SPA 48

**john snelling** · 07-08-2016 11:50

48 (6killed, 8wounded, 4missing) (54victories, 49u)

Commanding Officers:
Feb 1916: One of nine N11 escadrilles sent to the Battle of Verdun
8 Oct 1916: Cne Jaques Sabattier
13 Feb 1918: LTT Jean-Marie Thobie
23 Jul 1918: Ltt Gilbert Sardier

Aircraft:
Jul 1916: N10/N11/N12 x 10
Dec 1916: Spad VII, N16/17 x 3
1917: N17 x 1, N23 x 1, Spad VII x 12
1917: received Spad XII x 1
Feb 1917: Spad XIII

Aces:
Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne Capitaine
1 17 Nov 1916 N48 Albatros
2 26 Apr 1917 0615 N48 Albatros D.V 1
3 06 Jul 1917 1035 N48 Albatros D.V 2
4 06 Jul 1917 1037 N48 Albatros D.V 2
5 18 Aug 1917 N48 Albatros D 3
6 30 Sep 1917 N48 Albatros C 4
1 Shared with Cpl René Montrion, Cpl Conan
2 Shared with Capt Jean Matton
3 Shared with Adj Gilbert de Guingand
4 Shared with Sgt René Montrion
Jean Marie Luc Gilbert Sardier Lieutenant
In July 1918, he was given command of Spa48. Of his fifteen victories, five were balloons.
14 09 Oct 1918 Spa48 Two-seater 8
15 Spa48 EA
8 Shared with MdL Denomaision, Sgt Grimoulle

René Montrion Rank: Adjudant
René Montrion joined the army in 1914. A combat infantry veteran, he transferred to the aviation service and began flight training on 9 October 1916. Posted to N48 on 6 April 1917, Montrion scored eleven victories before he was killed in action. Killed In Action: 28 June 1918
1 26 Apr 1917 1615 N48 Two-seater 1 Ville-au-Bois
2 18 May 1917 0720 N48 Albatros 2 N of Juvigny
3 26 Aug 1917 N48 Albatros D.III 3 Foret d'Houthulst
4 21 Sep 1917 1830 N48 Two-seater 4 Festieux-Soissons
5 22 Sep 1917 1110 N48 Albatros 4 NE of Courtecon
6 30 Sep 1917 N48 Two-seater Chivy
7 30 Sep 1917 N48 Albatros C 5 Foret de Pinon
8 01 Mar 1918 Spa48 Two-seater Nogent l'Abbesse
9 06 Jun 1918 Spa48 Balloon 3 Catigny
10 07 Jun 1918 Spa48 Balloon 6 Vezaponin
11 17 Jun 1918 Spa48 Halberstadt C 7 Chaudon
1 Shared with Lt A. de Turenne, Cpl Conan 2 Shared with Cpl Conan
3 Shared with Adj Gilbert de Guingand 4 Shared with Sgt René Dousinelle
5 Shared with Lt Armand de Turenne 6 Shared with S/Lt G. de Guignand, Adj E. Caillaux
7 Shared with Adj Edmond Caillaus, Adj Jacques Roques

René Paul Louis Dousinelle Rank: Sous Lieutenant
1 21 Sep 1917 1830 Spa48 Two-seater 1 S of Festieux
2 22 Sep 1917 1110 Spa48 Albatros C 1 NE of Courtecon
3 07 Oct 1917 Spa48 Scout 2 Lierval-Laval
4 05 Jun 1918 Spa48 Two-seater Soissons
5 11 Jun 1918 Spa48 Halberstadt C 3 NW of Rémy
6 11 Jun 1918 Spa48 Halberstadt C 4 Fanieres
7 28 Jun 1918 0615 Spa48 EA 5 Dommiers
8 28 Jun 1918 Spa48 Two-seater 6 Versefeuille
9 22 Jul 1918 Spa48 EA
1 Shared with Sgt René Montrion 2 Shared with Adj Georges Blanc
3 Shared with Adj A Binoche 4 Shared with Cpl A Mercier
5 Shared with adj A Binoche, Sgt Patry 6 Shared with Adj A Binoche, MdL J Danglade

Jean Georges Fernand Matton Rank: Capitaine
Matton earned a Military Pilot's Brevet on 14 January 1916. After serving with Escadrille MF20, he joined N57 on 23 July 1916 and scored his first victory just five days later. On 2 October 1916, he assumed command of Escadrille N48 and downed 8 more enemy aircraft before he was killed in action the following year.
1 28 Jul 1916 N57 Albatros C 1 Souilly
2 15 Dec 1916 N48 Two-seater Bois de Carres
3 16 Feb 1917 N48 Balloon Marvaux
4 16 Mar 1917 1430 N48 N of Chavonne
5 28 Mar 1917 1115 N48 Two-seater S of Nauroy
6 27 May 1917 N48 Two-seater Moronvillers-Nauoy
7 23 Jun 1917 0915 N48 Two-seater Aguilcourt
8 06 Jul 1917 1035 N48 Albatros D.V 2 St. Thierry
9 06 Jul 1917 1037 N48 Albatros D.V 2 La Neuvilette
1 Shared with S/Lt Georges Lachmann, MdL Georges Flachaire
2 Shared with Lt Armand de Turenne

