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Historical
Originally, GB I / 34 is
a reconnaissance group: GO I / 34. He becomes GB I / 34 on January
1, 1938
On May 10, 1940, GB I / 34
is attached to Group No. 9 of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN (North
Air Operations Area)
GB I/34, disbanded on 16
August 1940, was reborn on 1 April 1944 as GB I/34 "Béarn".
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB I/34
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| Lieutenant-Colonel
AUDOIN |
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October
22,1939
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Captain
VERON Jean
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October
22,1939
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May 21,
1940
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| Captain
JULIEN Georges |
May 21,
1940
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Commander
of the 1st Squadron
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Captain
DE-PERETTI DE LA ROCCA François
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Lieutenant
ORANGE André
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Commander
of the 2nd Squadron
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| Captain
MARIE Bernard |
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Lieutenant
GUSTIN Paul
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Etat
Civil
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Photos |
Citations
& Décorations
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| AUDOIN
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Lieutenant-Colonel
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Cder
of Group
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| BEGUERET
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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On October
15, 1939, the Amiot 143 No.93 was shot down by the Flak. The
crew is taken prisoner.He will be interned at Stalg VII. A
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| BENYAMINA
Clément - Louis |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Observer
and Machine-Gunner
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Clément
BENYAMINA joined the Free French Forces in May 1943. |
Born on 3 January 1901
in Trois Palmiers (Algeria)
Died on 5 January 1983
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| BETOU
Paul - Pierre |
Sergeant
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Paul
BETOU was killed on 30 January 1946 when a GLAM (Groupe de Liaisons
Aériennes Ministérielles) Siebel-204 crashed.
The plane, with its controls blocked by ice, crashed near Bourg
en Bresse, killing the crew and none other than the famous female
pilot Maryse HILSZ. |
Born on 13 November
1916
Killed on 30 January 1946
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| BOISONNADE
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| BONDU
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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On October
15, 1939,the Amiot 143 No.93 was shot down by the Flak. The
crew is taken prisoner.
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| BONIFACE |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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| BROSSET
Rolland - Prosper |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Rolland
BROSSET volunteered in 1935 and was posted to the Villacoublay
base. He was a student pilot at the Istres school in 1936 and
was posted to the 34th Bombardment Wing at Le Bourget. In September
1940, he joined the GB I/38. Placed on Armistice leave in 1943,
he was recalled in 1944 to the Kasba Tadla flying school (Morocco).
He was sent to Indochina with the II/64 ‘Anjou’ group
in 1947. On his return, he was posted to the GMMTA (Groupement
des Moyens Militaires de Transport Aérien) in 1951, to
the CIET (centre d'instruction des équipages de transport)
in Toulouse in 1953, to the Anjou group in Blida in 1957 and
then back to the GMMTA in 1959.
Rolland BROSSET retired in 1962 with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. |
Born
on 8 April 1915 in Chaumont (52 - Haute-Marne). Died in Cholet
(49 - Maine et Loire) on 25 April 1998 |
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| CARRE
Daniel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak.
Staff Sergeant CARRE parachutes and will be taken prisoner.
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| CHABLE
Alphonse - André |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Wounded
on October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No 93 shot by the
Flak. The crew is taken prisoner.
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Born in Saint-Max (54
- Meurthe et Moselle) on 5 January 1908
Died in Epinal (88 - Vosges) on 3 February 1980
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| CHAUVET
Gaston |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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In 1968, Colonel Gaston
CHAUVET was appointed Commander of Base Aérienne 745
at Aulnat.
He ended his career with the rank of Air Brigadier General.
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Born on 4 January 1915
in Jazennes (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Died August 29th 1984 in Paris (75)
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| De-PERETTI
DE LA ROCCA François |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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Born
on 15 April 1908 |
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| FOISSET
Ernest - Georges |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Navigateur
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On June
20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
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Born on 15 July 1909
in Vandoeuvre lès Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
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| FREMON |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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2nd Sqn.
