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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Boxer
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Nieuport_17
gptkb:SPAD_S._XIII
gptkb:Breguet_14
Over 1000 hours
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gptkbp:aired_on
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1894-03-27
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gptkbp:combat_experience
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:death_date
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1953-06-18
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Strategic bombing missions
Aerial dogfights
Leading French fighter squadrons
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" The best defense is a good offense."
" A pilot must be a good tactician."
" Speed is life in the air."
" Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:René_Paul_Fonck
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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One of the top aces of WWI
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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René Fonck
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gptkbp:influenced
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French aviation tactics
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Georges_Guynemer
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:World_War_I_aerial_combat
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:media_appearances
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gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:Films
Books
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:most_wins
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gptkb:75
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:nickname
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The French Ace
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Phalempin,_France
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:Pilot
Aviation consultant
Aviation executive
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Colonel
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Cimetière_de_Montparnasse
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gptkbp:service_years
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1914-1945
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nieuport_17
gptkb:Nieuport_24
gptkb:SPAD_S._XIII
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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