Léon Bourjade Military person

Léon Bourjade (25 May 1889 – 22 October 1924), born Jean-Pierre Léon Bourjade, was a leading French fighter pilot in World War I, notable for being his country's leading balloon busting ace. He interrupted his theological studies to fight in World War I; post-war, he completed his studies and spent the few remaining years of his life as a missionary in what is now Papua New Guinea.

Personal facts

Léon Bourjade
Alias (AKA)Bourjade Jean-Pierre Léon (birth name)
Birth dateMay 25, 1889
Birth place
Montauban , France
Date of deathOctober 22, 1924
Place of death
New Guinea

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Military person

allegianceFrance
award
Croix de guerre
Legion of Honour
military branch
Artillery
service start1914
service end1918

Topical connections

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Léon Bourjade on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation%20history/airplane%20at%20war/upload3/Leon%20Bourjade.htm
  2. http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/lib_memh/php/fiche_popup.php?_Base=SHAA&_Lg=en&_Fiche=IiCcUC5UvgPIcTYHKGA=&_C=2245335181
  3. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/bourjade.php