Basile Sauné

Sous lieutenant Basile Félicien Sauné was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Biography
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Basile Félicien Sauné was born in La Bastide-du-Salat, France on 1 January 1887.



In 1917, he served his mandatory military service as an infantryman and was released to the reserves. On 2 August 1914, he was recalled for World War I. After serving over a year's trench duty, he transferred to aviation. He received his Military Pilot's Brevet on 21 August 1916 when he graduated primary training. After advanced training, he was shipped off to l'Armee Orient. He scored no victories with Escadrille MF.85, but once transferred to Escadrille 531 to fly a Nieuport 11 "Bebe", he shot down five enemy airplanes between 30 April and 13 June 1918 to become an ace.

Basile Félicien Sauné was killed in action in a dogfight with several enemy airplanes a week after his last victory, on 20 June 1918.

For his valor, he had been granted Serbian and Greek awards, in addition to his native France's Croix de Guerre.