Pierre Pendaries

Sous Lieutenant Pierre Pendaries (born 21 June 1894, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1]

Pierre Pendaries
Born21 June 1894
Chambéry, France
DiedUnknown
AllegianceFrance
Years of service1914 - 1918
RankSous lieutenant
UnitEscadrille 69
Escadrille 67
AwardsLégion d'honneur
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre

Biography

Pierre Pendaries was born in Chambéry, France on 21 June 1894.[2]

Pendaries was inducted into the infantry early in World War I, on 4 September 1914. On 17 December 1914, his infantry career was cut short by a terrible wounding. After he finally recovered, he was forwarded to be a student pilot on 19 August 1915. On 17 January 1916, he received his Military Pilot's Brevet. On 6 May 1916, he began flying combat with Escadrille N.69.[2]

Shortly after his third victory, he was awarded the Médaille militaire on 28 May 1917. On 3 June, he again was seriously wounded. His recuperation was not complete until 2 February 1918, when he was assigned to Escadrille SPA.67. Having progressed through the enlisted ranks, he was promoted to Sous lieutenant on 28 March 1918.[2]

By war's end on 11 November 1918, Pierre Pendaries had flown 1,180 combat hours. In addition to the Médaille militaire, he won the Legion d'honneur and the Croix de guerre with seven palms.[2]

Pendaries was demobilized from the French military on 21 September 1919. At some later date, he was upgraded in the Legion d'honneur to Commandeur.[2]

List of aerial victories

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Confirmed victories are numbered and listed chronologically. Unconfirmed victories are denoted by "u/c" and may or may not be listed by date.

No. Date/time Aircraft Foe Result Location Notes
1 1 August 1916 Nieuport Destroyed
2 22 April 1917 Nieuport Destroyed
3 3 May 1917 Nieuport Rumpler reconnaissance plane Destroyed Auménancourt-le-Petit
u/c 16 March 1918 @ 1420 hours Spad German two-seater South of Challenonge
4 17 May 1918 @ 1140 hours Spad German airplane Destroyed Mézières
5 22 July 1918 @ 0545 hours Spad German airplane Destroyed Ville-en-Tardenois Shared victory
6 26 September 1918 @ 1800 hours Spad German fighter Destroyed South of Tahure Victory shared with another French pilot and Edwin C. Parsons
7 29 October 1918 @ 1317 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Amancourt[1]

End notes
  1. The Aerodrome website Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 203

Reference
  • 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. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.



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