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Bomber Group GB I/31

1st Squadron
2nd Squadron


Photos and documents

March Diary of the GB I/31 from May 17th 1940 to the Armistice
(Source Mr R. VERGNET)

 


Historical

In September 1939, the GB I / 31 is chosen to experiment the Lioré & Olivier Léo 451 : five aircrafts will be delivered to the unit.

On May 10, 1940, GB I / 31 is attached to Group No6 of the Southeast Bombardment Aviation Training Group of the ZOAA (Alpine Air Operations Area).

After the dissolution of GB II / 31 in August 1940, 2nd Squadron of GB I / 31 incorporates the traditions and insignia of the 3rd Squadron of GB II / 31

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Staff

Commanders of the group GB I/31
Commander DUMAS Bernard
March 1939
September 19, 1939
(Injured by accident)
 
Lieutenant-colonel GERARDOT Paul
September 20, 1939
October 5, 1939
(Prisoner)
 
Commander SCHMITTER Pierre
October 5, 1939
Commander of the 1st Squadron
Lieutenant COLLE Jacques
Lieutenant HIRSCH Robert
Commander of the 2nd Squadron
Captain MONCHEAUX Jean
May 20, 1940
(Killed in aerial combat)
Lieutenant FANGEAUX Joseph

May 21, 1940

 

 


Personnel

Pilots and crew of the Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Informations
Etat Civil
Photos
Citations & Décorations
AJAM Raymond - Louis
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
- Wounded on May 20, 1940, when his aircraft, the LeO 451 No114 was hit by the Flak.
- Killed on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Born January 24, 1916 in Paris (75)
Killed on June 7, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
 
AOUACH Georges
Lieutenant
Pilot
1st Sqn.

On October 6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany, LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters. Georges AOUACH, wounded, managed to land his burning aircraft near Euskirchen. Lieutenant Georges Aouach is taken prisoner.
Initially interned at Oflag IV-D in Elsterhorst, where he was treated, he was transferred to the Dulay Luft camp.
On March 29, 1942, along with some twenty other officers, he managed to escape through a tunnel dug beneath the camp. Georges Aouach managed to reach Marseille, in the Zone Libre, where he was reunited with his wife. Together, they headed for Tunisia, then Algeria after the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942.
Georges AOUACH joins the Free French Air Force, serving as a pilot in a Bombardment Group, before joining the GB II/20 "Bretagne". He took part in the fighting in Italy, supported the American offensive on the Saar in 1945, and took part in the reduction of the Royan pockets.
In September 1945, he was assigned to General Paul GERARDOT's staff. He was none other than the Chief Flight Officer of Léo451 n°6, on board which he crashed in Germany on October 6, 1939.

With the war over, Georges AOUACH continued his career as a pilot with theGT 3/15 Maine before retiring around 1950 with the rank of Colonel.
Returning to civilian life, he became Sales Director of Thomson-France.
On August 5, 1971, while driving to Spain with his wife, he was involved in a road accident near Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, and ended up in the path of an oncoming truck: they were both killed in the accident...

Born on May 27, 1909
Killed August 5, 1971 near Saint-Agnan-sur-Cher (41 - Loire et Cher)
AUBERT Maurice - Henri
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
1st Sqn.
On October 6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany, LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters. Maurice AUBERT, seriously wounded in his turret, died of his injuries.
Born May 29, 1914 in Issoudun (36 - Indre)
Killed on October 6, 1939 in a field hospital)
 
AUDOUX Abel - Louis
Master-Corporal
Machine Gunner
2nd Sqn.
Assigned to the group on 1 September 1938, Abel AUDOUX was appointed master corporal on February 1st, 1939. Holder of the Aircraft Machine Gunner's Patent No3197 (Approved on September 9, 1939).

On September 9, 1939, Bloch 200 No132, severely damaged by German fighters, had to land in enemy territory. Sergeant-Chef AUDOUX is wounded and taken prisoner.

Born September 25, 1916 in Sillards (86 - Vienne)
Died February 3rd 2000 at Sillars
BELLEGUIC
Chief-Warrant-Officer
       
BERANGER
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
2nd Sqn.
On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German Fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Sub-Lieutenant BERANGER, unscathed, is taken prisoner
   
BERTAUX Fran�ois - Leon
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Killed on the November 8, 1939: his plane, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
Born May 17, 1908 at Thierville (55 - Meuse)
Killed November 8, 1939 at Mamsheim (Germany)
 
BERTRAND
Sergeant
Radio
   
BONGARD Maurice - Joseph
Commander
Navigator
Born March 29, 1913, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle), France
Died March 27, 1998 in Aressy (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantique)
   
BORDENAVE Raoul
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Flight Mechanic
Born September 10, 1905  
BOUDOT Gilbert - Marcel
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On may 17, 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was hit during an attack on an armoured column: seriously wounded, he left the aircraft last, but died as a result of his injuries .
Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on July 15, 1917
Killed May 18, 1940 at Esquéhéries (02 - Aisne)
 
BOUGAULT Hervé - Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
2nd Sqn.
Killed on May 17, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, was shot down by enemy fighters.
Born February 02, 1917 at Rennes (35 - Ile et Vilaine)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
BOUGRAT Paul
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
     
BOZON André
Sergeant
Machine-gunner
2nd Sqn.
Confirmed presence at GB I/31 in September 1939. He later joined GB II/31 and was killed on May 31,1940.
   
