322:"Pilot of remarkable bravery whose marvelous physical qualities are put to use by his most arduous spirit and fights at great heights. Magnificent officer with an admirable spirit of self-sacrifice, facing each day with the same smiling desire for new exploits, surpassing then succeeding. He excels in all branches of aviation; reconnaissance, photography in single-seaters, bombardments at low altitudes, attacks on ground troops, and is classed among the best pursuit pilots. He has reported twenty-seven victories, the last twelve in less than one month. Has shot down sixteen balloons and eleven planes. Has the MĂ©daille Militaire and Officier de la LĂ©gion d'Honneur for feats of war. Eleven citations."
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In the spring of 1918, Boyau began using air-to-air rockets, developed two years earlier. He had rocket tubes affixed to the inner set of interplane struts of his Spad XIII. He made his mark with repeated successes in the summer of 1918, scoring four victories in June; nine in July; and three in
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Boyau accounted for 21 balloons (14 shared) and 14 aircraft (4 shared), ranking fifth among all French aces of The Great War. He earned the MĂ©daille militaire and LĂ©gion d'honneur for his aerial enterprises in 1917 and 1918.
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He acquired his Pilot's Brevet on 28 November 1915. In late 1915, he was assigned as a flight instructor at Buc but arranged to join a combat unit as a
Caporal in September 1916. He spent the rest of his career with
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As an enlisted pilot, Boyau was promoted to
Sergeant. He scored his first ten victories between March and September 1917, including six balloons. During this spell, he shared the first of an eventual six
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August. He burned his last four balloons in three days of
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Nieuport's paint scheme featured a rather flamboyant serpentine dragon writhing the length of a white fuselage.
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Passionate and endowed for all sports, he particularly practised
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Nieuport Aces of World War I (Osprey
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at the highest level. He played as a winger or center with
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228:French national team
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63:8 May 1888
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197:Biography
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67:Algeria
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