Georges Raymond

Georges Raymond
Born	(1897-06-19)19 June 1897 Lyon, France
Died	4 October 1918(1918-10-04) (aged 21)
Allegiance	France
Branch	Flying service
Rank	Capitaine
Unit	Escadrille 3
Commands	Escadrille 3
Awards	Legion d'Honneur Croix de Guerre

CapitaineGeorges Raymond was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. ^[1]

Biography

See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I

Georges Raymond was born in Lyon, France, on 19 June 1887. ^[2]

Originally a cavalryman, Raymond trained as a pilot and was posted to Escadrille 3 in May 1916. ^[2] Raymond scored his first four victories flying a Spad VII, then switched to a Spad XIII for his fifth. ^[3] He scored his first win on 25 September 1916, his last on 26 February 1918, and had two unconfirmed claims along the way. ^[1] On 2 November 1917, he rose to command the squadron in the wake of the dual loss of Georges Guynemer and Alfred Heurteaux. He was promoted to capitaine in May, 1918. ^[2] He surrendered command of Escadrille 3 on 3 September 1918 because he was incapacitated with pneumonia. He died in the hospital at Chalons-sur-Marne from crash injuries and pneumonia on 4 October 1918. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. The Aerodrome website Retrieved on 30 April 2010.
2. 1 2 3 4 Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, pp. 210–211
3. SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War I. p. 15.
4. SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War I. p. 18.

• 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.
• Guttman, Jon (2002). SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1841763160, 9781841763163.