Armand Viguier
Armand Theodore Simon Rene Viguier (born the January 1st 1893 with Péchaudier in the Tarn - deceased the December 22nd 1985 with Roanne in the Loire) Fighter pilot during the First World War and until August 1940.
Wire of Gustave Viguier and Joséphine Veyrié, he is shoe-maker-bootmaker with Péchaudier. In 1910, already impassioned aviation, it builds a pedal plane, life size, in the church of Péchaudier. It engages in the army on March 12th 1913 with the 10th regiment of Dragons with Montauban. August 2nd, 1914 it leaves to the war. October 4th it returns already in Montauban because its horse “Carabi” is wounded mortally at the time of its 1st and single load against German machine-guns. During the winter 1914-1915 it still carries out one 2nd model of plane on variable surface. Finally on March 16th 1915 it is transferred in the air force like élève-mécanicien of aviation, with Longvic. In May 1915, with Avord, he is mechanic of aviation. June 6th 1915 he is raise-pilot with Étampes where he obtains his patent of Pilot-Aviator on July 6th, 1915, N° of patent: 2134. August 1st, 1915 it was affected in a group of bombardment on biplane Voisin, with Ambérieu-in-Bugey, in the flotilla: VB 107. In June 1917 it returns in hunting. It cut down 5 enemy planes but 4 only were approved.
From June 1917 in August 1940, he is fighter pilot. It finishes its career as Ordering base of Lyon. It Marie in 1920 with Madeleine Gouvernet, they had two children, Bernard and Marie-Monique (all 2 dentists) and 4 grandsons, Denis Servot, Jean-Luc Viguier, Thierry Servot and Laurent Viguier.
Decorations
Armand Viguier was named Officier of the Légion of honor, Military Crosses 1914-1918, interallied Médaille, Médaille of war wounded, Médaille of aeronautics in 1971, Commemorative Médaille 14-18, 4 mentions in dispatches.
Memories
He left a book of his memories: " A life with the sky like horizon…, I was fighter pilot in 1915 and Ordering base of Lyon in 1940" in which he speaks lengthily about Péchaudier and his impassioned life of aviator. N°00041855 copyright, ISBN: 978-2-35589-006-02
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