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Historical
On
May 10, 1940, GAO IV / 551 is attached to the 9th Army of the 1st
Air Division of the ZOAN (Northern Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO IV/551
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| Captain
RANON DE LA VERGNE Jacques |
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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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| MORDACQ
Patrick |
Captain
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Observer
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Detached
from the 29th Dragon Regiment, he joined GAO IV / 551 on 09/29/1938
with the rank of Lieutenant. He will be promoted Captain on
01/10/1939. He was transferred on 01/10/1940 to the command
of the air forces 29 of the 32nd air region.
Opposite, the photo of
Captain MORDACQ as well as an extract from his service records
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Born
June 15, 1909 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on commissioned
service on February 26, 1945 in Algeria
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| RANON
DE LA VERGNE Jacques |
Captain
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Commander
of the 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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| Saint-Omer
Clastres |
62
- Pas de Calais
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August
28, 1939
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| Clastres |
02
- Aisne
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August
28, 1939
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| Vertain |
59
- Nord
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November
12, 1939
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| Romeries
Escarmain |
59
- Nord
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April
7, 1940
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| Bacqueville |
27
- Eure
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May
17, 1940
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| Aulnat |
63
- Puy de Dôme
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May
23, 1940
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| Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives |
14
- Calvados
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May
26, 1940
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| Aulnat |
63
- Puy de Dôme
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Juny 9, 1940
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| Perpignan
La Salanque |
66
- Pyrénées-Orientales
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Juny
17, 1940
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Click
on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the GAO IV/551
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Aircrafts
The GAO IV/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 Lioré & Olivier
LeO C30
- 2 Potez 63-11
Casualties
GAO
IV / 551 had no casualties during the French campaign
Sources
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Mr Pierre MORDACQ : The Captain Patrick MORDACQ was his
grandfather
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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