Colonel Paul Albert Pierre Tarascon (8 December 1882 – 11 June 1977) was a World War I flying ace.

Despite the handicap of an amputated foot, he was credited with twelve confirmed and ten probable victories in aerial combat.

[1] Tarascon joined the French military in 1901; upon his release from active duty, he was assigned to the 4e Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniale.

This would spark his later nickname: l'as la jambe de bois (the ace with the wooden leg).

[1] His Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur citation of 15 November 1916 reads: Adjudant pilot of Escadrille N62.

Although one leg had been amputated, he entered aviation and has carried out numerous reconnaissances over long distances and has had 15 aerial combats.