Fernand Bonneton

Commandant Fernand Bonneton was a French World War I flying ace credited with nine confirmed aerial victories. He would survive the war, only to die in an aviation accident on 24 June 1922.

Fernand Bonneton
Born10 May 1890
La Coucourde, Drôme department, France
Died24 June 1922(1922-06-24) (aged 32)
Brussels, Belgium
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchCavalry; infantry; aviation
RankCommandant
Unit82e Regiment d'Infanterie, Escadrille 69
Commands held1e Fighter Groupe
AwardsLegion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre, Mentioned in Dispatches six times, plus five foreign decorations
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