Edmond Pillon

Adjutant Edmond Jacques Marcel Pillon (b.1891 - d.1921) was a French World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.

[1] See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Edmond Jacques Marcel Pillon was born in Chaville, France on 9 June 1891.

From 6 March to 3 September 1917, Pillon scored four more confirmed wins for Escadrille 82, along with a couple of unverified claims.

His record then lapsed until he began scoring again in his new assignment to fly a Spad with Escadrille 67.

[1] Médaille militaire "Pilot of Escadrille N82, skillful and courageous, who always volunteers to take on the most perilous missions, and has already downed three German planes and engaged in more than fifty combats, during which his plane was often hit; on 21 April 1917, he attacked a balloon which he forced to descend; on 23 April he forced an enemy plane to land behind enemy lines; already cited in orders.