BROUQUIER
Sergeant
Pilot
Sergeant BROUQUIER was assigned to GB I/23 after the Armistice.    
CASSEGRAIN Gilbert - Paul
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
Born November 19, 1917 in Chinon (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died October 11, 1996 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
 
CASTELA Georges - Gilbert
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
Born August 22, 1914 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Died January 27, 2002 at Yerres (91 - Essone)

CERCUEIL Jean - Marie
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
See the individual file of Jean CERCUEIL
Born February 27, 1915 at Montigny La Resle (89 - Yonne)
Died February 22, 1997 at Auxerre (89 - Yonne)
 
CHABOUREAU Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief and Pilot

On September 30, 1939, Leo 451 No4 was destroyed on takeoff. The crew is unscathed

CHAMPENOIS Guy - Leon
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Killed on 31 may 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109: His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew members were killed.
Born January 11, 1920 in Auriens (?)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
 
CHARPENTIER
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine Gunner
2nd Sqn.
On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Chief Warrant Officer CHARPENTIER, injured, is taken prisoner
 
COLLE Jacques
Lieutenant
Cder 1st Sqn. and Pilot
Jacques COLLE leaves GB I/31 to join GBA II/51.
On May 22, 1940, during an attack on a German column, GBA II/51's Potez 633 n° 26R, hit by flak, was finally shot down by Me109s. Jacques COLLE, unhurt, was taken prisoner.

He joined the FFL and was killed on 27 July 1944.

Born June 10, 1910 in Champigneules (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on July 27, 1944 at Kasba Tadla (Morocco)
COLLETER Jacques - Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
- Killed on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His plane, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor.
Born May 31, 1914 in Plomordiern (35 - Finistère)
Killed on June 8, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
COLLOMBET Jacques - Roger
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
Jacques COLLOMBET, a graduate of SupAéro, class of 1937, successfully completes his Special Military Preparation, and is awarded a scholarship to take his Pilot's Licence and do his Military Service as a non-commissioned officer.
He obtained his pilot's license in September 1937 at the Ecole de Pilotage CAUDRON based in Ambérieu en Bugey.
He served with the Bataillon de l'Air 127, and was posted to the Ecole de l'Air d'Avord. At the end of his military service, in March 1938, Jacques COLLOMBET asked to join the Active Air Force. He was posted to the 31st Wing, 2nd Squadron, with the rank of Second-Lieutenant.
In April 1938, he was commissioned as an Aircraft Observer.
He began the Campage de France with GB I/31 before joining GBA II/51 on January 5, 1940. Jacques COLLOMBET was wounded on June 6, 1940, in an accident while returning from a training flight.
On August 16, 1940, he was appointed squadron commander.
After the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942, the 51st squadron was disbanded, and Jacques COLLOMBET was demobilized. Returning to civilian life, he became an aeronautical engineer at FARMAN, and in June 1943 turned down an offer to join the Vichy Air Defense Staff.
He joined the Resistance in July 1944, and at the end of August asked to be reintegrated into the Armée de L'Air, which he obtained in... March 1945 as Commander of a refueling and repair center.
After the war, he continued his career in various air liaison units, before joining the Brétigny sur Orge Flight Test Center (CEV) in 1950 as a test pilot, specializing in weapons.
In November 1952, he joined the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aéronautique in Paris, then left for the United States for a 2-month training period. At the end of his training, he completed a year's internship with the General Staff and asked to join the CEV.
He was assigned to the CEV in Colomb-Béchar, Algeria; he left the CEV in May 1958 to join the Secrétariat de l'Air. He remained there for 3 years before being appointed Commander of Base Aérienne 107 at Vélizy-villacoublay.
Promoted to General in October 1963, he retired at the age of 51.
Returning to civilian life, he joined Société Sud-Aviation, before moving to Aerospace in 1970, where he stayed for 14 years, retiring in 1977.
Born October 12, 1912 in Paris (75)
Died November 17, 1989, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (78 - Yvelines)
   
COURAPIED
Pilote
2eme Esc.
 
DACHEUX
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
2nd Sqn.
   
DAVID
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
   
DE-CATALANO Erick - Gregoire
Sergeant
Machine-gunner
He will then join GBA I / 51 and will be killed in air combat on June 5, 1940
Born June 20, 1915 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed May 5, 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme)
 
DEGUIL André
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
2nd Sqn.
Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the aircraft crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
Born March 30, 1916 at Sainte-Radegonde (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
 
DENIAUD Henri
Sergeant
Pilot
   
DESEQUELLES Jean - Eugène
Sergeant
Radio
Killed on May 31, 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109 : His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew members were killed.
Born December 29, 1919, Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
 
DESNEUX Jean
Sergeant
Machine Gunner

Jean DESNEUX was a qualified Civilian Pilot, but spent the French Campaign as a Machine Gunner.

