François Battesti

François Marie Noël Battesti
Born	May 5, 1890(1890-05-05) Azzana, France
Died	August 24, 1977(1977-08-24) (aged 87) Azzana, France
Buried at	Azzana, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Infantry; aviation
Years of service	1908–1918
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Escadrille 3, Escadrille 18, Escadrille 10, Escadrille 73
Awards	Legion of Honour, Médaille militaire, Croix de guerre with eight palms

Lieutenant François Marie Noel Battesti (born 4 May 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.^[1]

References

Military file #1 and #2 on French DoD website
Catillon, Marcel (1997). Mémorial de l'Aéronautique : qui était qui ?. 1. Nouvelles Éditions Latines. ISBN 2-7233-0529-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=dpCCjvJ_fyQC&printsec=frontcover. Catillon, Marcel (2004). Mémorial de l'Aéronautique : qui était qui ?. 2. Nouvelles Éditions Latines. ISBN 2-7233-2053-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=IyZ2pmwiup4C&printsec=frontcover. (note: date of birth erroneously given as the 4th of May)

^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/battesti.php

Persondata
Name	Battesti, François
Alternative names	Battesti, François Marie Noël (full name)
Short description	World War I flying ace
Date of birth	5 May 1890
Place of birth	Azzana, France
Date of death	24 August 1977
Place of death	Azzana, France