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Michel Joseph Callixte Marie Coiffard

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Birthplace: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Death: October 29, 1918 (26)
Bergnicourt, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
Place of Burial: Sommepy Tahure, Marne, Grand Est, France
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Son of Jean Coiffard and Mary Josephine Coiffard

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About Michel Coiffard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Coiffard

Michel Joseph Callixte Marie Coiffard (16 July 1892 – 29 October 1918) was one of the leading French flying aces of World War I. He was notable for his success as a balloon buster shooting down enemy observation balloons, which were usually heavily defended by anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery and by fighter planes. He scored 34 victories in his career.

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Michel Coiffard's Timeline

1892
July 16, 1892
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
1918
October 29, 1918
Age 26
Bergnicourt, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
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Sommepy Tahure, Marne, Grand Est, France