Sous Lieutenant René Pierre Marie Dorme (30 January 1894 – 25 May 1917), Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre was a French World War I fighter ace credited with at least confirmed 23 victories.

[1] René Pierre Marie Dorme was born in Abaucourt les Souppleville, France on 30 January 1894.

[2] He joined the military in 1913, and was serving as a cannoneer in Tunisia, North Africa when World War I erupted.

Requesting transfer to aviation duty, he began training as an aerial observer on 1 February 1915.

[4] Although he would later change from his Nieuport 17 to a SPAD VII, in both cases he adorned his aircraft with a Cross of Lorraine on the upper deck, the numeral '12' accompanying a stork on the fuselage, and the nickname 'Papa Dorne' on the side of the cockpit.

[4][5] Dorme would score 23 confirmed victories between July 1916 and May 1917, with approximately the same number of combat claims unconfirmed.

[2] During this victory string, Dorme was awarded the Médaille Militaire on 4 August 1916, and the Legion d'honneur on 18 October 1916.