 1917, Bishop was appointed as the Chief Instructor...
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  • victory count. René Fonck Georges Guynemer Charles Nungesser Georges Madon Maurice Boyau Michel Coiffard Léon Bourjade Armand Pinsard René Dorme Gabriel...
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  • naturalist author Clément Ader Jacqueline Auriol Louis Blériot Henri Farman René Fonck Roland Garros, first to cross the Mediterranean; French Open is named...
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