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Night fighter squadron ECN I/13

Historical

The ECN I / 13 is formed from the 1st Squadron of GCN I / 13 in January 1940

On May 10, 1940, ECN I / 13 is attached to the Night Fighting Group of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)


Staff

Commander of the Squadron ECN I/13
Captain TREILLARD Jean      

 


Pilots

Pilots and crew of the Group
Names of pilots
Rank
Squadron
Victories
Informations
Civil Statut
Photo
Citations
Sure
Prob.
AUDEBAUD Louis
Lieutenant
Pilot
Killed by accident on March 4, 1940
     
BIGER Sébastien
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Killed on June 3, 1940 in an air fight aboard Potez 631 Nb 117
     
BOURSAIN André
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
1
     
BOUTILLON Robert
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
         
DUFFOUR
Sergeant
Radio
Killed on June 3, 1940 in an air fight aboard Potez 631 Nb 117
     
GOBERT Edouard
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
Killed on June 3, 1940 in an air fight aboard Potez 631 Nb 117
     
GODARD
Adjutant
     
JOBART Robert
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
         
LAURENT
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
     
LENOIR
Sergeant-Chef
Machine-Gunner
     
MERLE Marcel
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
     
POST Georges
Sergeant-Chef
Pilot
     
SANNIER Lucien
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
         
SEGHI Ezie
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
         
TREILLARD
Captain
Commander of the Sqn.
     
VOIRIN Maurice
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
         

 


Stories of crews

Crews of Group
Names of pilots
Rank
Function
Informations
Crew
BIGER
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Potez 631 No. 117: Destroyed in air combat on June 3, 1940. The crew is killed.
DUFFOUR
Sergeant
Radio
GOBERT
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner

 


Airfield

Airfields
Period of use of airfields
Names
County
Meaux-Esbly
77 - Seine et Marne
August 21, 1939
Trilbardou
77 - Seine et Marne
May 25, 1940
Melun-villaroche
77 - Seine et Marne
May 26, 1940
Moissy-Cramayel
77 - Seine et Marne
May 27, 1940
Illiers-L'Evêque
27 - Eure
June 11, 1940
Fontenay-le-Comte
85 - Vendée
June 13, 1940
La Rochelle
17 - Charente-Maritime
June 15, 1940
Aix Les Mille
13 - Bouches du Rhône
June 18, 1940
Nimes-Garons
30 - Gard
June 19, 1940

Click on the map to enlarge :

Itinerary of the ECN I/13

 


Aircrafts

The ECN I/13 was equipped since its creation on January 1940, following aircrafts :

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

In this list are identified :

    - 1 Mureaux 113R2
    - 9 Potez 631

Records

1/2 or 1/3 of victories were obtained in association with another Group.

Confirmed Victories
1.33
Dornier Do 17
0.33
Heinkel He111
1

 


Casualties

Killed Pilots
4
Lieutenant AUDEBAUD (Accident)
March 4, 1940
Sub-Lieutenant BIGER (Combat)
June 3, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer (Combat)
June 3, 1940
Sergeant DUFFOUR (Combat)
June 3, 1940

 

 


Sources

- 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
- ...