Georges Madon
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Georges Felix Madon (July 28, 1892 in Bizerte, Tunisia - November 11, 1924 in Tunis) was a French ace pilot of the First World War. A prewar pilot, Madon's experience was valued but he spent most of 1915 interned in Switzerland owing to a navigation error. He escaped, however, and between September 1916 and September 1918 he was credited with 41 confirmed victories, ranking him fifth among all French pilots. At war's end he commanded his squadron, Escadrille SPA.38.
At age 32 Madon was killed in his native Tunisia preparing for a tribute to fellow airman Roland Garros.
He was awarded three medals, Médaille Militaire, Légion d'honneur and Croix de Guerre.
The Avord Air Base, near Avord in central France is named "Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon".
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- Norman Franks and Frank W. Bailey (1992). Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the U.S. and French Air Services, 1914-1918. Grub Street, London.
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