Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan (23 April 1916-15 June 1940) was a naval officer and naval aviator of the French Navy.
Marcel Pierre Marie Le Bihan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 April 1916 Douarnenez |
| Died | 15 June 1940 (aged 24) Brignoles |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1935-1940 |
| Rank | Second maître |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Career
editHe joined the Navy in April 1935 then passed and got his pilot's license. Second master, he served on Dunkirk as the pilot of one of the seaplanes on board.
Sent to the CA 3 fighter flotilla in Cuers in January 1940 to protect Toulon, he fought a formation of Italian planes on 15 June 1940 on a Bloch MB.151. After being hit, he deliberately collided with one of his opponents, whom he took in his fall. Seriously injured and burned, he died a few hours later at the Brignoles hospital.[1][2]
Legacy
edit- A French D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso launched in 1977, has been named after him.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dictionary of French sailors, 537 p. Paris: Étienne Taillemite. October 2002. p. 315. ISBN 978-2847340082.
- ^ "Le Bihan Marcel Pierre-Marie". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.