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Commandant Jacques Toussaint François Ortoli was a French Corsican patriot who served France in two World Wars. In World War I, he was a flying ace credited with eleven confirmed aerial victories. He returned to his nation's defense during World War II.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/ortoli.php Retrieved on 7 September 2010.〕 ==World War I== Ortoli earned his Pilot's Brevet No. 1668 on 26 June 1914, thus barely qualifying as a prewar pilot. He volunteered for French military service for the length of the war on 2 September 1914. He entered as a ''soldat de 2e classe'' in the ''2e Groupe d'Aviation''. On 30 September, he was awarded Military Pilot's Brevet No. 608. On 14 October 1914, he was simultaneously promoted to Corporal and assigned to Escadrille 8. On 25 February 1915, he was promoted to Sergeant. On 28 April 1915, Ortoli and his observer were credited with using their Farman to down a Rumpler two-seater observation plane in one of history's first aerial victories. On 8 July, Ortoli was medically evacuated to hospital with a head wound. He would not return to action until 7 October, when he arrived at Escadrille 31 as a Nieuport pilot. On 11 March 1916, he was promoted to Adjutant. On 4 June, he scored the second victory of his career over an LVG. Nine days later, he was awarded the ''Médaille militaire''. On 24 September 1916, he transferred to Escadrille 77.〔Note: Text shows him transferring back into Escadrille 31 on 16 January 1917. Victory listings show nine victories credited to Ortoli while he flew with Escadrille 77. Just to make sure life is not simple for a neophyte historian, the first of those nine wins obviously happened on 23 Jan instead of 23 Jun, just to fit the chronology. See http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/ortoli.php for victory list.〕 Beginning on 23 January 1917, Ortoli began a string of nine victories that ended on 24 June. With one exception, shared with Joseph M. X. de Sévin and Jean Chaput, they were solo victories.〔〔 In the midst of his victory string, on 24 April, he was commissioned a Sous lieutenant, and on 28 May 1917 was appointed Chevalier in the ''Légion d'honneur''.〔 On 19 April 1918, he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant. On 10 May, he took command of a Spad squadron, Escadrille 57. By the Armistice, Ortoli had amassed over 1,235 flight hours. He had flown over 500 offensive sorties, and about 400 escort, photographic reconnaissance, or artillery direction sorties. He had survived being shot down twice by anti-aircraft fire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacques Ortoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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