Michel Joseph Callixte Marie Coiffard (16 July 1892 – 29 October 1918) was one of the leading French flying aces of World War I.

[5] Repeatedly wounded and cited for courage under fire, Coiffard transferred to the infantry as a sergeant on 29 August 1914.

Coiffard had his new craft's wheels and cowl painted red and dubbed his new Spad XIII 'Mado' after his girlfriend.

However, the French system of awarding a victory to every pilot involved in a shoot-down blurs the actual count.

Lieutenant Coiffard succeeded to the task of squadron commander upon the wounding of Capitaine Lahoulle on 15 July.

While downing his 34th victim (a Fokker D.VII), he was critically wounded by two bullets; one hit him in the thigh and the other pierced his chest back to front passing through a lung.

He flew 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) back to a perfect landing in friendly hands despite his wound, but died three hours later while receiving a blood transfusion in an ambulance transporting him to Berenicourt.

Non-commissioned officer of remarkable courage and sang-froid; the campaigns in Tunisia and Morocco, three wounds, three citations.

Wounded four times in the infantry, he entered the aviation service where he has proven his most brilliant military qualities.

In pursuit aviation his will to conquer allowed him to accomplish a series of exploits with regularity and speed which have never been equaled.

Three wounds, Médaille militaire and Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for feats of war.