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Fernand Jacquet

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Belgian flying ace (1888-1947)

Lived 1888 to 1947 · aged 58
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Captain-Commandant Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was the first Belgian pilot to score an aerial victory, on 17 April 1915, and became the first Belgian ace on 1 February 1917.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Officer of the Order of the Crown
Croix de Guerre
Knight of the Order of Leopold
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Distinguished Flying Cross
Order of Saint Anna

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Captain-Commandant Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was the first Belgian pilot to score an aerial victory, on 17 April 1915, and became the first Belgian ace on 1 February 1917. He was also the first Belgian pilot to fly the Belgian king Albert I to the front, in 1917. Additionally, he was the only Belgian honored by the British with a Distinguished Flying Cross.

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Lived 1888 to 1947 · aged 58
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