PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Mouchotte, René (Service number: 30661)
Date of birth: August 21st, 1914 (Saint-Mandé-Paris, France)
Date of death:  August 27th, 1943 (over The Channel)
Nationality:  French
BIOGRAPHY: 
René Mouchotte achieved a total of two air victories, one chared and one probable victory and damaged another enemy plane in a total of 382 missions (1743 flying hours).

Promotions:
1938: Sergeant;
October 1940: Adjudant;
March 1st, 1941: Pilot Officer;
July 1941: Flying Officer;
March 15th, 1942: Flight Lieutenant;
August 1942: Squadron Leader.

Career:
1937: Armee de l'Air, Istres;
1939 - May 1940: Instructeur Armée de l'Air, Salon-de-Provence / Avord, France;
May 1940 - June 1940: Instructeur Armée de l'Air, Oran, Algeria;
July 1940 - September 1940: Omscholing Operational Training Unit, RAF Old Sarum / RAF Sutton Bridge, Great Britain;
September 1940: No. 245 Squadron;
September 1940 - December 1941: No. 615 Squadron;
November 1941 - February 1942: No. 340 (French) Squadron, RAF Turnhouse;
Fabruary 1942 - August 1942: Flight Leader No. 340 (French) Squadron, RAF Turnhouse;
August 1942 - January 1943: Squadron Leader No. 65 Squadron;
January 9th, 1943 - August 27th, 1943: Squadorn Leader No. 341 (French) Squadron (Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace"), Biggin Hill.
     
PILOTE
Awarded on: 1939
 
     
FLYING BADGE
Awarded on: 1940
 
     
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
Awarded on: September 1st, 1942
 
     
L' ORDRE DE LA LIBÉRATION
Awarded on: May 8th, 1943
 
     
CHEVALIER DE L' ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR
 
     
CROIX DE GUERRE (1939-1945)
Details: Received with six palmes.
 
     
CESKOSLOVENSKÝ VÁLECNÝ KRÍŽ 1939
 
 
 
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Picture source:   - Tom MacNeill
Information source(s):   - Ciel de Gloire
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