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Historical
The GB II/23 Bombardment
Group was created in October 1936 at the Toulouse base.
Initially equipped with Bloch MB 20s, then MB 210s from April 1938,
it received its first Lioré & Olivier LéO 45s
in February 1940.
On
May 10, 1940, GB II / 23 belongs to Group No. 7 of the Southeast
Bombardment Aviation Training Group of the ZOAA (Alpine Air Operations
Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/23
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| Commander
BAUDOUIN Maurice |
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Commandant
LECOQ
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| Captain
PLIQUE André |
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
BIENVENU Jean
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Juny
6, 1940
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Lieutenant
ROLLAND
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Juny
7, 1940
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
LACHAUD André |
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Juny
13, 1940
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Lieutenant
GAUBERT Jean
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Juny
14, 1940
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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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| BAUDOUIN
Maurice - André |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Born on 30 May 1913
Died 27 February 1970
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| BAUER
Joseph - Paul |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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4th Sqn.
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- On June
9, 1940, the Leo 451 No 93 is damaged by the Flak. He crashed
on landing: the crew was unharmed.
- The Leo 451 No154 is hit hard by the Flak and explodes in
flight on June 13, 1940: Adjutant BAUER is killed.
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Born on 5 January 1908
in Vennkirsch
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Couvrot (51 - Marne)
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| BERRARD
Gaston |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born in Saulnes (54
- Meurthe et Moselle) on 2 February 1915
Died at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 8 August 1999
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| BIENVENU
Jean - Antony |
Captain
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
Pilot
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3rd Sqn.
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On June
6, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. Captain
BIENVENU is killed.
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Born on 20 May 1912
at Azely (58 - Nièvre)
Killed at Gruny (80 - Somme) on 6 June 1940
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| BLANCHARD
Simon - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
and Crew Chief
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On June
8, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Lieutenant
BLANCHARD, seriously wounded is taken prisoner.
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Born in Grevilly (71
- Saône et Loire) on 19 April 1910
Died at Pont de Vaux (01 - Ain) on 20 February 2000
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| BOILEAU
Robert - Adrien |
Master
Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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Seriously
wounded on June 6, 1940 aboard the Léo 451 n ° 214
shot by flak, the Master corporal BOILEAU managed to parachute
himself.
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Born on 10 April 1919
in Cornimont (88 - Vosges)
Died at Epinal (Vosges) on 5 April 2001
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| BROS
Marcel - Justin |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May
22, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 218 was destroyed by accident during
a training flight. The crew is killed.
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Born on 15 December
1908 in Belfort (90 - Territoire de Belfort)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| CANAUX
Marcel - Henri |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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3rd Sqn.
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On June
6, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. Chief
Warrant Officer CANAUX is killed.
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Born on 12 June 1909
at Gévigney et Mercey (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Gruny (80 - Somme)
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| CARAIL
Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
22, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 218 was destroyed by accident during
a training flight. The crew is killed.
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Born on 2 July 1908
in Levalenet (09 - Ariège)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| CHUZEVILLE
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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LEO 451
No. 258 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940, and crushed
in the field. Chief Warrant Officer CHUZEVILLE is unharmed.
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| CLERC
Jacques |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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LEO 451
No. 258 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940, and crushed
in the field. Lieutenant CLERC is injured.
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| CONQUET |
Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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On June
8, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Corporal
CONQUET, seriously wounded is taken prisoner.
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| DEFENDINI
Ange - Dominique |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On June
6, 1940, the Leo 451 No 214 was shot down by the flak. Staff
Sergeant DEFENDINI is killed.
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Born on 2 May 1913 at
Ajaccio (20 - South Corsica)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Campagne de l'Oise (60 - Oise)
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| DELAMARE
Raymond - Lucien |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Present
in the Group from August 16, 1940 to November 13, 1940, date
of his death in a plane crash in El Hajeb during a low-level
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Born on 26 February
1916 in Rouen (76 - Seine Maritime)
Killed on 13 November 1940 at Hojeb (Algeria)
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| DUSSANS
Robert |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May
22, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 218 was destroyed by accident during
a training flight. The crew is killed.
