Pierre Boillot

Fighter pilot and Ace French of the Second world war born with Laissey on June 22nd, 1918 and dead on September 6th, 1994.

Career and combat

Born on June 22nd, 1918 with Laissey, he chose a military career and obtained his pilot's license the June 7th 1938, before joining the 4° flotilla GC.II/7 in May 1939, with the air base of Luxeuil. Dice the declaration of war, in September 1939, it took part in operations of protection of apparatuses of recognition above the operational zone extending, along the edges of the the Rhine, of Rhinau until Basle. With the orders of a MS.406, he knew its first aerial combat, against a bomber Dornier Do.17, dice November 1939 (NB. Fights without result), but had to wait the morning of the April 20th 1940, to obtain its 1° victory approved against a Bf.109E of the 2/JG.54 above Belfort. Then the German offensive of the May 10th 1940 occurred and the engagements multiplied:

May 10th 1940: it cut down, in co-operation, a bomber Heinkel He.111 ;
May 11th 1940: it cut down a Junker JU.88 , which was counted to him like " probable" ;
June 7th 1940: it obtained 1 new success: 1 He.111 in co-operation.

In campaign of France, the GC.II/7 was repatriated N Tunisia and was re-equipped D.520. After the Anglo-American unloading in North Africa (November 1942), it took again service at the sides of the allied troops, but its unit was confined in missions of escort of maritime convoys and coastal monitoring, which did not prevent the young person Sergent-chef, flying from now on on Spitfire Mk.V to obtain 2 victories against Ju.88 (NB. 10 and October 30th 1943). In September 1943, its unit, renamed GC.II/7N , had been based in Corsica, from where, as from August 1944, it could take part in the unloading combined in Provence. Meanwhile promoted officer, it fought successively above the valley of the Rhone, the the Vosges and the German territory, obtaining, during the winter 1944 and of spring 1945, 4 new approved victories, in fact 4 Bf.109 (NB. The October 3rd, October 8th, December 24th 1944 and the March 18th 1945).

The Second world war finished, it decided to continue its career in the Air force, finishing like Colonel in 1969.

Prize list

It was credited with 9 approved victories and 1 probable victory , obtained during 390 missions and 523 hours of flight of war.

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