Superb French Bar...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Unfortunately not Legion.... but impossible to pass up!

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[Chris Boonzaier]

The medal botton right has an interesting history....

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sip_Song_Chau_Tai

[Michael Johnson]

Chris,

Lovely group.  Is the medal above the Indochine medal Air Force or Para?  Or is relayed to the LdH?

Edited April 28, 2022 by Michael Johnson

[Chris Boonzaier]

24 minutes ago, Michael Johnson said:

Chris,

Lovely group.  Is the medal above the Indochine medal Air Force or Para?  Or is relayed to the LdH?

Hi, the Médaille de l’Aéronautique, limited to 275 a year, they have been awarded since 1945, basically an aviation merit medal,

[Michael Johnson]

Cool!  Wonder what he flew?  Lots of American classics flown by the Armée de l'Air and the Aéronavale in both Indochina and Algeria.

 

Our local aviation museum used to have a B-26 that was bought by a French veteran.  Sadly gone now (both the plane and veteran I suspect)

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

 

if I have the right guy (I think I do) it was the Morane-Saulnier MS-500 (Fieseler Fi-156) "Storch"... as an artillery spotter

[Michael Johnson]

Dangerous work - those citations were well-earned.

The French also used JU-52 transports in Indochina.

 

Michael

[Chris Boonzaier]

This is also not to be sniffed at...

[Michael Johnson]

Interesting that it is still a Third Republic issue.  Old stock?

 

The MS-500 was known as the "Criquet" in French service, and the AAC-1 as the "Toucan".  As they dropped Paras, the Staff said "Toucan play at that game!"

 

Michael

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

If I may, according to  Lt. Col. P. Rullier, "L'ordre du mérite civil et l'ordre du mérite militaire de la Fédération Thaï", Carnet de la Sabretache, No 438, October 1968, le port de l' "Ordre du mérite civil de la Fédération Taï" est interdit en France.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one