Fighting France

Flying the Potez 63.11 reconnaissance aircraft, a type that sustained notably heavy losses during 1940, Armée de l’Air pilot Pierre Mazières was fortunate to survive the Battle of France — only to lose his life in a subsequent flying accident. Thankfully, his diaries and photo albums provide a unique and powerful insight into life on the front line POTEZ 63.11 PILOT Pierre Mazières (centre) with two other crew members in front of a Potez 63.11, the type he flew during