he requested to join a fighting unit and promptly embarked on becoming an Ace flyer. During his time as a flyer, he won the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'Honneur. On April 21, 1916 his plane was shot down in a dogfight with five German Fokkers, of which he was able to shoot one down before he himself was downed, crashing near Bar-le-Duc. Severely injured, he died in a military hospital at Vadelaincourt, Meuse. Legacy In his honor, several places in France named a street for him and there is a George Boillot School in Montlhéry in the Essonne département near Paris. His brother André was also a race driver and at war's end, won the 1919 Targa Florio. Georges' son, Jean, became director-general of Peugeot Talbot Sport cars and in 1981 was responsible for involving Peugeot in rallying. Indy 500 results External links Grand Prix History - Hall of Fame, Georges Boillot Citations 1884 births 1916 deaths People from Valentigney Aviators killed by being shot down French military personnel killed in World War I French racing drivers Grand Prix drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Sportspeople from Doubs