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Born on 11 October 1913
at Campagne d'Armagnac (32 - Gers)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| FAVRE-BULLE
Jean - Albert |
Adjutant
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Radio
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3rd Sqn.
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On June
6, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. The
crew is killed. Adjutant FAVRE-BULLE, the only survivor, parachutes
and is taken prisoner
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Born in Besançon
(25 - Doubs) on 12 April 1911
Died at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 13 November 1976
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| GAUBERT
Jean - Louis |
Lieutenant
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Cder
4th Sqn.
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Jean
GAUBERT est tué le 13 juillet 1944 amors qu'il servait
au sein du GB I/25
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Born on 18 August 1909
at Soissons (02 - Aisne)
Killed at Elvington (England) on 13 July 1944
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| GRANGE
Edmond - Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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On June
8, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Staff
Sergeant GRANGE is killed.
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Born on 7 November 1911
at Hailhinville (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Sully (60 - Oise)
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| GUIONNET
Marius - Louis |
Captain
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Pilot
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On June
9, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 93 damaged by the Flak crashed on
landing: the crew was unscathed.
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Born in Saint-Amans
de Pellagal (82 - Tarn et Garonne) on 12 September 1893
Died at Six-Fours les Plages (83 - Var) on 3 November 1982
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| JEAN
André - Pierre |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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3rd Sqn.
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On June
6, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. Chief
Warrant Officer JEAN is killed.
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Born on 4 February 1909
at Rochefort sur Mer (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Gruny (80 - Somme)
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| LACHAUX
André - Clément |
Captain
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Cder
4th Sqn.
Crew Chief
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4th Sqn.
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The Leo
451 No 154 is hit hard by the Flak and explodes in flight
on June 13, 1940: The Captain LACHAUX is killed.
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Born on 23 January 1909
at Tain l'hermitage (26 - Drôme)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Couvrot (51 - Marne)
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| LECOQ
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Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| MARCHAND
Théodore - Just |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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Seriously
wounded on June 6, 1940 aboard the Flak, Léo 451 No
214, Captain MARCHAND managed to parachute himself.
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Born
on 13 September 1897 |
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| MARIANI
Marcel |
Adjutant
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Radio
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On June
6, 1940, the Leo 451 No 214 was shot down by the flak. Adjutant
MARIANI is killed.
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Born on 30 August 1910
in Bir Kastali (Algeria)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Ognolles (60 - Oise)
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| MAURET |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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LEO 451
No. 258 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940, and crushed
in the field. The Chief Warrant Officer MAURET is unscathed.
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| MOROY
Henri - Eugène |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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On June
9, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 93 damaged by the Flak crashed on
landing: the crew was unscathed.
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Born in Abbécourt
(02 - Aisne) on 12 February 1906
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 7 August
1976
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| PETERMANN
Francis - Alphonse |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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4th Sqn.
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The LéO
451 No154 was hit hard by the Flak and exploded in flight
June 13, 1940. Sergeant PETERMANN ejected in flight, managed
to open his parachute: he is seriously injured and is taken
prisoner.
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Born in Choisy le Roi
(94 - Val de Marne) on 1 August 1917
Died on 27 May 2011 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| PLIQUE
André - Edmond |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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Born on 20 June 1906
in Conteville (60 - Oise)
Died at Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47 - Lot et Garonne) on 24 November
1991
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| ROLLAND |
Lieutenant
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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| TERRIERES
Robert - Emile |
Adjutant
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Radio
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4th Sqn.
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- The Leo
451 No. 258 is shot down by the flak on June 8, 1940, and
crashes in the field. Adjutant TERRIERES is unharmed.
- On June
9, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 93 damaged by the Flak crashed on
landing: the crew was unscathed.
- The LéO
451 No154 is hit hard by the Flak and explodes in flight on
June 13, 1940: Adjutant TERRIERES is killed.
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Born 23 March 1911 in
St Petersburg (Russia)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Couvrot (51 - Marne)
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| VOISINE
Léon - Gabriel |
Adjutant
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Machine-gunner
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On June
8, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Adjutant
VOISINE, seriously wounded is taken prisoner.
