| Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard | |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1897 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Allegiance: | France |
| Branch: | Flying service |
| Rank: | Sous lieutenant |
| Unit: | Escadrille BR132 |
| Awards: | Legion d'honneur Médaille militaire Croix de Guerre |
Born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné[2] in 1897, sous Lieutenant Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories [3] and was awarded three decorations including the Legion of Honor.[4]
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné[2] on 23 August 1897.[5]
Paillard served as a Breguet bomber pilot in Escadrille BR.132. On 1 May 1918, he shot down a German airplane for his first victory. Then, on 14 September 1918, Paillard was one of four French pilots combating four German Fokker D.VIIs, along with Jean-François Jannekeyn. The four French bomber aircrews managed to shoot down all four German fighters; all French participants were credited with four victories each. Paillard was awarded the Medaille Militaire for his valor,[6] as well as the Croix de Guerre.[5]
His daughter Gisele Paillard was born on 23 May 1920.