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| GEMON
Marie - Joseph |
Captain
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Pilot
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On June
20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
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Born on 22 February
1901 in Pérignac (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
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| GUSTIN
Paul - Cyrille |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
Cder 2nd Sqn.
And
Crew Chief
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Born in Trieux (54 -
Meurthe et Moselle) on 3 August 1905
Died 27 April 1976 at Montbard (21 - Côte d'Or)
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| HOFFMANN
Gabriel - Nicolas |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May
21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak.
Sergeant HOFFMANN is killed.
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Born in Metz (57 - Moselle)
on 14 August 1915
Killed at Essigny Le Grand (02 - Aisne) on 23 May 1940
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| JULIEN
Georges |
Captain
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Observer
and Cder of Group
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Captain
Georges JULIEN joined the Free French Air Force and was assigned
to the 34th Wing created in July 1944 and made up of the GB
2/52 "Franche-Comteé", the GB 2/63 "Sénégal"
and the GB I/32 "Bourgogne".
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| JULLIAN
Gérard |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Crew
Chief
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Born in Pontenx-Les-Forges
(40 - Landes) on 5 August 1905
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 26 October
1975
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| LAMBLIN
Maurice - Armand |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On October
15, 1939, the Amiot 143 No.93 was shot down by the Flak. The
crew is taken prisoner.
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Born 6 September 1911,
Paris (75)
Died in Malaucène (84 - Vaucluse) on 14 October 2000
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| LECLERC
Marie - François - Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Marie-François
Leclerc joined the French Air Force on 15 October 1937, and
joined the CIC at Chartres. He obtained his Pilot's Licence
No 26189 on 18 March 1938 and was successively appointed Corporal
in May 1938, Master Corporal in July 1938 and Sergeant in
August 1938. He was mobilised on 2 September 1939, and served
in the French Campaign with the GB I/34. He was demobilised
on 20 August 1940.
He re-enlisted on 23 December 1944, and was finally sent home
on 26 October 1945.
Source Mme NEWLAND Anne, Daughter of Sergeant-Chef Marie -
François LECLERC
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Born on 22 March 1916
in Paris (75)
Died on 5 February 1986 in the United States
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| LEFEVRE |
Lieutenant
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| LEFEVRE
Germain - François |
Sergeant
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Mechanic
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On June
20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
Only the staff of Staff Sergeant LEFEVRE will be found in
February 1941,
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Born on 13 July 1917
in Mautesson (78 - Yvelines)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
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| LEGRAND |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner Avant
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2nd Sqn.
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On May
14, 1940, Amiot 143 No. 69 was shot down jointly by the Flak
and the German hunt. Staff-Sergeant LEGRAND, unscathed, parachutes.
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| MACHET |
Sergeant
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| MARIE
Bernard - Lucien |
Captain
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Cdt 2nd
Sqn. and Observer
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2nd Sqn.
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Bernard MARIE is a
graduate of the Ecole de Saint-Cyr, the Ecole Libre des
Sciences Politiques and the Ecole de Guerre de l'Air.
On 14 May 1940, Amiot
143 No 69 was shot down jointly by Flak and German fighters.
Captain MARIE, unhurt, parachuted out.
In 1950, he was assigned
to the Armed Forces General Staff. From 1953 to 1955 he
was director of the Air Staff College. In 1955 he was technical
adviser to the cabinet of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency
of the Council, Mr Palewski. Head of the first division
of the Armed Forces General Staff in 1957, he was appointed
military adviser to the cabinet of the ministerial delegate
for the air force, Mr Blancard, in 1959.
Promoted to Brigadier
General in 1960, in 1962 he became Commander of the Strategic
Air Forces, the first atomic deterrent force.
General Marie is an Officer
of the Legion of Honour.
