Adolphe Célestin Pégoud, 1889 - 1915. Pre-war French aviator who became the first fighter ace.

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Adolphe Célestin Pégoud, 1889 - 1915. Pre-war French aviator who became the first fighter ace. Seen here in 1913 taking off on his historic flight where he "looped the loop". From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935

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