Georges Boillot was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot who was shot down over Verdun in a dogfight with a squadron of German fighters during WW1. Born - 3 / 8 / 1884 Died -21 / 4 / 1916 aged 32 A mechanic by training, Boillot started racing in 1908 and went on to join drivers Paul Zuccarelli and Jules Goux to help create a novel range of racing cars as part of the Lion-Peugeot Voiturette team. He debuted with them in 1909 in the Coupe de l'Auto at Rambouillet and in 1910, went to Italy to compete in the Targa Florio. http://www.historicracing.com/index.cfm?otdother=21&fullText=5254&selMonth=4& http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21761093
Looks like the Americans weren't that enamoured with him though as a driver !! http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9804EEDB113AE633A25756C2A96E9C946396D6CF
I'm not sure about his being killed on 21 April 1916, as S/Lt Georges Boilott, the Commanding Officer of Escadrille N65 was credited with forcing an Albatros to land South of Azannes on 7 May before he was killed in action on 19 May. While flying with N49 he was credited with shooting down an Aviatik C-type near La Chapelle on 31 March 1916. Gareth
