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Maurice Arnoux [France]

Name:Maurice Arnoux
Country:France
Rank:Sous Lieutenant
Service:French Air Service
Squadrons:MF55, MF99; N49, Spa49
Victories:5
Born:7 September 1895
Place of Birth:Montrouge
Died:6 June 1940Killed In Action
Place of Death:
Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre with 6 Palms and 2 Stars
Maurice Arnoux

Notes
Arnoux entered the military in December 1914. Serving first as a driver with MF99 in Serbia, he began pilot training at Dijon in February 1916. Receiving a Pilot's Brevet three months later, he served with the GDE and MF55 before joining N49 as a pursuit pilot in April 1917. He remained with this Escadrille (later Spa49) flying Nieuports and SPADs until the end of the war. A Commandant during World War II, Arnoux was killed in action after resuming his career as a fighter pilot.

Médaille Militaire
"Elite pilot who distinguishes himself each day by new exploits. Always prepared to accomplish all his missions with the same zeal and courage; pursuit, reconnaissance or strafing trenches. He has already downed two balloons and one aircraft and has executed missions successfully both in day and night reconnaissances of long distances without allowing himself to be impeded by enemy attacks. During the night of 17 September 1918, while on reconnaissance behind enemy lines to strafe a train station a low altitudes, he returned with his plane damaged by enemy fire. Five citations." Médaille Militaire citation

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
"Remarkable officer pilot as shown by his brilliant professional qualities and by his spirit, courage and ardor beyond praise. Always volunteers for the most painful and perilous missions. After having brilliantly served in an Escadrille of reconnaissance, he transferred to pursuit aviation where he was classed among the best. Has downed five enemy planes. Cited in orders eight times."Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation

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