Set from Warrant Officer PILOTE Maurice PERNOT, pilot of ESCADRILLE BR 123 from 10 February 1918 to 13 September 1919; comprising :
-ENTOILAGE of the BREGUET B 14 B2 of the Escadrille BR 123 of WO1 M. PERNOT, with its fourragère and the handwritten inscription "Souvenir de mon dernier appareil de guerre" ("Souvenir of my last war aircraft").
80 x 7 cm
BR 123 squadron badge belonging to WO1 Maurice Pernot, pilot of BR 123 squadron from 10 February 1918 to 13 September 1919 - It was manufactured by "Kirby Beard & Co" whose hallmark can be seen on the upper right-hand side - Attached by 2 rings.
-BREVET (MILITARY AIRCRAFT paper, awarded on 17 August 1917),
-WAR CROSS 1914-1916 with three commendations (one vermeil and two bronze),
-FOURRAGERE (individual Croix de Guerre).
Maurice PERNOT, born on the 12th November 1896 in Héricout (Haute Saone).
Class of 1916 - Recruited at Vesoul (Hte Saône).
Drafted into the 35th Infantry Regiment on 9th April 1915, then the 42nd and 96th Infantry Regiments.
Transferred to military aviation as a student pilot on 19 June 1917.
Licence no. 7961 obtained at the Istres Aviation School on 17 August 1917.
Advanced training on a Caudron G4 at Avord.
Pilot with the GDE from 20 October 1917 to 10 February 1918.
Released on Breguet 14 B2 on 23 January 1918.
Pilot with Escadrille BR 123 from 10 February 1918 to 13 September 1919.
Appointed Sergeant on 12 May 1918.
Died at Strasbourg on 23 June 1923.