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Born on 3 October 1912
in Paris (75)
Died 23 May 2004 in Montpellier (34 - Hérault)
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| MILAN
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Born
on 22 May 1908 |
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| MINONDO
Pierre - Jean |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak.
Adjutant MINONDO is killed.
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Born on 26 January 1911
at Hendaye (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne)
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| MOLLIET-BILLIET
Marcel - Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On June
20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
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Born on 16 July 1900
in Vitry Le françois (51 - Marne)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
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| NOMERANGE
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Radio
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Wounded
on October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No93 shot by the
Flak. The crew is taken prisoner.
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| ORANGE
André |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn. And
Crew Chief
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Lieutenant
André ORANGE was killed on 20 December 1942 in Morocco,
while serving with GT I/63 of the Free French Air Force.
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Born on 19 April 1914
in Rouen (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 20 December 1942 at El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk,
(Morocco)
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| PECH
Raymond - François |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On June
20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
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Born on 15 January 1912
in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
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| REYX
Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Jacques
REYX enlisted in 1937 and joined the Istres school to learn
to fly, firstly with the 38th Wing, then in 1939 with the GBI/34,
with which he took part in the French campaign. He prepared
for the EOR (Elève Officier de Réserve) and attended
the Chartres and Bordeaux schools. A student at the Ecole de
l'Air de Salon in 1942 and at the Kasba Tadla school in 1944,
he was posted to the Dauphine II/3 in 1945, then to the GT I/61
Touraine in 1948. He was sent to Indochina in 1952, posted to
Châteaudun in 1955, then to the Air Force Headquarters
in 1958. He was sent to Algeria in 1962, to Oran. He was a trainee
at the CESA (Centre d'études stratégiques aérospatiales).
Jacques REYX was placed on aircrew leave in 1964 with the rank
of Colonel. |
Born
on 28 January 1915 in Saint-Verain (58 - Nièvre)
Died at Saclay (91 - Essone) on 22 July 2009 |
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| SAULOU
Guy |
Adjutant
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Radio
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On May
21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak.
Injured, Adjutant SALOU parachutes himself and will be taken
prisoner.
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| SPEICH
Hubert - Paul |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Wounded
May 14, 1940 aboard the Amiot 143 No. 69 shot jointly by the
Flak and the German hunt. Adjutant SPEICH, seriously injured,
parachutes.
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| TABARDEL
Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Gabriel
Tabardel joined the Free French Air Force, and fought in the
GBM II/52 "Franche Comté" equipped with B26
Marauders.
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Born on 29 December
1916 in Chaville (92 - Haut de Seine)
Died at Kremlin-Bicêtre (94 - Val De Marne) on 30 September
1996
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| TEYSSIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner Dorsal
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2nd Sqn.
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On May
14, 1940, Amiot 143 No. 69 was shot down jointly by the Flak
and the German hunt. Staff Sergeant TEYSSIER, unscathed, parachutes.
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| THEVENARD
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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2nd Sqn.
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Wounded
May 14, 1940 aboard the Amiot 143 No. 69 shot jointly by the
Flak and the German hunt. Staff Sergeant THEVENARD, seriously
wounded, parachutes.
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Born on 26 September
1912
Died 3 August 1962
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| VERON
Jean |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
and
Obrver
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Jean VERON joined
the Air Force in 1929 and was commissioned in November
1930.
On 21 May 1940,
Amiot 143 No 133 was shot down by Flak. Captain VERON
parachuted and was taken prisoner.
He managed to
escape in November 1941.
He was successively
assigned to the general services of the Vichy central
aviation administration (1941), to the air force headquarters
in North Africa at the end of 1942, to the bombing inspectorate
(August 1943-March 1945), then to head the 34th medium
bombing squadron from June 1945 to June 1946;
Jean VERON left
the French Air Force in 1946 to become Director of the
French aviation reinsurance group.
