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| Captain Georges Guynemer, the delicate young man rejected by the French army on physical grounds, the lucky hero of innumerable escapes, the idol of the French public - such was his extraordinary personality, with a fighting record of 53 victories. On September 11th 1917, although sick and advised not to fly, he went out on a lone patrol, and 'failed to return'. He is known to have been shot down near Poelcapelle, but he has no grave. |