André Jubelin
André Jubelin | |
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Born | Toulon, France | July 26, 1906
Died | May 7, 1986 Sanary-sur-Mer, France | (aged 79)
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | French Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Rear Admiral André Jubelin (28 July 1906, Toulon – 7 May 1986, Sanary-sur-mer) was a French naval aviator who served with distinction in the French navy and the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. He was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations, and after the war commanded the French aircraft carrier Arromanches.[1]
Sources, notes[]
- ^ Arromanches carrier (in French)
Bibliography[]
- Jubelin, A.: The Flying Sailor, London: Hurst & Blackett (1953). First published in France as Marin de Métier - Pilote de Fortune, Éditions France-Empire (1951).
Categories:
- French military personnel of World War II
- Fleet Air Arm aviators
- French Navy admirals
- Recipients of the Resistance Medal
- Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur
- Military personnel from Toulon
- 1906 births
- 1986 deaths
- Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II
- French military personnel stubs