Seriously wounded on May 20, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, is shot down by Flak and the German Fighter. However, he succeeds in parachuting.

 
DOIDEAU Robert
Adjutant
Observer
Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
Born October 19, 1910 at Lascaux (19 - Corrèze)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
 
DUMAS Bernard - Antoine
Commander
Cder of Group
Crew Chief
Wounded on 19 september 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed on take-off due to an engine failure.
Born April 6, 1899 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Died July 13, 1979, Capbreton (40 - Landes)
 
DUPRE Pierre - Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
Pierre DUPRE later joined the GB II/34
Born March 6, 1915 at Nangis (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died March 4, 1999 at Vielle-Adour (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)

ENSLEN André
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German Fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Lieutenant-Colonel ENSLEN, unscathed, is taken prisoner
Born May 15, 1891    
ESNAU Henri - Joseph
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
Killed on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
Born October 03, 1906 in Rezé (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Kollermisel (Germany)
 
FANGEAUX Joseph - Léon
Lieutenant
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Joseph FANGEAUX was a pilot with the 3rd RAC (Régiment d'Aviation de Chasse) at Chateauroux.
He was assigned to the CEMA before joining the 31st Wing.
He completed a training course on the LeO 451 in the summer of 1939, and joined the GB I/31 in September 1939.
He later joined the Free French Air Force, fighting with GB I/22 "Maroc" as deputy head of the 3rd Bureau, and with GB I/34 "Gascogne" as head of group training. At the time, he held the rank of Captain.
Born January 31, 1903, Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne), France
Died May 25, 1980, Rochecorbon (37 - Indre et Loire)
 
FLAMANT Emile - Philippe
Adjudant-Chef
Canonnier
See the individual file of Emile FLAMANT
Born October 22, 1909 in Sierck-les-Bains (57 - Moselle)
Died June 24, 1985, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
FOURNEAU Paul - Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine Gunner
Killed on 17 May 1940 in air combat: his aircraft, the LeO451 No61, was shot down by the fighter.
Born December 18, 1900 at Ambrières (53 - Mayenne)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
 
GAIGNARD Michel - Léon
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Michel GAIGNARD was the first Pilote Breveté de l'Aviation Populaire in 1936.
Born March 12, 1916 in Chalonnes-Sur-Loire (49 - Maine-et-Loire)
Died January 6, 2011 in Angers (49 - Maine-et-Loire)
   
GAST Louis - René
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
Killed on 17 May 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, is shot down by the Flak. Chief Warrant Officer GAST jumps by parachute, but the parachute does not open...
Born January 23, 1905 at Erstein (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Rocquigny (02 - Aisne)
GEOFFROY Louis
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
     
GERARDOT Paul - Jacques
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
1st Sqn.
Paul GERARDOT, a Saint-Cyr alumnus (1917), began his career in the infantry in 1919. He joined the Air Force in February 1921, and was commissioned as an Observer.
He was commissioned as a pilot in 1925 and took part in a number of raids.
He commanded the 16th Escadrille of the 34th Aviation Regiment, and worked for a time in the Cabinet of the Under-Secretary of State for the Air in 1931, before being assigned to the New Aircraft group at Villacoublay.
In 1933, he took part in the Croisière Noire (28 Potez 25TOEs flew from Istres to North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa). On his return, he took command of the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre.
In October 1938, he became Deputy Commander of the 51st Wing, then Commander of the GB I/51 with which he began the French Campaign. In September 1939, he took command of the 31st Wing, replacing the Lieutenant-Colonel who had been taken prisoner on September 9, 1939.
On October 6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany, LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters.
Paul GERARDOT, whose leg was fractured in the crash, was taken prisoner. He is interned at Oflag IV-D near Elsterhorst.

He managed to escape in December 1940, and joined the Free Zone. He became Commander of the 8th Bombardment Group based at Al-Aouina, Tunisia, then Chief of Staff of the Air Force Command in AFN and AOF in 1943. In September 1944, he was appointed Chief of the French Section of the XII° Air Tactical Command.


In August 1945, he was appointed Deputy Inspector General of the French Air Force, and from March 1946, Chief of the General Staff of the French Air Force.
Paul GERARDOT's staff included Georges AOUACH, none other than the pilot of LéO451 n°6, which he crashed on October 6, 1939.
From February 1947, he was in charge of the Centre d'Enseignement Supérieur Aérien.
At his request, he was placed on leave of absence in July 1949, and put on permanent leave from flying personnel in January 1950.

