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Historical
On the date of the
outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GB II / 38 is
attached to the Group No. 10 of the "Reserved Air Forces"
of the ZOAE (East Air Operations Zone).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/38
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| Commander
BODET |
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Captain
DESTANNES
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May 16,
1940
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| Captain
DU-BESSAY-DE-CONTENSON Gérard |
May 17,
1940
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Captain
FLEURIAU
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
DU-BESSAY-DE-CONTENSON Gérard
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May 16,
1940
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
JACOB |
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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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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| BARRAU
De LORDE Joseph |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May
30, 1940, an Amiot 143, probably damaged by the Flak, crashes
on landing. Adjutant BARRAU-DE-LORDE is killed.
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| BAUER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136
crashes after a power failure. Staff Sergeant BAUER is unharmed.
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| BECK
Joseph |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| BENOIT |
Lieutenant
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| BODET
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Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| BOUSSICUT |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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On
10 May 1940, during the Assault on the Sedan Bridges, he managed
to land his aircraft in the countryside with one engine on fire. |
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| CHERY |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| CHRISTOPHE |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| DESHOGUES
Paul |
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| DESTANNES
Louis |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
and Crew Chief
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On May
16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136
crashes after a power failure. Captain DESTANNES is killed.
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| DORANGEON
Ernest |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| DU-BESSEY-DE-CONTENSON
Gérard |
Captain
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Cder
of 3rd Sqn
then
Cder of Group
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| FERRY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| FLEURIAU |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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| GAUSSEN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| HAMEL |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| JACOB
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Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
and
Cder 4th Sqn.
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| JEAN
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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See
dedicated page in the "Stories" section below |
Born
in Toulon on 17 March 1915.
Died on 9 May 2000 |
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| JEANNE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Présence
confirmée au Groupe en Janvier 1940
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| LECLERC |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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On May
16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136
crashes after a power failure. Chief Warrant Officer LECLERC
is injured.
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| MAREY |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| MULTRIER |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| PERONNE |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| PONS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May
16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136
crashes after a power failure. Sub-Lieutenant PONS is unscathed.
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| ROY |
Aspirant
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Radio
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Présence
confirmée au Groupe en Avril 1940 |
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| VIAL
Louis |
Lieutenant
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Navigateur
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On May
16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136
crashes after a power failure. Lieutenant VIAL is killed.
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| VIVIER |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Stories
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Names
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Photos
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Descriptive
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| Lieutenant
Henri JEAN |
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Source
Mrs Sonia FRELOT, daughter of Lieutenant Henri JEAN |
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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PONS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 n° 136 : Following an engine failure, he crashed
on May 16, 1940. Captain DESTANNES and the VIAL VIAL are killed,
the Chief Warrant Officer LECLERC is injured. |
| DESTANNES |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| VIAL |
Lieutenant
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Navigateur
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| LECLERC |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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| BAUER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Airfield
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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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| Troyes
Barberey |
42
- Loire
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October
15, 1939
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| Chaumont |
52
- Haute-Marne
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May
5, 1940
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| Nuits-Saint-Georges |
21
- Côte D'Or
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June
13, 1940
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| Feurs |
42
- Loire
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June
15, 1940
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| Avignon
Pujaut |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
16, 1940
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| Perpignan |
66
- Pyrénées-Orientales
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June
18, 1940
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| Avignon
Châteaublanc |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
19, 1940
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| Arles
Mas-de-Rus |
13
- Bouche du Rhône
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June
21, 1940
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on the map to enlarge
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Itinerary
of the GB II/38
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Aircrafts
The GB II/38 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 :
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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3
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Captain
DESTANNES (Accident)
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May 16,
1940
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Lieutenant
VIAL (Accident)
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May 16,
1940
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Adjutant
BARRAU-DE-LORDE (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Crewmen
injured
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1
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Chief
Warrant Officer LECLERC (Accident)
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May 16,
1940
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Sources
- Mrs Sonia
FRELOT, daughter of Lieutenant Henri JEAN
- Mr Adrien LEBOUT, Great Grandson of Chief Warrant Officer Joseph BECK
- 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
- Book
: "Amiot 143 " byJérome RIBEIRO / Michel LEDET - Editions LELA-PRESSE
(Immatriculations of Amiot 143 of the aircraft list)
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