Mathieu Tenant de la Tour
Capitaine Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Tenant de la Tour (5 December 1883 - 17 December 1917) was a French World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He scored one of the first aerial victories over an observation balloon.
Mathieu Marie
Joseph Antoine Tenant de la Tour | |
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French aviator Mathieu Tenant de la Tour in 1917 | |
| Born | 5 December 1883 Paris, France |
| Died | 17 December 1917 Auchel, France |
| Buried | Suippes 51 France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Cavalry; aviation |
| Rank | Capitaine |
| Unit | Escadrille 57 Escadrille 3 |
| Commands held | Escadrille 26 |
| Awards | Legion d'honneur Croix de Guerre |
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