Born July 6, 1898 in Paris (75)
Died April 4, 1980, Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
 
GILLET Pierre - Michel
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
Born January 30, 1906 in Paris (75)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
 
GOMBERT Gérard - Louis
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Killed on 17 th May 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, is shot down by the Flak. He will succeed in keeping his plane in the line of flight to allow the crew to jump.
Born September 09, 1915 in Hellemes Lille (59 - Nord)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Rocquigny (02 - Aisne)
 
GOSSET
Sub-Lieutenant
       
GUELOU Georges - Hyacinthe
Staff-Sergeant
He later joined the GB I/19 "Gascogne" and was killed on August 18, 1944 aboard the B26 Marauder serial 42 107706 coded "69" during a bombing mission on the German batteries at Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (Var),
The aircraft, hit by flak, fell into the sea. The crew was killed.
Born March 04, 1915 in Plougrescant (22 - Côtes-d'Armor)
Killed August 18, 1944 at Toulon (83 - Var)
GUESPIN
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
 
GUIDEAU
Sergeant
Radio
   
GUILLOU Louis
Sergeant
Mechanic
     
GUISSET Marcel - Jacques
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
Killed on November 8, 1939 during a night mission: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
Born February 11, 1915 in Saint-Laurent de Cerdans (66 - Pyrénées Orientales)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Kollermisel (Germany)
 
HALMA Robert - Jacques
Sergeant
Observer
Killed on 17 may 1940 in aerial combat: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, is shot down by German fighters. The crew is killed.
Born February 01, 1919 in Chartres (28 - Eure et Loir)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
 
HIRSCH Robert - Henry
Lieutenant then Captain
Cder 1st Sqn.
Pilot
Robert Hirsch entered Polytechnique in 1932, and chose the French Air Force on graduating. He was assigned to the 1st Escadrille of the GB I/31, a group with which he fought in the French Campaign.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Captain HIRSCH, wounded, parachutes out.
After the Armisitice, he joined the Resistance in October 1941 under the pseudonym "LASSUS" and settled in Pau in early 1942.
He was arrested on April 1, 1943, but managed to escape. He became head of the Basses-Pyrénées FFI Operations Office, and took part in the fighting during the Liberation.

After the war, he was appointed Préfet de la Charente-Maritime, then Directeur Général de la Sûreté Nationale in 1951: he worked in collaboration with the FBI and CIA to monitor the illegal activities of the Communists.

In 1954, he was appointed Prefect of Seine-Inférieure (later Seine-Maritime), and became President of the Groupement Local des Anciens Elèves de l'Ecole Polytectnique, before becoming Prefect Inspector General of Administration on an extraordinary mission for the Second Military Region, and Prefect of the Northern Department.
From 1963 to 1970, he was appointed Administrateur Général, Government Delegate to the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA).
In 1970, he became Chairman of Elf Aquitaine, a company he retired from in 1977. From 1980 to 1985, he was Chairman and CEO of LEP (Laboratoires d'Electronique et de Physique Appliquée).
Born November 20, 1912 in Paris (75)
Died January 8, 2003, Gif-sur-Yvette (91 - Essone)
 
HOURTIC Henri - Gabriel
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the Hunt and flak. He managed to parachute down, but was seriously wounded and had to have one leg amputated.
Born September 9, 1914 in Arcachon (33 - Gironde)
Died May 18, 1971
 
JAMOT Gaston - Eugène
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Born March 31, 1911 at Rocheserviere (85 - Vendée)
Died July 28, 1994 at La Richardais (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
   
KERRIEN Roger - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
In 1953, Roger KERRIEN, then Captain, was killed in an air accident. He had been on a mission in the French West Indies since December 8, 1953, and on December 29, 1953, he was a passenger on board CEAM's Nord 2501 F-SDAC n°2. This aircraft, which had left Algiers Maison-Blanche, was due to return the teams to Toulouse-Francazal for the festive season. But the aircraft, betrayed by strong winds, collided with the "Canigou", a mountain south of Perpignan. There were no survivors among the 11 people on board. The crash site was not discovered by the rescue services until January 5, 1954...
Born March 31, 1917, Toulon (83 - Var), France
Died December 29, 1953
 
LE-GUELLEC Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
On 17 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was shot down by Flak. Staff Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was the only survivor of the crew.
 
LE-TORREC Pierre
Adjutant
       
MACOMBE Fernand - Arthur
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 17 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters: Second Lieutenant MACOMBE was wounded.
Born June 5, 1915 at Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne)
Died February 24, 2002 at Binic-Etables-sur-Mer (22 - Côte d'Armor)
 
MAGNAN Maurice
Adjutant
Pilot

On September 30, 1939, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No4, was destroyed on takeoff. The crew was unharmed.

It was later transferred to GB II/31

     
MARION
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 
MARTIN Jean - Charles
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
 
 
MERIGUET René - Lucien
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
René MERIGUET joined the French Air Force in January 1934. He was assigned to the 37th Aviation Regiment based in Casablanca, Morocco. In April 1935, he joined the Rochefort apprentice mechanics' school, and was certified as a radio mechanic in April 1936, then as a radio navigator in January 1937. He was assigned to the Bataillon de l'Air 109, then to the GB II/51, and finally joined the 31e Escadre Aérienne in January 1940.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Sergeant-Chef MERIGUET, unhurt, parachutes out.
After the Armistice, he was posted to the Levant and took part in the Syrian Campaign. In July 1941, he returned to the Metropole and joined the GB I/31. before being placed on Armistice leave in June 1943, then recalled in January 1944. He was placed on Armistice leave from May 1, and employed by the BCRA (Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action) from September 1944 to October 1945. He rejoined the French Air Force in October 1945 with the rank of Second-Lieutenant, and was assigned to the S.L.A (Section de Liaisons Aériennes) based at Saint-Cyr as a Radio-Navigator. He then joined the G.L.A.M (Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles), then the G.M.M.T.A (Groupement des Moyens Ministériels de Transports Aériens) and finally the G.L.T.A I/60.
He became an apprentice navigator, and when appointed Captain, was awarded the title of Aircraft Navigator Observer.
In 1953, he was posted to the Far East, arriving in Saigon in January 1954.

