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Historical
Following the decision to
add a third Group to existing Fighting Squadrons, GC III / 3 was
established in May 1939 with elements of GC I / 3 and GC II / 3,
and thus does not incorporate any existing tradition.
This group was marked by
a serious accident during a transfer between Dijon and Salon en
Provence mobilization on August 28: 3 pilots crash on the ground
and 3 others are seriously injured. He fights on MORANE MS406 before
being transformed on DEWOITINE D520 at the end of May 1940.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC III / 3 belongs to
the Fighting Group No. 21 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area).
On June 19, 1940, the GC
III / 3 crosses the Mediterranean with 22 Dewoitine D520. The Group
is finally dissolved on August 25, 1940.
The GC III / 3 will finish
the campaign in France with a record of 33 Victories sure, including
25 on MS406, and 9 probabilities including 8 on MS406. This will
be done at the cost of 12 Kills and 12 Wounded.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC III/3
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| Captain
TRAVERS |
September
1, 1939
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January
12, 1940
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Captain
RICHARD André
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January
15, 1940
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April
7, 1940
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| Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET Louis |
April
7, 1940
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April
30, 1940
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Captain
LE BIDAUD Alois
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May 1,
1940
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June
19, 1940
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| Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET Louis |
June
20, 1940
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August
25, 1940
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| Capitaine
MONTJEAN (Deputy Commander) |
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Commanders
of the 5th Squadron
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| Captain
CHIAVARINI |
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August
28, 1939 (+)
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| Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET Louis |
August
28, 1939
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| Captain
TROUILLARD Roger |
September
1, 1939
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May 13,
1940
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| Captain
BAUDOUIN Maurice |
May 13,
1940
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August
25, 1940
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Commanders
of the 6th Squadron
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Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET Louis
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September
1, 1939
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January
16, 1940
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Captain
DUVAL Roger
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February
4, 1940
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August
25, 1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of Group
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Squadron
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Victories
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Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
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Citations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| BAUDOUIN
Maurice |
Captain
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Staff
5th Sqn.
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| BEHAL
Frantisek |
Lieutenant
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2
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Czech Pilot.
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| BEKARIAN
André |
Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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1
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1
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Killed
in air combat May 24, 1940
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| BERAN
Jindrich |
Lieutenant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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1
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Czech Pilot.
Killed in aerial combat May 12, 1940
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| BESSAGUET |
Adjutant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Injured
in aerial combat May 12, 1940
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| BEVILLARD
Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6ith
Sqn.
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2
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2
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| BOURTHOUMIEU
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Wounded
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others
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| BRET
Armand |
Lieutenant
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| CALMEL
François |
Sub-Lieutenant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Injured
in aerial combat May 12, 1940
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| CAZANEUVE
Jacques |
Sergeant
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1
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Seriously
injured in air combat on June 5, 1940.
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| CERMAK
Jan |
Lieutenant
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Czech Pilot.
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| CHIAVARINI |
Captain
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Staff
6th Sqn.
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Killed
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others
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| CIZEK
Evzen |
Commander
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3
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Czech Pilot.
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| CLAIREAUX
Robert |
Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Wounded
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others. Returns to the Group in June
1940 after a stint at the CIC de Montpellier.
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| CLOSTRES
Daniel |
Lieutenant
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1
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| COMTE
Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
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| DAVEAU |
Sergeant
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| DOUCET |
Staff-Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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| DUVAL
Roger |
Captain
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Staff
6th Sqn.
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1
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1
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Transferred
to GC III/3 on 04/02/40 from GC II/1
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| FIRMINHAC
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Disappeared
in aerial combat May 24, 1940
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| GOUZI |
Sergeant
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6ith
Sqn.
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2
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1
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| HUBACEK
Josef |
Adjutant
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1
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Czech Pilot.
Injured in aerial combat May 11, 1940
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| HURTIN
Jean |
Sergeant
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6ith
Sqn.
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2
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| ISOLA
Camille |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6ith
Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat May 12, 1940
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| JEANNAUD
Lucien |
Staff-Sergeant
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6ith
Sqn.
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3
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1
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| KEPRT
Josef |
Adjutant
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1
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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| KRATKORUKY
Bedrich |
Sergeant
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2
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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| KRUML
Tomas |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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| KUTTELWASCHER
Karel |
Adjutant
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Czech pilot
assigned to the group on May 16, 1940.
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| LANCESSEUR |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| LEBLANC
Marie-Emile |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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6ith
Sqn.
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4
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1
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| LE-BIDEAU
Alois |
Commander
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Staff
Groupe
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Killed
by accident on June 19, 1940
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| LE
NIGEN Edouard |
Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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10
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1
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Killed
on July 25, 1940
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| LE-SELLIER-DE-CHEZELLES
Hubert |
Lieutenant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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1
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1
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Killed
on September 17, 1941
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| MARIAS |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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6ith
Sqn.
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3
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat on March 25, 1940
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| METON |
Adjutant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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| MIGNOT |
Lieutenant
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6ith
Sqn.
