Paul Sauvage
French flying ace
Died when: 19 years 337 days (239 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Sergent Paul Joannes Sauvage (5 February 1897—7 January 1917) was a French World War I flying ace credited with 8 confirmed and 6 probable aerial victories.
He was originally posted to fly a Nieuport for Escadrille N 65, and scored his first victory with them on 16 July 1916.
He became the youngest French ace on 2 October at age 19 years and 239 days, and held that distinction until his death by anti-aircraft fire on 7 January 1917. 12 days later Pierre Marinovitch scored his 5th victory and became the youngest French ace until the end of the war, at the point of his 5th victory was Marinovith even younger than Savage on 2nd October by exactly 70 days (19 years and 169 days).
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