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English: "Captain Fequant Returns 'On His Shield' By Lieut. Henri Farré Observateur-Bombardier au Premier Groupe d'Escadrille de Bombardment Returning from a reprisal bombardment of Saarbruck [Saarbrücken] in June, 1915, Captain Fequant stood in the cockpit to duel the Boche. A machine gun bullet struck him on the head, he crumpled up, falling half out of the machine. As he fell Sergeant Niox gripped his dead comrade’s clothing with a badly wounded hand while with the other hand he piloted the airplane back to its field in safety."
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Source New-York Tribune, Mar 23 1919
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Henri Farré  (1871–1934)  wikidata:Q3131067
 
Henri Farré
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pseudonym: Farre, Henry; Henry Farre; Henry Farré
Description French aircraft pilot and painter
Date of birth/death 31 July 1871 Edit this at Wikidata 7 October 1934 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Foix Chicago
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