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Historical
On
May 10, 1940, GB II / 63 is stationed in North Africa, attached
to Bombardment Group No1.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/63
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| Commander
BEZU
René |
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
FOURNIOL Henri
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
VIEUGEOT Roger |
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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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| BEZU
René - Ernest |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Born
on 20 November 1899 |
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| BUFFERNE
Henri - Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On June
7, 1940, Glenn Martin 167F No26 was shot down by the flak.
The crew is killed.
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Born on 2 February 1910
at Crapamie-sur-Arzon (43 - Haute-Loire)
Died at Lancourt (80 - Somme) on 7 June 1940
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| CAPURO
Séraphin - Paul |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
24, 1940, the Glenn Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German
Fighters. Sergeant CAPURO is killed.
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Born on 1 January 1917
at Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed at Bertangles (80 - Somme) on 24 May 1940
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| CHANARD
Jean - Sylvain |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Born on 8 July 1911
in Saint-Symphorien (33 - Gironde)
Died at Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) on 29 January 1987
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| CHOMMELOUX
Henri - Paul |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On June
7, 1940, No26 Glenn Martin 167F was shot down by the flak.
The crew is killed.
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Born on 30 May 1918
at Saint-Michel Chef-Chef (44 - Loire-Atlantiques)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Lancourt (80 - Somme)
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| DERBEY
Guy - Adrien |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May 24, 1940, the
Glenn Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German Fighters.
Staff-Sergeant DERBEY, unharmed, parachutes, but is taken
prisoner when arriving on the ground.
He was interned in Stalag
III-A in Luckenwalde and then in Stalag III-B in Fûrstenberg.
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Born 17 February 1911
in Domene (38 - Isère)
Died at Valence (26 - Drôme) on 29 July 1997
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| DUFORT
Georges - Camille |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May 24, 1940, the
Glenn Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German Fighters.
Lieutenant DUFORT, unharmed, parachutes himself, but is
taken prisoner on reaching the ground.
He was interned at Oflag
XII-B in Mainz / Zitadelle before being repatriated in 1941.
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Born in Paris (75) on
5 October 1902
Died in 1990 in Montbazan (37 - Indre et loire)
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| DUPORT
Henri |
Adjudant-Chef
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Mitrailleur
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See
page below in the ‘Stories’ section |
Born in 1907 in Nieul
l'Espoir (86 - Vienne)
Died in Perpignan in 1976 ( 66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
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| FOURNIOL
Henri - Louis |
Captain
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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Henri FOURNIOL was a
former student of the Saint-Cyr Military School - ‘Maréchal
JOFFRE’ class 1930-1932.
He was killed on 4 April 1944 in a plane crash in Marrakech.
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Born on 6 January 1910
in Villefranche-sur-Mer (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Killed on 4 April 1944 in Marrakech (Morocco)
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| LE-MARCHANT-DE-TRIGON
Yves - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On June
7, 1940, Glenn Martin 167F No26 was shot down by the flak.
The crew is killed.
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Born in Houé
(Tonkin) on 3 November 1914
Killed at Roye (80 - Somme) on 7 June 1940
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| MARTIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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4th Sqn.
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On 31 May
1940, his aircraft, Glenn Martin 167F No 112, was seriously
damaged by flak. Staff Sergeant MARTIN was wounded. He later
joined GB I/63.
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| PHILIPPOT
Robert |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Born in Nancy (54 -
Meurthe et Moselle) on 19 November 1907
Died at Condac (16 - Charente) on 12 August 1992
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| STROHM
Pierre - André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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3rd Sqn.
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Pierre
STROHM enlisted in 1917 with the 1st Regiment of African Chasseurs.
He was seconded to the Moroccan Aviation Service in 1918. He
was a student gunner at Meknès in 1919 in the BR 2 squadron,
was certified in 1920 and posted to the 2nd squadron, then to
the 37th aviation regiment in Morocco. He took part in operations
in Morocco. He became an instructor at the student mechanics
course in Rabat in 1925, then was posted to the 4th squadron
in Marrakech in 1930. He was transferred to the reserves in
1932. Mobilised in 1939, he was appointed observer to the 3rd
squadron of the 63rd Air Wing. In 1943, he became assistant
officer to the commander of the Marrakech airfield and took
part in the landings in Corsica and Provence. At the end of
the war, he was stationed in occupied Germany. Pierre STROHM
was demobilised in 1946. |
Born on 24
September 1899 in Reims (51 - Marne).
