1. Georges Felix Madon was the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War.
16 Facts About Georges Madon
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Georges Madon was short but had exceptional strength and posture.
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Georges Madon first became interested in aviation at the age of 15, when he made an unsuccessful attempt to build his own craft.
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Georges Madon had quit school to get over an attack of malaria.
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Georges Madon originally flew reconnaissance and night-time bombing missions while assigned to fly prewar Bleriots with Escadrille BL30.
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Georges Madon's reward was a court-martial and 60 days confinement.
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Georges Madon was then posted to Escadrille MF218 as a sergeant directing artillery fire.
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Georges Madon began the new year by strafing an enemy locomotive to a halt.
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Georges Madon was said to have returned with blood and brains on his plane's propeller three times; another time, he brought home the glasses from an enemy observer's face stuck in his plane's wire bracing.
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Georges Madon was appointed to command Escadrille Spa38, which was re-equipped with new Spad XIIIs.
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Georges Madon crashed the plane during a test flight and suffered severe injuries.
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Precisely six years after Armistice Day, at age 32, Georges Madon was killed in his native Tunisia preparing for a tribute to fellow airman Roland Garros.
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Georges Madon's aircraft suffered mechanical trouble, and he gallantly crashed it into the roof of a villa rather than hit spectators.
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Georges Madon's legacy is founded on more than his experienced long service to his country and his long rise through military ranks.
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Georges Madon was awarded three medals by his own country: Medaille Militaire, Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, and Croix de Guerre with ten palms.
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Georges Madon was awarded the Italian Order for Valor, and the Romanian Order for Valor.