Lieutenant Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet (28 January 1894 – 23 September 1921) was a French World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.

He was then charged with forming Escadrille 167, a Spad squadron, assumed its command, and scored eight more victories while leading it.

[4] After the war de Romanet became a successful sporting pilot, breaking the World Air Speed record on two occasions in 1920.

[5][6][7] Barny de Romanet died in a flying accident on 23 September 1921, testing the aircraft he was to fly in the 1921 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe race: the accident was ascribed to the fabric becoming detached from the aircraft's wing.

He inspires his patrols to attack enemy planes very superior in number putting them to flight and flaming one of them.