He was killed in an air accident in Indochina on September 22, 1954. The Douglas C-47 on board which René MERIGUET was navigator, crashed into the sea on take-off after suffering damage to its right engine. René MERIGUET tried to swim to shore, but drowned.

Born on May 25, 1913 at La Saunière (23 - Creuse)
Born on September 22, 1954 in Indochina
 
MONCHEAUX Jean - Charles
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Crew Chef
2nd Sqn.
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft,the LeO 451 No95, attacked by German fighters, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
Born May 31, 1911 in Blida (Algeria)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
 
MULLER
Captain
    After the Armistice, Captain MULLER joined the GT 2/15 and took part in the Syrian Campaign. He was interim Commander of GT 2/15 in 1943.    
NADAUD Michel - Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Michel NADAUD was an experienced pilot when he joined GB I/31. He obtained his glider pilot's licence in May 1933 and his Tourismen pilot's licence in October of the same year. A scholarship enabled him to join the Sardier school, based at Aulnat, and he obtained his Brevet de pilote militaire in July 1934.
In January 1935, he was assigned to the Potez 25-equipped 31st Wing. In 1936, he joined the 3rd Wing based in Marrakech, before returning to Tours, to the GB I/31 just before the start of the war. He spent the entire French campaign with this group.
After the Armistice, still with the GB I/31, he took part in the Syrian Campaign.
When the war was over, he became pilot-receiver at the CEV (flight test center) in Brétigny.
Born September 11, 1915 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died March 19, 2002, Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)

OLIVERES Marcel - Joseph
Adjutant
Radio
- Killed on 8 June 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor.
Born April 01, 1915 in Cherbourg (50 - Manche)
Killed on June 8, 1940 in Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
 
OUDOT
         
PANAY Emile
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Wounded on 17 May 1940, aboard the LeO 451 No74, shot down by German fighters.
Born July 19, 1918 at Le Mayet d'Ecole (03 - Allier)
Died May 22, 2001 at Gannat (03 - Allier)
PECHERANT
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
2nd Sqn.
   
PERRIGOUARD André - Charles
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
On 16 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD, wounded, jumps by parachuteHe will be hospitalized in Reims.
Born July 25, 1908 in Nouzilly (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died June 27, 1988 at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
 
PIGELET Pierre - Jules
Sub-Lieutenant
Navigator
Pierre PIGELET was killed on May 8, 1944 over Germany while fighting with RAF 152 Squadron.
Born February 20, 1909, Chateauroux (36 - Indre), France
Killed on May 8, 1944 in Berlin (Germany)
 
POCHART Laurent
Adjutant
Pilot

Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : his plane crashed during a training flight at low altitude.

See the individual file of Laurent POCHART

Born November 04, 1912 at Saint-Pierre Quilbignon (29 - Finistère)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
POILANE
Adjutant
Pilot
Adutant Poilane took part in the Group's first mission, on 9 September 1939, over Germany.    
QUIDEAU Corentin - Jean-Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
2nd Sqn.
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the fighter, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.

See the individuael file of Corentin QUIDEAU

Born May 27, 1917 at Plobannec-Lesconil (29 - Finistère)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
RAOUL Louis - Marie
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief

On 16 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No 27, was destroyed by Flak. Sub Lieutenant RAOUL, wounded, jumps by parachute.

After the war, Louis RAOUL, an agricultural teacher, was mayor of CALLAC from 1965 to 1981.

Born February 16, 1917 in Plouguer (29 - Finistère)
Died May 14, 1981, Roanne (42 - Loire)
   
REGNOUX Jules - Raymond
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
Wounded on 19 September 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed on take-off following an engine failure.
Born August 31, 1902 at Vineuil (36 - Indre)
Died August 15, 1983, Vierzon (18 - Cher)
 
RENARD Auguste - Adrien
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
From GB II/34 at the end of May 1940.
On 8 June 1940 during a night mission, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who was unhurt and was the only survivor.

He was killed on March 02, 1945 over Germany while serving with the RAF's 142 Squadron; this unit, specialized at the time in night hunting, was equipped with Canadian-made Mosquito B MK25s.

Born August 04, 1904 in Magneville (50 - Manche)
Killed on March 2, 1945 in Putzchen (Germany)
 
RIGOURD Arsène - Alfred
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 17th May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, was destroyed by the German Fighter Force. The crew is killed.
Born August 29, 1918 at saint-Onen La Chapelle (35 - Finistère)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
 
RIVIERE
Chief Warrant Officer
       
ROBERT
Sergeant
Pilot
2nd Sqn.
   
ROGER
Corporal
Radio
On 20th May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by Flak and the German Fighter. Slightly wounded, he had to parachute.
   
