Léon Bourjade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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World War I flying ace
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Place of Birth: Montauban, Occitania, France
About Léon Bourjade
- Léon Bourjade (25 May 1889 – 22 October 1924), born Jean-Pierre Léon Bourjade, was a leading French fighter pilot in World War I, notable for being his country's leading balloon-busting ace.
- He interrupted his theological studies to fight in World War I; post-war, he completed his studies and spent the few remaining years of his life as a missionary in what is now Papua New Guinea.
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