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Historical
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 |
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Captain
DE-MARCILLY
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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 |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
September 21, 1939, despite protection of Morane 406, his aircraft,
the Potez 39 No. 50 was shot down by German fighters. Staff
Sergeant ACHAINTRE is unscathed. |
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| AUBREE |
Commander
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Commander
of Group
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| DE-MARCILLY |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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| LEONARD
André |
Captain
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Observer
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Killed
on September 21, 1939 aboard the Potez 39 No. 50 shot by German
fighters |
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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 |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
39 n° 50 : Destroyed in aerial combat on September
21, 1939. He made a landing in the field: Captain LEONARD was
killed during the fight |
| 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 :
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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