Fonck lived. Most of the other French aces--many of whom adopted more chivalrous tactics, like flying head on at the enemy--died. But I do remember reading a friend of Fonck's saying that you almost hated to have him come to your rescue, because he'd never let you forget it.

But I love the full page ad with Fonck in the early 20's V-C catalogs. "The birds fall like Krauts!"