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Suez War 1956

NAME                VICTORIES    UNITS     AIRFORCE           COMMENTS

Pichoff, André          1        EC 1/3    Armée de l'Air     F-84F pilot


Air-to-Air Victories

Date Unit Aircraft Pilot Victim Place Country
1.11.1956 EC 1/3 F-84F Pichoff,A. Gloster Meteor
forced to land
over Abu Sueir EAF


Much information kindly provided by Jean-Paul Gleize.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F-51-GK Thunderstreak, 3-HK, S. No. 52-9030, EC 1/3 'Navarre', Armée de l'Air, Akrotiri, October 1956. Took part in Suez War, 1956.


Sources & Literature
  1. Denis, Albin: Historique de l'Escadron de Chasse 1/3 "Navarre" de 1915 a 2000, Maillard, 2000.
  2. Nicolle, David C. - Cooper, Tom - Gabr, Gabr Ali: Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During The Sinai War, 1956, Middle East@War, Book 8, Helion & Company, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-914377-40-2

  3. Gleize, Jean-Paul: Aces, http://www.igleize.fr/aces/homeaces.htm

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