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Wounded
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others
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| MINE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1
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| MONTJEAN |
Captain
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Staff
Groupe
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Transferred
to the CIC of Montpellier on January 12, 1940
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| MORIN |
Lieutenant
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2
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| NOVAK
Josef |
Staff-Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Czech Pilot.
Killed by accident on June 2, 1940.
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| PATROU |
Lieutenant
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6ith
Sqn.
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Injured
in Air Combat on September 30, 1939.
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| PELLETRAU |
Sergeant
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| PIZON |
Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Killed
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others
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| REBILLAT
Pierre |
Sergeant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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3
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| RIBO
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Killed
in aerial combat on March 2, 1940
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| RICHARD
André |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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Killed
in aerial combat on April 7, 1940
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| ROGER
René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5
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| RONDOT |
Lieutenant
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� 5ith
Sqn.
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Killed
in the accident of August 28, 1939 which cost the lives of
3 pilots and wounded 3 others
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| ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET
Louis |
Captain
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Staff
Groupe
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| SAUVAGE
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3
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1
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| SLOUF
Vaclav |
Staff-Sergeant
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2
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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| SOULAGES
Marcel |
Sergeant
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| STEHLIK
Josef |
Staff-Sergeant
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4
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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| STICKA
Frantisek |
Master-Corporal
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Czech Pilot.
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| TOURADE |
Staff-Sergeant
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| TRAVERS |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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Transferred
to GC III/6 on January 12, 1940
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| TROUILLARD
Roger |
Captain
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Staff
5th Sqn.
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2
|
1
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Killed
in aerial combat May 13, 1940
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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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| Salon-en-Provence |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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September
3, 1939
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| Toul-Ochey |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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September
23, 1939
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| Beauvais-Tillé |
60
- Oise
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April
10, 1940
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| Maubeuge
- Elesmes |
59
- Nord
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| Norrent-Fontes
- Rely |
62
- Pas de Calais
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| Beauvais-Tillé |
60
- Oise
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May
17, 1940
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| Cormeilles-en-Vexin |
95
- Val d'Oise
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May
21, 1940
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| Illiers-L'Evêque |
27
- Eure
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June
6, 1940
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| Germinon
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51
- Marne
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June
11, 1940
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| Chapelle-Vallon |
10
- Aube
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June
11, 1940
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| Montargis |
45
- Loiret
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June
12, 1940
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| Avord |
18
- Cher
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June
13, 1940
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| Le
Grand-Malleray |
18
- Cher
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June
14, 1940
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| Perpignan
La Salanque |
66
- Pyrénées Orientales
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June
16, 1940
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| Alger
- Maison blanche |
Algeria
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June
19, 1940
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| Bône |
Algeria
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June
20, 1940
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| Relizane |
Algeria
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June
22, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GC III/3 was equipped
since its creation on May 1939, 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 :
Records
1/2 or 1/3
of victories were obtained in association with another Group.
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Confirmed
Victories
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32.5
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MS
406
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D520
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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2
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1
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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8
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3
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Henschel
Hs 126
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3.5
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2
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Dornier
Do 215
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1
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Dornier
Do 17
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3
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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7
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1
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Likely Victories
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9
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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2
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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2
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1
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Henschel
Hs 126
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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1
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Dornier
Do 17
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2
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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12
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| Captain
CHIAVARINI (Accident) |
August
28, 1939
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| Sergeant
PIZON (Accident) |
August
28, 1939
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| Lieutenant
RONDOT (Accident) |
August
28, 1939
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| Staff-Sergeant
RIBO (combat) |
March
2, 1940
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| Captain
RICHARD (Combat) |
April
7, 1940
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| Lieutenant
BERAN (Combat) |
May 12,
1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
ISOLA (Combat) |
May 12,
1940
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| Captain
TROUILLARD (Combat) |
May 13,
1940
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| Sergeant
BEKARIAN (Combat) |
May 24,
1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
FIRMINHAC (Combat) |
May 24,
1940
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| Sergeant
NOVAK (Accident) |
June
2, 1940
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| Commander
LE-BIDEAU (Accident) |
June
19, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
|
12
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Staff-Sergeant
BOURTHOUMIEU (Accident)
|
August
28, 1939
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Sergeant
CLAIREAUX (Accident)
|
August
28, 1939
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Lieutenant
MIGNOT (Accident)
|
August
28, 1939
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Lieutenant
PATROU (Combat)
|
September
30, 1939
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Chief
Warrant Officer MARIAS (Combat)
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March
25, 1940
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Sergeant
HUBACEK (Combat)
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May
11, 1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
CALMEL (Combat)
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May
12, 1940
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Adjutant
BESSAGUET (Combat)
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May
12, 1940
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Lieutenant
DE-CHEZELLES (Combat)
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May
13, 1940
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Sergeant
CAZANEUVE (Combat)
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June
5, 1940
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Lieutenant
MORIN (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
CLAIREAUX (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book "Morane
MS406" Collective Work - Editions LELA Presse
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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