Spa 78

[john snelling]

78

Aircraft:
12 Nov 1916 N12/17
1917 N23/24/24bis
Mar 1917 Spad VII
1918 Spad XIII

Armand Pinsard Capitaine
23 January 1917, flying as Commanding Officer of Squadron N78. He became an ace on 6 March, and would continue to fly Nieuports into battle until his 16th victory on 5 Jun 1917.
10 Oct 1917 posted as Commander from N26
2 23 Jan 1917 N78 Two-seater
3 15 Feb 1917 N78 EA
4 25 Feb 1917 N78 EA
5 06 Mar 1917 N78 Rumpler C
6 11 Apr 1917 N78 Albatros
7 12 Apr 1917 N78 Albatros
8 14 Apr 1917 N78 Two-seater
9 21 Apr 1917 N78 EA
10 21 Apr 1917 N78 Albatros
11 06 May 1917 N78 EA
12 06 May 1917 N78 EA
13 20 May 1917 N78 EA
14 28 May 1917 N78 EA
Shared with SLt Sauvage (3v) of Spa 112, Adj Fauvet (1v) of N 38, Adj Dramand (1v) of N 38
15 31 May 1917 N78 EA
Shared with Adj Fauvet (2v) of Spa 112
16 05 Jun 1917 N78 EA
Shared with SLt Hugues (3v) N81
12 Jun 1917 seriously injured in a plane crash and spent several months in the hospital
Posted to N23

Albert Achard Capitaine
Albert Achard joined the army in 1911, transferred to aviation in 1915 and scored 1 victory as an observer and 4 victories as a pilot before he was wounded in action on 24 July 1918.
Jul 1918 posted
4 19 Jul 1918 Spa78 Scout
5 24 Jul 1918 Spa78 C
24 Jul 1918 injured
17 Aug 1918 took command of Spa 510


Pierre Marie Gabriel Vincent Ernest Leroy de Boiseaumarie Rank: Lieutenant
09 Feb 1917 posted as a Lt
1 06 Apr 1917 N78 Balloon
2 22 Jul 1917 N78 Balloon
3 20 Aug 1917 N78 EA
20 Aug 1917 received the Military Medal
4 21 Apr 1918 Spa78 EA
Shared with Sgt Rouvin
5 07 Jun 1918 Spa78 Fokker DR.I
he was seriously wounded in this engagement
posted to Spa 15

Known losses:
26Apr17 Ltn.d.R. Albert 4v of Jasta 31 Spad S.7 by Nauroy 6 Esc. N.78, Cpl. Egret, POW
30Apr17 Ltn. von Hartmann-1v of Jasta 9 Spad S.7 9.25 S. Nauroy 25 Esc. N.78, Cpl. Brouillard, IIC
18May18 Ltn.d.R. von Borries-1v of Jasta 21 Spad 1 11.05 SW Mailly & Thory 37 Esc. Spa.78, M.d.L. R. Petit, MIA

Just for you Dom. It would be great to have some decals for them.

[Dom S]

Must admit a couple of Spa 78 planes (including Revanche IV, obviously) are on my "want to paint that some time" list, but I don't know about making it as far as a decal release - for a variety of reasons the 144 stuff is a long way down my to-do list unfortunately.

[john snelling]

Must admit a couple of Spa 78 planes (including Revanche IV, obviously) are on my "want to paint that some time" list, but I don't know about making it as far as a decal release - for a variety of reasons the 144 stuff is a long way down my to-do list unfortunately.

Understood, just glad you have a to-do list.

[Dom S]

The to-do list is no problem - I've got loads of that. It's a have-done list that I'd really like....

[Flying Helmut]

Why do my "to-do" lists only ever get longer not shorter?

I hope to start some French planes in the new year, but I'm far behind schedule already.

[Dom S]

Oh I recognise that feeling all too well. My 14 plane 60 squadron project is all the way up to three painted planes after this week. Someone kindly bought the duplicate of number 3....

[Flying Helmut]

Someone kindly bought the duplicate of number 3....

Oh, really?