page_title: Jean Navarre
section_title: Personal life during World War I
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Navarre / Personal life during World War I
caption_attribution_description: English: Jean Navarre, the Sentinel of Verdun boards his red Nieuport 16 fighter N1130 at Lemmes airfield
context_page_description: Jean Marie Dominique Navarre was a French aviator during World War I. As one of the pioneer flying aces, he was credited with twelve confirmed aerial victories and fifteen unconfirmed ones.
context_section_description: In the early days of the war, flyers mainly flew reconnaissance missions, and their aircraft were not armed. 
  Flyers would sometimes wave at their opponents when meeting in the air. Navarre felt strongly that combatants should kill their enemies; there was no room for fraternizing gestures. He later became one of the first flying aces.
  Navarre continuously experimented with ways to improve his aircraft's armament, at one point even installing rockets. By this time, Navarre had achieved 12 victories despite his technical handicap.
  Navarre became close friends with fellow ace Charles Nungesser, who was as reckless and insubordinate as himself. In addition to their growing reputation as flying aces, Navarre and Nungesser also became extremely popular in Parisian nightlife for a number of colorful and unorthodox stunts.
caption: Jean Navarre, the Sentinel of Verdun boards his red Nieuport 16 fighter N1130 at Lemmes airfield 16 May 1916 (cropped)
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