Dieudonné Costes was a French aviator, known of long distance and record breaking flights, a fighter ace of World War I. Costes was born in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne. He received a pilot diploma ("brevet") on 26 September 1912. During the World War I he served in the French Air Service, in MF55 and MF85 Farman squadrons, then in N506, N507 and N531 fighter Nieuport squadrons, on the Balkan front. He scored there 8 victories (6 confirmed), the first in April 1917, … Wikipedia
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