ROSENTAL Libérato
Adjutant
Radio
Adjutant ROSENTAL was killed on 19 May 1940 during a bombardment of the field by the enemy Air Force .
Born April 11, 1940 in Buenos-Aires (Argentina)
Killed May 19, 1940 at Bruyères-Sur-Oise (95 - Val d'Oise)
 
ROY
Aspirant
Radio
1st Sqn.
From GB II/38
On October 6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany, LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters.
Aspirant ROY was wounded and taken prisoner..
 
SAINT-UPERY André - Joseph
Lieutenant
Navigator
From 1947 to 1952, Colonel André SAINT-UPERY was Chef de Corps at the Ecole EMPT Le Mans (Ecole Militaire Préparatoire Technique).
From 1957 to 1958, André SAINT-UPERY was head of the Equipment Department of the IVth Military Region in Bordeau.
Born July 16, 1914 in Tournay (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Died October 21, 1971 at Tarbes (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
 
SCAVIZZI Pierre - Ernest
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Killed on May 31, 1940 in air combat aboard LéO 451 No109. The aircraft was attacked by a Messerschmitt 109, but its pilot, Sergeant-Chef VERNA, who was seriously wounded, managed to bring his badly damaged aircraft back. But all crew members were killed in action.
Born October 10, 1903 in Paris (75)
Killed on May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
SCHERBER Gilbert
Sergeant
Cannoneer
SCHMITTER Pierre - Nicolas
Commander
Cder of Group
Pilot

Pierre SCHMITTER lived through both world wars. A student at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers, he was mobilized in December 1915 and joined the Aeronautical Corps. He obtained his Brevet de Pilote in August 1916. He was a Squadron Pilot from March 1917 to February 1919. In November 1918, he was temporarily appointed Second-Lieutenant.
On May 17, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters: Commandant SCHMITTER was wounded.

Born May 7, 1897, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle), France
Died September 7, 1978, Nimes (30 - Gard)

SELLIN
Sergeant
Radio
   
SENOT DE LA LONDE Maurice
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
2nd Sqn.
On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Sergeant SENOT DE LA LONDE, wounded, is taken prisoner
Born on August 22nd 1914 in Toulon (83 - Var)
SOMMESOUS Pierre - Albert
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
2nd Sqn.
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
Born April 22, 1913 at Fère-Champenoise (51 - Marne)
Killed May 22, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
SUDRES Augustin - Ludovic
Lieutenant
Pilot
2nd Sqn.
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
Born March 16, 1904 at La Salvetat-Peyralès (12 - Aveyron)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
TANCHOUX Jacques
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
2nd Sqn.
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the Hunt and flak. Wounded, he nevertheless managed to parachute out.

He later joined the FFL and was killed on 15 June 1941 in Syria, within GB I/39 Gascony.

Born March 22, 1912 in Bagneuse (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed June 15, 1941 at Naoua (Syria)
   
TERREL Jean - Robert
Sergeant
Pilot
Killed on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
Born October 09, 1916 in Macon (71 - Saône et Loire)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Mamsheim (Germany)
 
TURBILLON Wilfried - Stanislas
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Killed on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
Born April 30, 1918, Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed November 8, 1939 at Mamsheim (Germany)
 
VEAU Armand - Clément Lieutenant
Observer
Born September 18, 1914 at La Ferté-Bernard (72 - Sarthe)
Died August 10, 1996, Caen (14 - Calvados)
   
VERNA Abel
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On May 31, 1940, Sergeant-Chef VERNA, despite severe burns, managed to bring his aircraft, LéO 451 No109, back from a fighter attack, but all crew members were killed. Severely burned, he rejoined the Group 3 months later at Istres airfield,

He later joined the FFI, the Maquis of Oyonnax and was killed on 13 July 1944.

Born February 05, 1915 at Balesmes (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed July 13, 1944 at Coisia (39 - Jura)

VERGNET Roger - Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
On 17 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters: Chief Warrant Officer VERGNET was wounded.

See the individual file of Roger VERGNET

 

Born November 15, 1911 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Died February 19, 1991, Paris (75)
VILLADIER Adrien - René
Captain
Cder of Group
Born July 17, 1900
Died in 1952
   
WALBANN
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
   
WALKOFF
Adjutant
Radio
   

 

 

Mechanics

Group Mechanics
Names
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Information
Photo
BUMONT
Master-Corporal
Mechanic
   
GRILLOT
Mechanic
2nd Sqd.
HERAULT
Staff-Sergeant
Mechanic
   
JACQUELIN
Mechanic
2nd Sqd.
LE-TORREC
Adjudant
Mechanic
   
RANCIER
Mechanic
2nd Sqd.
RIVIERE
Staff-Sergeant
Group Armoury Manager
RUAUX
Staff-Sergeant
Mechanic
   

 


