Joseph-Henri Guiguet
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Sous Lieutenant Joseph-Henri Guiguet (10 March 1891 – 28 October 1979) was a World War I
flying ace
credited with five aerial victories
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Guiguet was one of the earliest balloon buster
s, destroying one for his first victory on 22 May 1916; at the time, he was flying a Nieuport
for Escadrille 95. After three more victories over enemy airplanes while piloting a Nieuport with Escadrille 3, he was wounded on 23 May 1917. Finally, over a year later, when he was in Escadrille 167, he shared a victory with Bernard Barny de Romanet
and became an ace.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with five aerial victories
World War I aces credited with 5 victories
|-| Albert Achard|style="text-align:left;"| | Aéronautique Militaire| 5| Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre with six Palmes|-| John Aldridge|style="text-align:left;"| | Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force| 5| Belgian Croix de Guerre|-...
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Guiguet was one of the earliest balloon buster
Balloon buster
Balloon busters were military pilots known for destroying enemy observation balloons. These pilots were noted for their fearlessness. Seventy-six fighter pilots in World War I were each credited with destroying five or more balloons, and thus were balloon aces....
s, destroying one for his first victory on 22 May 1916; at the time, he was flying a Nieuport
Nieuport
Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars.-Beginnings:...
for Escadrille 95. After three more victories over enemy airplanes while piloting a Nieuport with Escadrille 3, he was wounded on 23 May 1917. Finally, over a year later, when he was in Escadrille 167, he shared a victory with Bernard Barny de Romanet
Bernard Barny de Romanet
Lieutenant Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.Barny de Romanet joined the French army in October 1913. When World War I began, he went into combat with both cavalry and infantry regiments. He transferred into the French air service in July...
and became an ace.