Gilbert Marie de Guingand Rank: Sous Lieutenant
1 26 Jun 1917 2015 N48 Albatros D 1 Berry-au-Bac
2 18 Aug 1917 N48 Albatros D 2 Foret d'Houthulst
3 26 Aug 1917 N48 Albatros 3 N of Dixmude
He was wounded on 3 September 1917, during the course of aerial combat with several enemy planes.
4 15 Dec 1917 N48 Two-seater 4 Prosnes
5 21 Mar 1918 1808 Spa48 Albatros 5 Mont Cornilette
6 31 May 1918 Spa48 Fokker DR.I S of Soissons
7 06 Jun 1918 Spa48 Balloon 3 Catigny
8 07 Jun 1918 Spa48 Balloon 6 Vezaponin
1 Shared with Sgt M Renauld 2 Shared with Lt Armand de Turenne
3 Shared with Adj René Montrion
4 Shared with Capt J. Sabattier de Vignolle, Adj M Renauld, S/Lt Robert Delannoy
5 Shared with S/Lt Andre Barcat 6 Shared with Adj René Montrion, Adj Edmond Caillaux

Edmond Eugene Henri Caillaux Rank: Adjudant
On 29 February 1916 he transferred to the air service and received his pilot's brevet (4646) on 22 May 1916. Assigned to Escadrille N48 on 28 April 1917,
u/c 27 May 1917 Spa48 EA
u/c 19 Sep 1917 Spa48 EA W of Ville-au-Bois
u/c 22 Sep 1917 Spa48 Two-seater Fismes
1 03 Dec 1917 Spa48 Aviatik C 1 Ostel-Chavonne
2 19 Feb 1918 Spa48 Rumpler C 2 Nogent l'Abbesse
3 07 Jun 1918 Spa48 Balloon 3 Vezaponin
4 17 Jun 1918 Spa48 Halberstadt C 4 Chaudun
5
1 Shared with Capt Jacques Sabattier de Vignolle
2 Shared with Adj Jacques Roques, S/Lt Bajac
3 Shared with S/Lt Gilbert de Guingand, Adj René Montrion
4 Shared with Adj René Montrion, Adj Jacques Roques

Jacques Raphaël Roques Country: Switzerland Rank: Adjudant
Although born in Paris, Roques was a Swiss national whose mother was Venezuelan and whose father was Swiss. Having earned a Civil Pilot's License on 10 September 1915, he joined the Foreign Legion on 17 November 1915. In 1916, he transferred to the Aviation Militaire and was posted to Escadrille 48 on 2 January 1917.
1 26 Apr 1917 Spa48 SPAD VII Albatros 1 Loivre
2 27 Jul 1917 Spa48 SPAD VII Fokker 2 Foret de Houthulst
3 19 Feb 1918 Spa48 SPAD XIII Rumpler C 3 Nogent l'Abbesse
u/c 17 May 1918 Spa48 SPAD XIII EA 4
u/c 11 Jun 1918 Spa48 SPAD XIII Two-seater 5
4 12 Jun 1918 Spa48 SPAD XIII Fokker D.VII 6 Resson-sur-Matz
5 17 Jun 1918 Spa48 SPAD XIII Halberstadt CL.II 7 Chaudun
1 Shared with Sgt Robert Bajac
2 Shared with Adjudant Robert Bajac, Lt Jacques Ortoli
3 Shared with S/Lt Robert Bajac, Adj Edmond Caillaux
4 Shared with Adj Quiles
5 Shared with Adj Montrion, Adj Edmond Caillaux
6 Shared with S/Lt Bajac
7 Shared with S/Lt Gilbert de Guingand

Jacques Victor Sabattier de Vignolle Rank: Capitaine
Wounded in action on 16 June 1915, 4 September 1915 and 24 October 1917
u/c 19 Sep 1917 EA 1 Parfondu
u/c 22 Sep 1917 Two-seater 2 Fismes
1 03 Dec 1917 N48 Aviatik C 2 Ostel-Chavonne
2 15 Dec 1917 N48 Two-seater 3 S of Nauroy
3 15 May 1918 GC18 Scout Montdidier-Dompierre
4 EA
5 EA
1 Shared with Sgt René Montrion, Sgt René Dousinelle
2 Shared with Edmond Caillaux
3 Shared with Adj Gilbert de Guingand, Adj Renauld, S/Lt Robert Delannoy