Stories

Names
Photos
Descriptive
Master-Corporal AUDOUX Abel
Source Mr G. AUDOUX, son of Master Corporal Abel AUDOUX, machine-gunner.
Sergeant CERCUEIL Jean
Source Mr E. CERCUEIL, son of Sergeant Jean CERCUEIL, machine-gunner
Chief-Warrant Officer FLAMANT Emile
Source Mrs A-C RATAJCZAK, granddaughter of Chief-Warrant officer Emile FLAMANT, machine-gunner
Adjutant POCHART Laurent
Source Mrs M. BEUZIT-POCHART, daughter of Adjutant Laurent POCHART
Staff-Sergeant Corentin QUIDEAU
Source Mr Jean-claude CORENTIN :Staff Sergeant CORENTIN was his Great Uncle
Chief-Warrant Officer Roger VERGNET
Source Mr Roger VERGNET, son of Chief-Warrant Officer Roger VERGNET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Stories of crews

Crews of Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Informations
Photo
Crew
BERANGER
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Bloch 200 No132 : Severely damaged by German fighters on September 9, 1939, he must make a landing in enemy territory. : 3 Machine Gunners injured and the crew is taken prisoner
ENSELEM
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
CHARPENTIER
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine Gunner
SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE Maurice
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
AUDOUX Abel
Master-Corporal
Machine Gunner
Crew
DUMAS Bernard
Commander
Crew Chief
Léo 451 No 7 : Destroyed on takeoff on 19 September 1939 following an engine failure: Cder Dumas and Chief Warrant Officer REGNOUX are wounded  
REGNOUX
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
Crew
CHABOUREAU Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Léo 451 No 4 : Destroyed on takeoff on September 30, 1939. The crew is unscathed  
MAGNAN Maurice
Adjutant
Pilot
Crew
AOUACH Georges
Lieutenant
Pilot
1st Sqn.
Léo 451 No 6 : On October 6, 1939, the aircraft, seriously damaged by the fight and the German Flak, had to land in flames in the enemy lines: Sergeant AUBERT, shot in the legs, died of his wounds, and the rest of the crew, wounded, was taken prisoner.  
GERARDOT Paul
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
ROY
Aspirant
Radio
AUBERT Maurice
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Crew
TERREL Jean
Sergeant
Pilot
Bloch MB200 No 162 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak on November 8, 1939. The crew is killed.  
BERTHAUX François
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
GUISSET Marcel
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
ESNAULT Henri
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
TURBILLON Wilfried
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
POCHART Laurent
Adjutant
Pilot
Léo 451 No 111 : The aircraft crashed during a training flight at low altitude on April 14, 1940. The crew is killed  
GILLET Pierre
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
DOIDEAU Robert
Adjutant
Observer
DEGUIL André
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
HIRSCH Robert
Captain
Pilot
LéO 451 No 27 : The aircraft was destroyed by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew parachute down. Second Lieutenant RAOUL, Captain HIRSCH and Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD are wounded.  
RAOUL Louis
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
PERRIGOUARD André
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
MERIGUET René
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
BOUGAULT Hervé
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
LéO 451 No 61 :The aircraft is destroyed by the German Fighter Command on May 17, 1940. The crew is killed.  
RIGOURD Arsène
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
HALMA Jacques
Sergeant
Observer
FOURNEAU Paul
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine Gunner
Crew
GOMBERT Gérard
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Léo 451 No 122 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak on May 17, 1940. Lieutenant BOUDOT, Staff Sergeant GOMBERT and Chief Warrant Officer GAST are killed. Staff Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was the only survivor.  
BOUDOT Gilbert
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
GAST Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
LE-GUELLEC Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
SCHMITTER Pierre
Commander
Pilot
LéO 451 No 74 : The aircraft is shot down by the German Fighter on May 17, 1940: All the crew members are wounded.  
MACOMBE Fernand
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
VERGNET Roger
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
PANAY Emile
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
SUDRES Augustin
Lieutenant
Pilot
LéO 451 No 95 : The aircraft, attacked by the Chasse on May 20, 1940, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew is killed.  
MONCHEAUX Jean
Captain
Crew Chief
QUIDEAU Corentin
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
SOMMESOUS Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
TANCHOUX Jacques
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
LéO 451 No 106 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak and the German Fighter Force on May 20,1940. The crew parachute down. Sergeant DESNEUX and Lieutenant HOURTIC, are seriously wounded, the latter will have to be amputated of a leg. Staff Sergeant TANCHOUX and Corporal ROGER were more slightly wounded.  
HOURTIC Henri
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
ROGER
Corporal
Radio
DESNEUX Jean
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
VERNA Abel
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
LéO 451 No 109 : The aircraft was shot down by the hunt on May 31,1940. Staff Sergeant VERNA, seriously wounded, succeeded in bringing his aircraft back to the French lines, but all the other crew members were killed on board: Second Lieutenant SCAVIZZI and Sergeants DESEQUELLES and CHAMPENOIS.  
SCAVIZZI Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
DESEQUELLES Jean
Sergeant
Radio
CHAMPENOIS Guy
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
AJAM Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
LéO 451 No 3006 : During a night mission, the aircraft, hit by flak, went astray and crashed into the sea on 7 June 1940. Lieutenant COLLETER, Staff Sergeant AJAM and Warrant Officer OLIVERES were killed. Staff Sergeant RENARD is unharmed.  
COLLETER Jacques
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
OLIVERES Marcel
Adjutant
Radio
RENARD Auguste
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner

