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Historical
Created as GAR 505 (Groupe
Autonome de Reconnaissance) on the Saran airfield, near Orléans-Bricy
in January 1937, it became GAO 505 on 2 September 1938.
On May 10, 1940, the GA0
505 is attached to the 1st Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 505
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| Commander
AUBREE Lucien |
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Captain
PETITJEAN DE-MARCILLY Bernard
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Other
Members of the Military Staff
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| Doctor VEZIN |
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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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| ACHAINTRE
Claude |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
21 September 1939, despite being protected by a Morane 406,
his aircraft, Potez 39 no. 50, was shot down by fighters. Unhurt,
Staff Sergeant Claude ACHAINTRE managed to land the aircraft
in the field. |
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| AUBREE
Lucien - Joseph |
Commander
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Commander
of Group
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On
15 October 1944, Major Lucien AUBREE was appointed provisional
Commander of the Orléans Bricy base. |
Born on 25 May 1896 in Paris (75)
Died on 2 August 1973 in Itteville (91 - Essonne)
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| AYMES |
Staff-Sergeant |
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After the Armistice,
he joined the Lézignan storage base. |
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| BERTACHON |
Staff-Sergeant |
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After the Armistice,
he joined the Youth and Sports Department: Air Sports Office
in Rabat. |
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| BIARD Jean |
Captain |
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Born on 20 December
1894 |
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| BIGNON Jacques -
Noel |
Lieutenant |
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Born on 11 January 1911
Died on 17 March 1960
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| BOISSINOT Pierre
- Alfred |
Lieutenant |
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He joined the Casablanca
Air Base Park after the armistice. |
Born on 23 November 1914 in Niort (79 - Deux-Sèvres)
Died on 12 June 1985 in Saintes (17 - Charentes-Maritimes)
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| CHALIGNE |
Lieutenant |
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As a detached observer
from the army, he joined the 2nd Dragoons after the armistice. |
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| DE POMMEROL |
Lieutenant |
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| DESJARDINS |
Commander |
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| DUPONT |
Sub-Lieutenant |
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| GABRY |
Lieutenant |
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| GALLIMARD |
Sergeant
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| GUERARD |
Sub-Lieutenant |
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| HELER |
Sergeant |
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| HUCLIER Henri -
Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant |
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Born on 23 June 1915 in Saulchoy (62 - Pas-de-Calais)
Died on 9 July 1992 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
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| HUMBERT |
Captain |
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| IMMENERAEL |
Sergeant |
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| LEONARD
André - René |
Captain
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Observer
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On
21 September 1939, despite being protected by Morane 406s, his
aircraft, Potez 39 no. 50, was shot down by enemy fighters.
Unhurt, Staff Sergeant Claude ACHAINTRE managed to land the
aircraft in the field, but Captain André LEONARD was
killed by German fighters during the battle. |
Born on 1 April 1909 in Sézanne (51 - Marne)
Killed on 21 September 1939 in Gersheim (Germany)
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| PELLAT Cesar |
Adjutant |
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He joined the Bergerac
storage depot after the Armistice. |
Born on 27 August
1904 |
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| PETITJEAN
DE-MARCILLY Bernard - Joseph |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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Bernard
PETITJEAN de MARCILLY is a former student of the Saint-Cyr Military
School. Initially an infantry officer, he joined the Air Force
in 1928. He retired from active service in the French Air Force
in 1946 and retired in 1947. |
Born on 4 April 1899 in Auxonne (21 - Côte d'Or)
Died on 16 October 1956 in Grimaud (83 - Var)
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| SAUVAGE |
Captain |
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| SIMON |
Sergeant |
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He joined the Limoges
Storage Base after the Armistice. |
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| TEISSEIRE
Jean - Léon |
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Jean
TEISSEIRE joined the voluntary service in 1936. He took part
in the French Campaign as part of GAO 505 and then, after the
Armistice, joined the Chantiers de la Jeunesse in 1940 and Jeunesse
et Montagne in 1942. He joined the Resistance in 1944 and fought
with the Patrie group.
In 1946, he was posted to the Cognac school, then to the 5th
office of the Air Force headquarters in 1952. He was posted
to Algeria to the mixed helicopter group in 1956. He was assigned
to Mr Laforest's cabinet and then, from 1959 to 1963, was appointed
aide-de-camp to General de Gaulle before being put on leave
from the Air Staff.
Returning to civilian life, he was put in charge of civil aircraft
sales (1963) and then of the business aircraft department (since
1969) at Société des avions Marcel Dassault. |
Born on 16 September 1917 in Bernières-sur-Mer (14
- Calvados)
Died on 22 June 2003 in Courbevoie (92 - Hauts de Seine)
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| ZIGLER |
Lieutenant |
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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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Informations
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Crew
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ACHAINTRE
Claude |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
39 n° 50 : Seriously damaged in aerial combat on
21 September 1939, its pilot, Chief Sgt ACHAINTRE, landed it
in the field. The observer, Captain LEONARD, was killed by German
fighters during the combat. |
| LEONARD
André |
Captain
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Observer
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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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| Essey-Lès-Nancy |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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September
9, 1939
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| Thal |
67
- Bas-Rhin
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September
11, 1939
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| Chaumont |
52
- Haute-Marne
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September
26, 1939
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| Vertaine
Le Quesnoy |
59
- Nord
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October
7, 1939
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| Ragnies |
Belgique
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May
13, 1940
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| Saint-Aubert |
59
- Nord
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May
15, 1940
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| Rennes |
35
- Ille et Vilaine
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May
17, 1940
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| Aulnat |
63
- Puy de Dôme
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May
20, 1940
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| Pau
Pont-Long |
64
- Pyrénées-Atlantique
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June
17, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 505 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 :
- 11 Potez 390
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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1
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| Captain
LEONARD (Combat) |
September
21, 1939
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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 : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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