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Aviator, French Minister and Secretary of state (before French Fifth Republic)
Born André Rémy MOYNET
French politician
Born on July 19, 1921 in Saint-Mandé , France
Died on May 2, 1993 in Nice , France
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André Moynet (July 19, 1921 – May 2, 1993) was a much decorated French wartime fighter pilot who moved on to become a test pilot and an entrepreneur-businessman. He was also a politician.
... André Moynet (July 19, 1921 – May 2, 1993) was a much decorated French wartime fighter pilot who moved on to become a test pilot and an entrepreneur-businessman. He was also a politician.
Biography
Moynet volunteered for military service on 26 December 1939, becoming a fighter pilot. As a member of the Normandie-Niémen squadron he recorded 115 aerial missions accounting for 150 wartime flying hours.
He entered politics in 1946 initially as an independent deputy representing Saône-et-Loire. On 12 November 1954, he was appointed a member of the Mendès France government, as a secretary of state and Secretary of State for Sport with responsibility for coordinating the Problems of Youth.
Simultaneously he continued his aviation career, as a test pilot, participating in the development of Sud Aviation’s Caravelle. He also did work for Matra and even gave his name to the Moynet M.360 Jupiter, a small propeller driven aircraft.
Moynet was also instrumental in Matra’s move into the automobile business, being responsible for the conception and development in 1968 of a Sports prototype which was developed to achieve a class win (1600–2000 cc) at Le Mans in 1975 (drivers: Michèle Mouton, Marianne Hoepfner and Christine Dacremont). He had previously driven a D.B. to victory in the S750 class at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside the D.B. marque's co-founder René Bonnet.
In 1968 Moynet was appointed as a colonel in the Air Force.
Relocating to the south of the country, he was elected mayor of the small town of Biot in 1971, holding office for a full term until 1977. He died in Nice on 2 May 1993, and his funeral was held in Antibes. He is, however, buried at the cemetery in Biot.
Honours
• Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur
• Compagnon de la Libération (Decree : 17 November 1945)
• Croix de guerre 1939–1945
• Médaille de la Résistance
• Médaille de l'Aéronautique
• Silver Star (USA)
• Air Medal (USA)
• Order of War for National Salvation (1st, 2nd and 3rd class) (Soviet Union)
• Order of the Red Banner (Soviet Union)
• Medal of the Resistance (Poland)
• Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
• Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
External links
Bio sur le site de l'Ordre de la Libération
Bibliography
Claude-Henry Leconte, André Moynet, Pilote de combat, Paris, éditions de la pensée moderne, 1955, 222 p.
... André Moynet (July 19, 1921 – May 2, 1993) was a much decorated French wartime fighter pilot who moved on to become a test pilot and an entrepreneur-businessman. He was also a politician.
Biography
Moynet volunteered for military service on 26 December 1939, becoming a fighter pilot. As a member of the Normandie-Niémen squadron he recorded 115 aerial missions accounting for 150 wartime flying hours.
He entered politics in 1946 initially as an independent deputy representing Saône-et-Loire. On 12 November 1954, he was appointed a member of the Mendès France government, as a secretary of state and Secretary of State for Sport with responsibility for coordinating the Problems of Youth.
Simultaneously he continued his aviation career, as a test pilot, participating in the development of Sud Aviation’s Caravelle. He also did work for Matra and even gave his name to the Moynet M.360 Jupiter, a small propeller driven aircraft.
Moynet was also instrumental in Matra’s move into the automobile business, being responsible for the conception and development in 1968 of a Sports prototype which was developed to achieve a class win (1600–2000 cc) at Le Mans in 1975 (drivers: Michèle Mouton, Marianne Hoepfner and Christine Dacremont). He had previously driven a D.B. to victory in the S750 class at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside the D.B. marque's co-founder René Bonnet.
In 1968 Moynet was appointed as a colonel in the Air Force.
Relocating to the south of the country, he was elected mayor of the small town of Biot in 1971, holding office for a full term until 1977. He died in Nice on 2 May 1993, and his funeral was held in Antibes. He is, however, buried at the cemetery in Biot.
Honours
• Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur
• Compagnon de la Libération (Decree : 17 November 1945)
• Croix de guerre 1939–1945
• Médaille de la Résistance
• Médaille de l'Aéronautique
• Silver Star (USA)
• Air Medal (USA)
• Order of War for National Salvation (1st, 2nd and 3rd class) (Soviet Union)
• Order of the Red Banner (Soviet Union)
• Medal of the Resistance (Poland)
• Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
• Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
External links
Bio sur le site de l'Ordre de la Libération
Bibliography
Claude-Henry Leconte, André Moynet, Pilote de combat, Paris, éditions de la pensée moderne, 1955, 222 p.
Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0
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