Lionel Alexandre Pierre de Marmier was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories in World War I. He remained involved in aviation postwar, setting flying records and serving in the Spanish Civil War. At the start of World War II, he returned to his nation's service, shooting down at least one German plane. He died in an air crash on 30 December 1944. He was posthumously promoted to General.

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Occupation: aircraft pilot, racing automobile driver, military personnel, French resistance fighter
Citizenship: France
Born: December 4, 1897
Died: December 30, 1944

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Lionel de Marmier

French flying ace (1897–1944)

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About Lionel de Marmier

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Occupation: aircraft pilot, racing automobile driver, military personnel, French resistance fighter
Citizenship: France
Born: December 4, 1897
Died: December 30, 1944

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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