Died at Lagny-sur-Marne (77 - Seine-et-Marne) on 3 January 1983 |
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| TEYSSEIRE
Henri - Louis |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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After
the Armistice, Henri TEYSSIERE joined Groupe GR I/52, then the
Marrakech training school from January 1943 to July 1946. |
Born in La Motte-Chalançon
(26 - Drôme) on 11 July 1902
Died at La Tronche (38 - Isère) on 10 March 2002
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| VENEROSO |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On June
12, 1940, his Glenn Martin 167F was hit by the flak. Staff
Sergeant VENEROSO is injured.
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| VIEUGEOT
Roger - Emile |
Lieutenant
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Observer
and Cder 4th Sqn.
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4th Sqn.
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Roger VIEUGEOT first
enlisted in the infantry before joining the Air Force as
an observer. He was stationed in Morocco at the time of
mobilisation and fought in the French Campaign with GB II/63.
On 31 May 1940, his aircraft, the Glenn Martin 167F No 112,
was seriously damaged by Flak. Lieutenant VIEUGEOT was wounded.
After the Armistice, he left the Armistice Army and took
over the management of a sawmill in the Dordogne.
He joined the Resistance, but had to take refuge in Bordeaux
to escape the Germans. He joined the RAC Brigade, a group
of maquisards in south-west France. He became head of the
2nd Battalion, with which he took part in the liberation
of Périgueux, with his son at his side.
After the war, he was successively commander of Base Aérienne
115 at Orange-Caritat from 1947 to 1948, then of Base Aérienne
279 at Châteaudun from August 1953 to August 1958.
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Born in Epinal (88 -
Vosges) on 15 February 1902
Died at Périgueux (24 - Dordogne) on 26 December 1966
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Récits
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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DERBEY
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Glenn
Martin 167F No70 : Shot by German Fighters on May
24, 1940. Sergeant CAPURO is killed. Lieutenant DUFFORT and
Staff Sergeant DERBEY parachute themselves and are taken prisoner. |
| DUFORT
Georges |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| CAPURO
Séraphin |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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VIEUGEOT
Roger |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Glenn
Martin 167F No112 : Severely damaged by the Flak
on May 31, 1940. Staff-Sergeant MARTIN and Lieutenant VIEUGEOT
are wounded. |
| MARTIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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BUFFERNE
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Glenn
Martin 167F No26 : Shot down by flak on June 7,
1940. The crew is killed. |
| LE-MARCHAND-DE-TRIGON
Yves |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| CHOMMELOUX
Henri |
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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| Marrakech |
Morocco
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September
1, 1939
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| Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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May
13, 1940
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| Orange
Plan-De-Dieu |
84
- Vaucluse
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May
15, 1940
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| Evreux-Fauville |
27
- Eure
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May
21, 1940
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| Droisy |
27
- Eure
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June
1, 1940
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| Châteauroux-Déols |
36
- Indre
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June
9, 1940
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| Jonzac |
17
-Charente-Maritime
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June
14, 1940
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| Lézignan |
11
- Aude
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June
15, 1940
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| Oran-La-Sénia |
Algeria
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June
17, 1940
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| Ain-Beida |
Algeria
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June
18, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GB II/63
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Aircrafts
The GB II/63 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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4
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Sergeant
CAPURO (Combat)
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May 24,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
LE-MARCHAND-DE-TRIGON (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
BUFFERNE (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Sergeant
CHOMMELOUX (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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3
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Lieutenant
VIEUGEOT (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
MARTIN (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
VENEROSO (Combat)
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June
12, 1940
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Prisoner
Crewmen
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2
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Staff-Sergeant
DERBEY
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May 24,
1940
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Lieutenant
DUFFORT
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May 24,
1940
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Sources
- Mr Dominique
DUPORT : Chief-Warrant Officer Henri DUPORT was his Uncle
- 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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