She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...

Long before there were air ambulance companies like CareFlight, and TV shows like 'China Beach' and 'M*A*S*H,' Valérie André ...

Texas forces under Sam Houston defeated the army of Mexican Gen ... In 1954, U.S. Air Force planes began flying French troops to Indochina to reinforce Dien Bien Phu. The city later fell to ...

"Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead. Enlisted in the uniform of the French army in Indochina and Algeria, tribune of the people in the National Assembly and the European Parliament, he always served France ...

Known as "Madame Ventilator," she left for the war during the French occupation of Indochina as part of the ... three stars of Inspector General of the Army Medical Corps.

“Enlisted in the uniform of the French army in Indochina and Algeria, tribune of the people in the National Assembly and the European Parliament, he always served France, defended its identity ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...

FILE - Valerie Andre, a French Army captain, doctor and helicopter pilot, is shown in front of her helicopter in Tonkin, in northern Indochina, July 30, 1952. Valerie Andre, a French aviator and ...