Pierre Pendaries

{{Short description|French flying ace}} {{Infobox military person | name = Pierre Pendaries | image = | caption = | birth_date = 21 June 1894 | death_date = 3 April 1987 (aged 92) | burial_label = | burial_place = | birth_place = Chambéry, France | death_place = Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France | burial_coordinates =  | nickname = | allegiance = France | branch = | service_years = 1914 - 1918 | rank = ''Sous lieutenant'' | unit = ''Escadrille 69''<br/>''Escadrille 67'' | commands = | battles = | awards = ''Légion d'honneur''<br/>''Médaille militaire''<br/> ''Croix de Guerre'' | relations = | other_work = }} Sous Lieutenant '''Pierre Hilaire Émile Albert Pendaries''' (21 June 1894 – 3 April 1987) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.<ref name=aero>The Aerodrome website [http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/pendaries.php] Retrieved 26 August 2020.</ref>

==Biography== Pendaries was born in Chambéry, France on 21 June 1894.<ref name=front>''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', p. 203</ref>

Pendaries was inducted into the infantry early in World War I, on 4 September 1914. On 17 December 1914, his infantry career was cut short by a terrible wounding. After he finally recovered, he was forwarded to be a student pilot on 19 August 1915. On 17 January 1916, he received his Military Pilot's Brevet. On 6 May 1916, he began flying combat with ''Escadrille N.69''.<ref name=front/>

Shortly after his third victory, he was awarded the ''Médaille militaire'' on 28 May 1917. On 3 June, he again was seriously wounded. His recuperation was not complete until 2 February 1918, when he was assigned to ''Escadrille SPA.67''. Having progressed through the enlisted ranks, he was promoted to ''Sous lieutenant'' on 28 March 1918.<ref name=front/>

By war's end on 11 November 1918, Pierre Pendaries had flown 1,180 combat hours. In addition to the ''Médaille militaire'', he won the ''Legion d'honneur'' and the ''Croix de Guerre'' with seven palms.<ref name=front/>

Pendaries was demobilized from the French military on 21 September 1919. At some later date, he was upgraded in the ''Legion d'honneur'' to ''Commandeur''.<ref name=front/>

==List of aerial victories== See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Confirmed victories are numbered and listed chronologically. Unconfirmed victories are denoted by "u/c" and may or may not be listed by date. {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |- !No. !Date/time !Aircraft !Foe !Result !Location !Notes |- | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 1 August 1916 | Nieuport | | Destroyed | | |- | align="center"| 2 | align="center"| 22 April 1917 | Nieuport | | Destroyed | | |- | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| 3 May 1917 | Nieuport | Rumpler reconnaissance plane | Destroyed | Auménancourt-le-Petit | |- | align="center"| u/c | align="center"| 16 March 1918 @ 1420 hours | Spad | German two-seater | | South of Challenonge | |- | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| 17 May 1918 @ 1140 hours | Spad | German airplane | Destroyed | Mézières | |- | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| 22 July 1918 @ 0545 hours | Spad | German airplane | Destroyed | Ville-en-Tardenois | Shared victory |- | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| 26 September 1918 @ 1800 hours | Spad | German fighter | Destroyed | South of Tahure | Victory shared with another French pilot and Edwin C. Parsons |- | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| 29 October 1918 @ 1317 hours | Spad | German two-seater | Destroyed | Amancourt<ref name=aero/> | |- |}

==End notes== {{reflist}}

==References== * Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). ''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'' London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-948817-54-0}}.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pendaries, Pierre}} Category:1894 births Category:1987 deaths Category:French World War I flying aces Category:Military personnel from Chambéry Category:French recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Category:Commanders of the Legion of Honour Category:French recipients of the Legion of Honour