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Philippart, Jacques

    Date of birth:
    January 11th, 1909 (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium)
    Date of death:
    August 25th, 1940
    Nationality:
    Belgian

    Biography

    Jacques Philippart flew as Belgian pilot woth the RAF. In twelve days he shot down five enemy aircraft before he himself was killed on 25th August 1940.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    January 12th, 1943

    With six bronze palmes.
    Croix de Guerre 1940

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