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Paul Georges Alexandre Rodde (17 May 1894 – 29 October 1917) was a French World War I
His military service began on 4 September 1914 as an infantryman. On 6 December 1914, he was transferred to aviation duty. In May 1915, he reported for pilot training. His Military Pilot's Brevet was awarded to him on 23 September 1915. On 3 October, he was posted to a bombing squadron, ''Escadrille MF.55''. He was promoted to '' Sergent'' on 21 January 1916. He scored his first victory with this unit on 28 May 1916 before transferring to another bombing squadron, ''Escadrille MF.23'', on 3 March 1917. He shot down a second German airplane on 21 May 1917. Transferred on 30 July 1917 to a fighter unit, '' Escadrille Spa.69'', he scored three more victories during September and October 1917, including an
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 five confirmed aerial victories.
Biography
Georges Alexandre Rodde was born on 17 May 1894 inFontainebleau
Fontainebleau ( , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a Subprefectures in Franc ...
, France.''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', p. 213
His military service began on 4 September 1914 as an infantryman. On 6 December 1914, he was transferred to aviation duty. In May 1915, he reported for pilot training. His Military Pilot's Brevet was awarded to him on 23 September 1915. On 3 October, he was posted to a bombing squadron, ''Escadrille MF.55''. He was promoted to '' Sergent'' on 21 January 1916. He scored his first victory with this unit on 28 May 1916 before transferring to another bombing squadron, ''Escadrille MF.23'', on 3 March 1917. He shot down a second German airplane on 21 May 1917. Transferred on 30 July 1917 to a fighter unit, '' Escadrille Spa.69'', he scored three more victories during September and October 1917, including an observation balloon
An observation balloon is a type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for gathering intelligence and spotting artillery. The use of observation balloons began during the French Revolutionary Wars, reaching their zenith during World ...
. As his fifth victory, the destruction of the balloon made him an ace.
Paul Rodde perished in a flying accident in the line of duty on 29 October 1917.
See also
*Aerial victory standards of World War I
During World War I, the national air services involved developed their own methods of assessing and assigning credit for aerial victories. For various reasons, all belligerents engaged in overclaiming aerial victories to a greater or lesser degre ...
Endnotes
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. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodde, Paul 1894 births 1917 deaths French World War I flying aces Military personnel from Paris French military personnel killed in World War I