Paul-Joseph de Montgolfier (28 April 1913 – 8 November 1942) was a French fighter pilot, flying Curtiss 75 Hawks with the GC II/5 fighter group when World War II began.
On 6 November 1939, Paul de Montgolfier and 8 other pilots were escorting bombers over the Sarre region when they were jumped by 27 Messerschmitt fighters of JGr 102.
Montgolfier went on top score more victories until the Nazi invasion of France : he was shot down on 15 May 1940 and wounded.
After recovering, he went back to active service and was killed in action fighting the Allied landing at Casablanca on 8 November 1942.
Bf 109; 06 Nov 39 - Probable, shared with Lt Trémolet 2.