Sous Lieutenant Jules Charles Covin (18 October 1895 – 21 March 1918) was a French World War I
flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...
credited with six aerial victories.
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Biography
Jules Charles Covin was born in
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France.
The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens (died ), a bishop of Amiens.
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, France on 18 October 1895. He began his military service on 2 December 1914, being posted to the ''
3eme Group d'Aviation''. His success in pilot's training was rewarded by Military Pilot's Brevet No. on 30 January 1915. His second flying assignment, on 28 August 1916, was to ''Escadrille 52'', with whom he scored his first aerial victory, on 10 November 1916. Two weeks later, Covin was awarded the ''
Médaille militaire
The ''Médaille militaire'' (, "Military Medal") is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of the French Republic, ...
''.
[''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918.'', p. 137]
Serving with two subsequent squadrons, Covin would shoot down five more enemy airplanes between 26 January 1917 and 3 February 1918. He was wounded in action on 21 March 1918, and died of his injuries.
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Sources of information
References
* Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). ''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918.'' London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. .
1895 births
1918 deaths
French World War I flying aces
French military personnel killed in World War I
Recipients of the Médaille militaire (France)
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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