Colonel René Paul Fonck (27 March 1894 – 18 June 1953) was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top Entente fighter ace and, when all...
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of Luxembourg. René Fonck's obituary (in Luxembourgish) Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "René Fonck Biography and Olympic...
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mathematician Rene Farrait (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, member of boy band Menudo René Favaloro (1923–2000), Argentine cardiac surgeon René Fonck (1894–1953)...
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Johny Fonck (1920–2008), Luxembourgian athlete René Fonck (1894–1953), French World War I flying ace René Fonck (canoeist) (1923–2018), Luxembourgian sprint...
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serious attempt on the prize was made by a team led by French flying ace René Fonck, backed by Igor Sikorsky, the aircraft designer. Sikorsky, who put $100...
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designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company for an attempt by René Fonck on a non-stop Atlantic crossing for the Orteig Prize. It was destroyed...
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Equalled", Associated Press, Friday 21 June 1918 Doubleday, "Ace of Aces", René Fonck, 1967 Osprey Publishing, "Richthofen's Circus", Greg VanWyngarden, 2005...
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aircraft such as the Beardmore W.B.V and the Salmson-Moineau. Fighter ace René Fonck used a 37mm mle.1916 on a SPAD S.XII. The modèle 1916 gun's 37mm caliber...
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World War I. A notable user of aircraft artillery was the fighter ace René Fonck. Airships were used with some success, mostly used to harass cities, but...
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built for René Fonck's attempt to win the Orteig Prize, 1926: 169–178 S-36 twin engine amphibian, 1927: 182 S-37 twin-engine built for René Fonck, but then...
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