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Historical
On May 10, 1940, GAO II /
551 is attached to the 9th Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
The GAO 2/551 is practically
reduced to nothing on May 10th and 11th, 1940, after the bombardments
of the airfield of Tournes-Belval by the Germans,. It folds on May
13 on the ground Bulgny with a Mureaux and Potez 63-11 on the eleven
aircrafts in staffing before May 10.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO II/551
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| Captain
SACRE |
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Captain
DE GOLBERY
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| Captain
SACRE |
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Captain
BERNARD
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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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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| BERNARD |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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| BRUN |
Adjutant
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Mitrailleur
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| CAZENAVE |
Captain
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Observer
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| DE
GOLBERY |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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| SACRE |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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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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| Couvron |
02
- Aisne
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April
6, 1940
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| Villers-Lès-Guise |
02
- Aisne
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??
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| Tournes
Belval |
08
- Ardennes
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April
11, 1940
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| Bulgny
Saint-Maclou |
80
- Somme
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May
12, 1940
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| Tours
Mettray |
37
- Indre et Loire
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May
19, 1940
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| Bordeaux
- Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
5, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GAO II/551
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Aircrafts
The GAO II/551 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 Mureaux 117
- 2 Potez 63-11
Casualties
GAO
II / 551 had no casualties during the French campaign
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