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11 September 1917 : Capt Georges Guynemer

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Georges Guynemer was one of the 'highest scoring' French aces of the First World War. Of slight build, Georges was initially rejected from the military in 1914, but he was then taken into the French Air Service as a mechanic. He persevered and got onto pilot training, receiving his wings as a pilot in April 1915. He then spent his entire militar…