Marcel Hauss

Marcel Hauss
Born(1890-07-31)31 July 1890
Paris, France
Died15 February 1917(1917-02-15) (aged 26)
Saint-Mihiel, France
Buried
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFlying service
RankMaréchal des logis
UnitEscadrille N57
AwardsMédaille militaire
Croix de Guerre

Maréchal-des-logis Marcel Hauss was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

Biography

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See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Marcel Hauss was born in Paris on 31 July 1890.[2]

He began his military service as a Cuirassier, but transferred to aviation in September 1915. He graduated from pilot training in mid-1916. On 10 December 1916, he was posted to Escadrille N.57. Between 27 December 1916 and 29 January 1917, he was confirmed to have helped shoot down five German airplanes, with a sixth victory going uncredited.[2]

On 15 February 1917, he was shot down and killed while attacking a German two-seated reconnaissance aircraft above Saint-Mihiel.[1][2]

Sources of information

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  1. ^ a b The Aerodrome website [1] Accessed 11 August 2020
  2. ^ a b c Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 174

References

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  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.