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Georges Guynemer
1917Sep, 11

Georges Guynemer

Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)
Georges Guynemer (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɔʁʒ ɡinmɛːʁ], 24 December 1894 – 11 September 1917 MIA) was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.

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