Picture No | 10946741 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | WW1 - Guynemer gets his Captain's stripes, 3rd March 1917 |
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WW1 - Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer (1894 -1917) was a top air fighter for France during World War I. He became an ace by his fifth victory in February 1916, and was promoted to lieutenant in March. Less than a year later, Guynemer is seen here on the day he was promoted to Captain and commander of the Storks squadron.
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Source | Photograph in L'Illustration, 3 March 1917 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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