Mathieu Tenant de la Tour

Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Tenant de la Tour
French aviator Mathieu Tenant de la Tour in 1917
Born(1883-12-05)5 December 1883
Paris, France
Died17 December 1917(1917-12-17) (aged 34)
Auchel, France
Buried
Suippes 51 France
AllegianceFrance
BranchCavalry; aviation
RankCapitaine
UnitEscadrille 57
Escadrille 3
CommandsEscadrille 26
AwardsLegion d'honneur
Croix de Guerre

Capitaine Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Tenant de la Tour (5 December 1883 - 17 December 1917) was a French World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He scored one of the first aerial victories over an observation balloon.

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