July 3, 2010 Post Under Astronauts

Biography of Andre Jacques

Andre Jacques (12/25/1919 – 04/02/1988) – Frenchman, a fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, PhD student (second lieutenant).

He was flight commander of the regiment "Normandy-Neman". He flew 113 combat sorties, shot down 16 enemy aircraft.

After the war he returned to his homeland. He served in the military aviation (Colonel).

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