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Paul Julien Dubois is born on May 11th, 1885
in St Denis (France). His parents, Emile Dubois and Pauline Dufour
are owning a hardware shop in Chelles, a small little town in the suburb of
Paris.
Fascinated by photography, Paul starts to work for the ROL agency. In 1906, he
joins the Infantry to proceed with his military service. His military
file mentions the civil job of "Photo reporter".
In December 1914, he joins the Photography Department of the Army
(SPA) and he is attached to the French Air Force as a photographer -
observer
During all the WWI, Paul Dubois will be incorporated in
different air squadrons including the famous C43 one. He was
distinguished by his courage but also his ingenuity to develop special
cameras used for aerial photography. He went back to the
civil photography after the war and worked for several publications.
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Thanks to Denis Albin for his precious help
and his great expertise which conducted to the perfect
description of some of these images.
His website on
French military aviation during WWI must be visited. |
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Paul Dubois, date inconnue
Air gunner in Caudron G4. Nieuport 16 squadron "Le Flambeau". The Nieuport 16 is equivalent to the Nieuport 11 but equiped with a 110hp engine, a fairing providing better protection of the pilot. This plane was able to transport and fire 8 roquets "Le Prieur". Artillery fire. The gun is a 155 GPD (Model 1917 Filloux).
Only 400 guns of this model were built prior to the Armistice. Bull during an agricultural show knitter, for the magazine "Printemps"
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