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Description: | French Pilot Sous Lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) Maurice Boyau (Legion of Honour, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre with 12 palms, MC) in front of his Spad VII.
Born in Algeria, 8 May 1888, an all round sportsman, he was twice chosen to captain the French International Rugby team. He transferred to L'Aviation Militaire (French Air Force) in July 1916, when the armoured car section with which he had been serving, was disbanded. In February 1917, he joined 77th Escadrille as a Corporal Pilot. At the end of August 1917, he was commissioned as a Sous-Lieutenant.
On the morning of 16 September 1918 Maurice Boyau was shot down in flames by seven enemy aircraft, after destroying a balloon. He had accounted for 35 enemy aircraft, including 20 enemy kite balloons destroyed. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Aerial Warfare Boyau French Air Force Maurice | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | French official photographer | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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