Fernand Jacquet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fernand Jacquet

Belgian flying ace

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1888

Place of Birth: Petite-Chapelle, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1947

Profession: aircraft pilot, soldier

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Captain-Commandant Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
He was the first Belgian pilot to score an aerial victory, on 17 April 1915, and became the first Belgian ace on 1 February 1917.
He was also the first Belgian pilot to fly his king to the front, in 1917.
Additionally, he was the only Belgian honored by the British with a Distinguished Flying Cross.