Paul Petit (aviator)

Paul Armand Petit
Born(1890-01-17)17 January 1890
Paris, France
Died18 September 1918(1918-09-18) (aged 28)
Brimont, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchInfantry; aviation
Years of service1911–1918
RankAdjutant
UnitEscadrille 154
AwardsLegion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre

Adjutant Paul Armand Petit (17 January 1890 – 18 September 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories,[1] at least four of which were observation balloons.[2]

He was killed when his SPAD S.XIII was shot down on 18 September 1918.[2]

  1. ^ The Aerodrome website [1] Retrieved 26 August 2020
  2. ^ a b Guttman, Jon (20 May 2013). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472803870. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Google Books.