Rene Fonck

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter pilot
gptkbp:aircraft Aggressive
Over 1,000 hours
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
Croix de Guerre
Medaille Militaire
gptkbp:birthDate March 27, 1894
gptkbp:celebrates Streets named after him
Honored in various aviation museums
Statues_in_France
gptkbp:deathDate July 18, 1953
gptkbp:famousPerson Published memoirs
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkb:Ernst_Udet
gptkb:Walter_von_Bülow-Bothkamp
gptkb:Hermann_von_der_Lieth-Thomsen
gptkb:Hermann_Göring
gptkb:Albert_Ball
gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen
gptkb:Frank_Luke
gptkb:Georges_Guynemer
gptkb:Raoul_Lufbery
gptkb:James_McCudden
gptkb:Karl_Gallwitz
gptkb:Wilhelm_Frankl
Edward Mannock
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Rudolf Berthold
Mick Mannock
Gustav_Leffers
Hans_von_Schleich.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:René_Fonck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rene Fonck
gptkbp:influence Influenced future fighter pilots
Pioneered aerial tactics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:World_War_I_aerial_combat
gptkbp:legacy One of the top aces of WWI
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:nickname The Ace of Aces
gptkbp:notableGames SPAD S.XIII
Nieuport 17
Breguet 14
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Phalempin,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:postWarCareer Test pilot
Aviation consultant
Aviation executive
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:services 75
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914–1918
gptkbp:supportRole Reconnaissance missions
Dogfights
Bombing missions