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  • Fernand Jacquet
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  • Captain-Commandant Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was the first Belgian pilot to score an aerial victory, on 17 April 1915, and became the first Belgian ace on 1 February 1917. He was also the first Belgian pilot to fly his king to the front, in 1917. Additionally, he was the only Belgian honored by the British with a Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Unit
  • Escadrille Demanet , 2e Escadrille de Chasse, 1ère Escadrille de Chasse
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serviceyears
  • 1907
Birth Date
  • 1888-11-02
Commands
Branch
  • Infantry; aviation
death place
Name
  • Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet
Birth Place
Awards
  • Order of the Crown (Belgium), Order of Leopold (Belgium), Croix de Guerre, French Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre, Russian Order of Saint Anne, British Distinguished Flying Cross
death date
  • 1947-10-12
Rank
Allegiance
  • Belgium
laterwork
  • Served in anti-Nazi resistance during World War II
abstract
  • Captain-Commandant Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was the first Belgian pilot to score an aerial victory, on 17 April 1915, and became the first Belgian ace on 1 February 1917. He was also the first Belgian pilot to fly his king to the front, in 1917. Additionally, he was the only Belgian honored by the British with a Distinguished Flying Cross.