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Nieuport 23
First World War Art Aviation Art French Aviation Nieuport 23 |
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Tribute to Lt André De Meulemeester by Ivan Berryman. Seen here in his Nieuport 23 aircraft, Lt André De Meulemeester was a Belgian Ace with 11 confirmed victories. Joining the Belgian Air Service in 1915, he was assigned to a squadron in 1916 and acquired the nickname Sergeant Mystère. He claimed his first of 19 unconfirmed victories in February 1917 and his first confirmed victory at the end of that April. After flying over 500 missions during the war, he joined the family brewery business and lived to the age of 78. |
Sous-Lieutenant Charles Nungesser by Ivan Berryman. Surely one of the most irrepressible aces of World War 1, Frenchman Charles Nungessers victory total of 43 confirmed kills and a further 11 probables was achieved despite surviving a number of crashes and accidents from which he always bounced back in defiance of his quite severe injuries. His fame and prowess brought him a personal challenge from his German adversaries to take part in a one-on-one combat. Accepting the challenge, the lone Nungesser encountered not one, but six, enemy aircraft and promptly sent two of them down in flames. In this picture, his Emblems of Mortality personal motif is clearly seen on the side of his Nieuport 23 as he sees off an Albatross toward the end of the war. Nungesser survived the Great War, only to be lost over the Atlantic when attempting a flight to New York in 1927. |
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