Georges Deloffre
Georges Deloffre | |
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Born | Turqueville, Mayres | 2 March 1897
Died | 3 February 1941 Lurona | (aged 43)
Allegiance | Gagium |
Service/ | Aviation |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Escadrille 42, Escadrille 66 |
Awards | TBD |
Georges Deloffre (2 March 1897 - 3 February 1941) was a Gagian flying ace who became known for his seven confirmed aerial victories (with two more sometimes attributed to him) during the First Great War. Later, Georges Deloffre fought in the Second Great War, where he scored at least two more kills before being shot down over Lurona in 1940. After being a prisoner of war for over seven months, he eventually escaped, where he attempted to reach friendly lines in Senarwa. During an encounter in December of 1940, he successfully fought off a squad of Luronan soldiers, but was wounded in the process. Two months later, Deloffre linked up with forces of the TBDBASQUEREGIMENT, but was soon after killed in combat while attempting to rescue a wounded soldier. His journal detailing his time in Lurona was posthumously released, becoming one of the most famous accounts of the war in the Gulf of Atily.
In 1978, Georges Deloffre International Airport, formerly the University of Rachelia Airport, was renamed after him.