 


Airfield

Airfields
Period of use of airfields
Names
County
Connantre
51 - Marne
September 1, 1939
Lézignan
11 - Aude
January 1940
Roye-Amy
60 - Oise
May 13, 1940
Persan-Baumont
95 - Val d'Oise
May 16, 1940
Claye-Souilly
77 - Seine et Marne
May 19, 1940
Chartres
28 - Eure et Loir
May 25, 1940
Châlon-Sur-Saône
71 - Saône et Loire
June 3, 1940
Paray-Saint Yan
71 - Saône et Loire
June 16, 1940
Saint Rambert d'Albon
26 - Drôme
June 17, 1940
Istres
13 - Bouches du Rhône
June 18, 1940

Click on the map to enlarge :

Itinerary of the GB I/31

 


Aircrafts

The GRII/22 has been mainly equipped since its creation with the following Aircraft :

The used aircrafts are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find Noof series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and fate of the plane there.

In this list are identified :

  • 8 Bloch MB200
  • 4 Bloch MB210
  • 35 Lioré & Olivier LéO451

 


Casualties

Crewmen killed
27
Sergeant AUBERT (Combat)
October 6, 1939
Sub-Lieutenant BERTHAUX (Combat)
November 8, 1939
Sub-Lieutenant GUISSET (Combat)
November 8, 1939
Sergeant TERREL (Combat)
November 8, 1939
Staff-Sergeant ESNAULT (Combat)
November 8, 1939
Sergeant TURBILLON (Combat)
November 8, 1939
Adjutant POCHARD (Accident)
April 15, 1940
Adjutant DOIDEAU (Accident)
April 15, 1940
Staff-Sergeant DEGUIL (Accident)
April 15, 1940
Lieutenant GILLET (Accident)
April 15, 1940
Sub-Lieutenant RIGOURD (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Staff-Sergeant BOUGAULT (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer FOURNEAU (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Sergeant HALMA (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Lieutenant BOUDOT (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Staff-Sergeant GOMBERT (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer GAST (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Captain MONCHEAUX (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Lieutenant SUDRES (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Staff-Sergeant QUIDEAU (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Staff-Sergeant SOMMESSOUS (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Sub-Lieutenant SCAVIZZI (Combat)
May 31, 1940
Sergeant DESEQUELLES (Combat)
May 31, 1940
Sergeant CHAMPENOIS (Combat)
May 31, 1940
Lieutenant COLLETER (Accident)
June 7, 1940
Staff-Sergeant AJAM (Accident)
June 7, 1940
Adjutant OLIVERES (Accident)
June 7, 1940
Crewmen injured
21
Chief Warrant Officer Charpentier (Combat)
September 9, 1939
Sergeant SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE Maurice (Combat)
September 9, 1939
Master-Corporal AUDOUX Abel (Combat)
September 9, 1939
Commander DUMAS (Accident)
September 19, 1939
Chief Warrant Officer REGNOUX (Accident)
September 19, 1939
Lieutenant -colonel GERARDOT (Combat)
October 6, 1939
Lieutenant AOUACH (Combat)
October 6, 1939
Aspirant ROY (Combat)
October 6, 1939
Sub-Lieutenant RAOUL (Combat)
May 16, 1940
Captain HIRSCH (Combat)
May 16, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD (Combat)
May 16, 1940
Commander SCHMITTER (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Sub-Lieutenant MACOMBE (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer VERGNET (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Sergeant PANAY (Combat)
May 17, 1940
Staff-Sergeant AJAM (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Lieutenant HOURTIC (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Staff-Sergeant TANCHOUX (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Corporal ROGER (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Sergeant DESNEUX (Combat)
May 20, 1940
Staff-Sergeant VERNA (Combat)
May 31, 1940
Crewmen prisoner
8
Lieutenant-Colonel ENSELEM
September 9, 1939
Sub-Lieutenant BERANGER
September 9, 1939
Chief Warrant Officer CHARPENTIER
September 9, 1939
Sergeant SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE Maurice
September 9, 1939
Master-Corporal AUDOUX Abel
September 9, 1939
Lieutenant -colonel GERARDOT
October 6, 1939
Lieutenant AOUACH
October 6, 1939
Aspirant ROY
October 6, 1939

 


Sources

- Mr Gilles AUDOUX, son of Master-Corporal Abel AUDOUX
- Mr Etienne CERCUEIL, son of Sergeant Jean CERCUEIL
- Mrs Anne-Claire RATAJCZAK, granddaughter of Chief-Warrant Officer Emile FLAMANT
- Mrs Monique BEUZIT-POCHART, daughter of Adjutant Laurent POCHART
- Mr Jean-Claude QUIDEAU, Staff-Sergeant CORENTIN was his Great Uncle
- Mr Roger VERGNET, son of Chief-Warrant Officer Roger VERGNET
- The citations or decorations listed are extracted from the Official Journals archived in « Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France »
- The dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly from the site : "Mémoires des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions