Adolphe Pégoud

Adolphe Pegoud
Adolphe Pégoud
Nickname(s)Roi du ciel (Eng: King of the sky)
Born13 June 1889 (1889-06-13)
Montferrat, Isère
Died31 August 1915(1915-08-31) (aged 26)
Petit-Croix, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFrench Army
Years of service1907–1915
RankSecond Lieutenant
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight of the Légion d'honneur
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre 1914-1918

Adolphe Célestin Pégoud (13 June 1889 – 31 August 1915) was a French aviator and flight instructor who became the first fighter ace in history during World War I.

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