René Dorme

René Pierre Marie Dorme
Nickname(s) "Père" (Father), "Inimitable" (Unmatchable), "Increvable" (Untired).
Born 30 January 1894
Eix-Abaucourt (near Verdun), France
Died 25 May 1917
South east of Reims (probably north of Nauroy), France
Allegiance France
Service/branch Air Service
Rank Sous lieutenant
Unit Escadrille C.94 (06/1915-03/1916), Escadrille N.95 (03/1916-06/1916), Escadrille N.3 (06/1916-05/1917)
Awards Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Médaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre (with 11 palms), Grande Médaille d'Or de l'Aéro-Club de France

Sous Lieutenant René Pierre Marie Dorme (30 January 1894 - 25 May 1917), Legion d'Honneur, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 23 victories.[1]

Rene Dorme served as an artilleryman in North Africa before becoming a pilot. He was injured in a crash before he saw action. He did not get into combat until March 1916. He was posted to N3 to fly Nieuport fighters in June 1917.[2]

He was officially noted as having at least 43 probable victories.[3]

Inline citations

  1. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/dorme.php
  2. ↑ Nieuport Aces of World War I. pp. 44–45.
  3. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/attachments/people/20016d1292344618-french-aces-dorme.pdf

References

Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85532-961-1, ISBN 978-1-85532-961-4.

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