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Born on 11 September
1913 in Saumur (49 - Maine et Loire)
Died in La Baule-Escoublac (44 - Loire-Atalantique) on 12
June 1990
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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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DUSSANS
Robert |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 218 : Destroyed by accident on May 22, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| CARAIL
Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| BROS
Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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BIENVENU
Jean |
Captain
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Pilot
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3rd Sqn.
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LéO
451 No 260 : Shot down by the flak on June 6, 1940.
The crew is killed. Only Adjutant FAVRE-BULLE parachutes and
is taken prisoner |
| CANAUX
Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| FAVRE-BULLE
Jean |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| JEAN
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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DEFENDINI
Dominique |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No214 : Shot down by flak on June 6, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
DEFENDINI and Adjutant MARIANI are killed. Captain MARCHAND
and Corporal Corporal BOILEAU seriously injured, parachute. |
| MARCHAND
Théodore |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| MARIANI
Marcel |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| BOILEAU
Robert |
Master
Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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VOISINE
Léon |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 206 : Shot by Flak on June 8, 1940. Staff
Sergeant GRANGE is killed. The rest of the crew, seriously wounded
is taken prisoner. |
| BLANCHARD
Simon |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| GRANGE
Edmond |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| CONQUET |
Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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CHUZEVILLE
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 258 : Shot down by the flak on June 8, 1940,
he crashed in the field: Lieutenant CLERC is wounded, the rest
of the crew is torn. |
| CLERC
Jacques |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| TERRIERES
Robert |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| MAURET |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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GUIONNET
Marius |
Captain
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 93 : Damaged by the Flak on June 9, 1940,
he crashed on landing: the crew is unscathed |
| MOROY
Henri |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| TERRIERES
Robert |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| BAUER
Joseph |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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PETERMANN
Francis |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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4thSqn.
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LéO
451 No 154 : shot by the Flak on June 13, 1940:
Captain LACHAUX, Adjutants TERRIERES and BAUER are killed. Sergeant
PETERMANN ejected in flight, succeeds in opening his parachute:
he is seriously wounded and prisoner. |
| LACHAUX
André |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| TERRIERES
Robert |
Adjutant
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Radio
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| BAUER
Joseph |
Adjutant
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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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| Istres |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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September
1, 1939
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| Istres
Le Vallon |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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December
8, 1939
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| Orange
Plan-De-Dieu |
84
- Vaucluse
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May
27, 1940
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| Etampes-Montdésir |
91
- Essone
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June
2, 1940
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| Oysonville-Gandreville |
28
- Eure et Loire
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June
3, 1940
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| Tours
Parçay-Meslay / Mettray |
37
- Indre et loire
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June
11, 1940
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| Bordeaux-Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
16, 1940
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| Toulouse-Francazal |
31
- Haute-Garonne
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June
18, 1940
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| Blida |
Algérie
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June
22, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GB II/23
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Aircrafts
The GB II/23 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 :
- 1 Bloch MB210
- 14 Lioré & Olivier
LeO451
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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12
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Sub-Lieutenant
CARAIL (Accident)
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May 22,
1940
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Sergeant
DUSSANS (Accident)
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May 22,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
BROS (Accident)
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May 22,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer CANAUX (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Captain
BIENVENU (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer JEAN (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
DEFENDINI (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Adjutant
MARIANI (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
GRANGE (combat)
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June
8, 1940
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Captain
LACHAUX (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Adjutant
BAUER (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Adjutant
TERRIERES (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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6
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Captain
MARCHAND (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Master
Corporal BOILEAU (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Lieutenant
BLANCHARD (Combat)
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June
8, 1940
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Adjutant
VOISINE (Combat)
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June
8, 1940
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Corporal
CONQUET (Combat)
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June
8, 1940
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Sergeant
PETERMANN (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Crewmen
prisoner
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5
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Adjutant
FAVRE-BULLE
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June
6, 1940
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Lieutenant
BLANCHARD
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June
8, 1940
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Adjutant
VOISINE
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June
8, 1940
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Corporal
CONQUET
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June
8, 1940
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Sergeant
PETERMANN
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June
13, 1940
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Sources
- Mr CLERC Richard - Sergeant Raymond DELAMARE was a cousin of Mr CLERC's mother
- 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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