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Born
in Cao-Bany, Tonkin |
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Crew
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CHABLE
Alphonse |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 No 93 : Shot down by the Flak on October 15,
1939. The crew is taken prisoner. Sergeant NOMERANGE and the
Adjutant CHABLE are injured |
| LAMBLIN
Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| BEGUERET
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| NOMERANGE
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Radio
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| BONDU
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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SPEICH
Hubert |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 No 69 : Shot down by the Flak and German Fighterson
May 14th, 1940: The crew evacuated the apparatus in parachute.Adjutant
SPEICH and Staff-Sergeant THEVENARD were wounded. |
| MARIE
Bernard |
Captain
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Observer
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| THEVENARD
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| LEGRAND |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner Avant
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| TEYSSIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner Dorsal
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Crew
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HOFFMANN
Gabriel |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 No 133 : Shot by Flak on May 21, 1940. Sergeant
HOFFMANN and Adjutant MINONDO are killed. Captain VERON, Staff-Sergeant
CARRE and Adjutant SALOU parachute themselves and are taken
prisoner. The latter being injured. |
| VERON
Jean |
Captain
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Observer
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| SAULOU
Guy |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| MINONDO
Pierre |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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| CARRE
Daniel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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GEMON
Paul |
Captain
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Pilot
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Amiot
354 No 28 : Missing at sea on June 20, 1940. The
crew is killed. |
| MOLLIET-BILLIET
Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| FOISSET
Ernest |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Navigateur
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| LEFEVRE
Germain |
Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| PECH
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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Abbeville
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80
- Somme
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September
1, 1939
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Auzainvilliers
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88
- Vosges
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September
8, 1939
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Chaumont
Semoutiers
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52
- Haute-Marne
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September
17, 1939
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Montbard
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21
- Côte d'Or
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October
14, 1939
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Montdidier
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80
- Somme
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April
10, 1940
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La
Ferté-Gaucher
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77
- Seine et Marne
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May
10, 1940
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Nangis
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77
- Seine et Marne
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May
17, 1940
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Bray-Sur-Seine
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77
- Seine et Marne
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May
26, 1940
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Avord
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18
- Cher
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June
11, 1940
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Bergerac
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24
- Dordogne
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June
14, 1940
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Lézignan
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11
- Aude
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June
19, 1940
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Oran
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Algérie
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June
21, 1940
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Kalaa-Djerda
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Tunisie
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June
22, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GB I/34 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
N ° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 2 Potez 390
- 19 Amiot 143
- 1 Potez 540
- 2 Bloch MB200
- 1 Amiot 351
- 5 Amiot 354
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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7
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Sergeant
HOFFMANN (Combat)
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May 21,
1940
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Adjutant
MINONDO (Combat)
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May 21,
1940
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Captain
GEMON (Accident)
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June
20, 1940
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Lieutenant
MOLLIET-BILLIET (Accident)
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June
20, 1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer FOISSET (Accident)
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June
20, 1940
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Sergeant
LEFEVRE (Accident)
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June
20, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
PECH (Accident)
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June
20, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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5
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Adjutant
CHABLE (Combat)
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October
15, 1939
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Sergeant
NOMERANGE (Combat)
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October
15, 1939
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Adjutant
SPEICH (Combat)
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May 14,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
THEVENARD (Combat)
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May 14,
1940
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Adjutant
SAULOU (Combat)
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May 21,
1940
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Crewmen
prisoner
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8
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Adjutant
CHABLE
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October
15, 1939
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Sergeant
NOMERANGE
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October
15, 1939
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Lieutenant
LAMBLIN
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October
15, 1939
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Chief
Warrant Officer BONDU
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October
15, 1939
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Staff-Sergeant
BECQUERET
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October
15, 1939
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Adjutant
SAULOU
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May 21,
1940
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Captain
VERON
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May 21,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
CARRE
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May 21,
1940
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Sources
- Mrs Anne NEWLAND, daughter
of Sergeant Marie-François LECLERC
- 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
- ...
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