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Apr 28, 1913 Died on 08 Nov 1942 (aged 29)
French flying ace
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About Paul De Montgolfier
- Paul-Joseph de Montgolfier (28 April 1913 – 8 November 1942) was a French fighter pilot, flying Curtiss 75 Hawks with the GC II/5 fighter group when World War II began. De Montgolfier was born in Saint-Marcel Ardèche, France.
- On 6 November 1939, Paul de Montgolfier and 8 other pilots were escorting bombers over the Sarre region when they were jumped by 27 Messerschmitt fighters of JGr 102.
- The French pilots scored 5 victories (and another 5 probable victories, including one shot down by Montgolfier) for the loss of only two of their own.
- This fight - known as the "9 against 27" fight was to become legendary and Hannes Gentzen, the CO of JGr 102, was summoned back to Berlin and threatened with court-martial for such disastrous results. Montgolfier went on top score more victories until the Nazi invasion of France : he was shot down on 15 May 1940 and wounded.
- He was credited with 5 aerial victories.
- After recovering, he went back to active service and was killed in action fighting the Allied landing at Casablanca on 8 November 1942.
