Commandant René Mouchotte DFC was a World War II pilot of the French Air Force, who escaped from Vichy French-controlled Oran to join the Free French forces. Serving with RAF Fighter Command, he rose to command a fighter wing before being shot down and killed on 27 August 1943.
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Bernard Saint-HillierAlso won Companion of the Liberation
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Jean-Pierre Calloc'hAlso won mort pour la France
Édouard Corniglion-MolinierAlso won Companion of the Liberation
Jacques DecourAlso won mort pour la FranceJacques StosskopfAlso won mort pour la FranceJoseph PutzAlso won Companion of the LiberationJean-Pierre Calloc'hAlso won mort pour la FranceÉdouard Corniglion-MolinierAlso won Companion of the LiberationAbout this person
Commandant René Mouchotte DFC was a World War II pilot of the French Air Force, who escaped from Vichy French-controlled Oran to join the Free French forces. Serving with RAF Fighter Command, he rose to command a fighter wing before being shot down and killed on 27 August 1943. His diaries were published in 1949 and later translated into English.
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Lived 1914 to 1943 · aged 29
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