France - Commander René Mouchotte (1914-1943)

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer a combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item ($1 for international shipping). We reimburse over-payments on shipping charges! Please contact us if you need more details. Commander René Mouchotte (1914-1943)René Mouchotte was born on 21 August 1914 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne. From the age of 18, he learned to fly and did his military service in the Air Force, obtained the rank of sergeant and his pilot's license. In 1939, he was mobilized, assigned to training schools, despite his requests to join a hunting squadron. In May 1940, stationed in Oran, Algeria, and revolted by the demand for an armistice, he decided to join England. On 29 June, she left Gibraltar aboard a twin-engined Caudron C.440 Goéland, then England by boat. On July 13, 1940, René Mouchotte signed his engagement in the Royal Air Force. The character quickly wins. With his training completed, he first participates in surveillance operations at the Irish Sea. In October 1940, he was assigned to Squadron 615, the "Churchill Squadron", with the rank of Adjutant and participated in the Battle of Britain. In March 1941, he was a second lieutenant and took command of a platoon of six aircraft. After a first quotation in July, he was appointed Lieutenant and flight commander, the first Frenchman to command a British squadron. He was awarded his first air victory on 26 August. At the end of 1941, René Mouchotte was assigned to the hunting group "Ile-de-France" and received command of the escadrille "Paris" in February 1942. He is then a captain. On 14 July, the war cross was solemnly handed over to him by General de Gaulle. On 9 January 1943, recently promoted to commander, he was given command of the fighter group "Alsace", winning two aerial victories on 15 and 17 May. But, exhausted by the missions, René Mouchotte was shot down on 27 August over the English Channel. His body was not found until September on a Belgian beach. Knight of the Legion of Honour, Companion of Liberation, War Cross with six citations, British Distinguished Flying Cross, René Mushotte had 408 war missions, 1,743 flying hours and three aerial victories. He was 29 years old. In 1949, Flammarion editions published its flight notebooks. Specifications:Printing technique - MixedFace value - 8.75Theme - Transport and AerospaceType of physical product - Beautiful single stampsNature of sending - Green letter (D+3)Type of bonding - GummedShipment destination - InternationalMaximum weight - 250gLegal notices - Mixed postage stamp (offset / intaglio): Creation Pierre-André Cousin and engraving Elsa Catelin, from photos (c) Museum of the Order of the Liberation, (c) The Print Collector/Heritage Images /Coll.Christophel / Spitfire Mk IX, 1941, (c) DR La Poste.Leaf outlines: Creation Pierre-André Cousin from photos (c) Tallandier/Bridgeman Images / Cross of Lorraine, emblem of free France, (c) The Print Collector/Heritage Images/Coll.Christophel / Spitfire Mk IX, 1941 , (c) Museum of the Order of the Liberation, (c) Air and Space Force, (c) DR La Poste.Author - COUSIN Pierre-AndréIssue date - 11/13/2023Size - 52 x 31 mmNumber of stamps per presentation - 1Permanent validity - NoArea of validity - Departing from mainland France to France, Andorra and Monaco.Departing from mainland France to the French Overseas Territories and vice versa.Inside the DOM

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