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Historical
Originally, the Group has
for designation GAR 513. It will become GAO 513 on September 2,
1938.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO 513 is attached to
the 8th Army of "Air Force Cooperation" of the ZOAS (South
Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 513
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| Commander
BILLOT |
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Captain
PERRON Michel
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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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| BARET
Gilbert |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| BERDELLOU
Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| BERNARDIE
René |
Staff-Sergent
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Pilot
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| BILLOT |
Commander
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Commander
of the Group
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| BOUILLER
René |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| CAMUS |
Adjutant
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Observer
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| CLEMENT
Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on May 28, 1940 following an accident on takeoff aboard POTEZ
63-11 n ° 448 |
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| DEBAISE |
Captain
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Pilote
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| DUMANOIS
Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| FERAN |
Captain
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Pilot
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| GILBERTRAS |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MARINET
Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| MARTINANT-SURIN |
Staff-Sergent
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Machine
gunner
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Injured
on May 28, 1940 following an accident on takeoff aboard POTEZ
63-11 n ° 448 |
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| MATHY
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| PERRON
Michel |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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| PONCET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Injured
on May 28, 1940 following an accident on takeoff aboard POTEZ
63-11 n ° 448 |
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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| VAULOT
Hubert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| VERANT
Henry |
Sergeant
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Pilote
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Assigned
to the Group from 9 January 1940 to 9 September 1940 |
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| WEINMANN
Jacques |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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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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DEBAISE |
Captain
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 1:The aircraft was destroyed at Chaux
on 29 February 1940. |
| CAMUS |
Adjutant
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Observer
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Crew
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BERNARDIE
René |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 32:The aircraft crashed at Chaux on 23
April 1940. |
| BARET
Gilbert |
Sub-lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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FERAN |
Captain
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 443 : Slightly damaged on landing at Lure
on 28 May 1940. The crew was unhurt |
| GILBERTRAS |
Sub-lieutenant
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Observer
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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PONCET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 448 : Crashes on takeoff on May 28, 1940.
CLEMENT Sub-Lieutenant is killed. Sergeant PONCET and Staff-Sergeant
MARTINANT-SURIN are injured. |
| CLEMENT
Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MARTINANT-SURIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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Crew
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VERANT
Henry |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 55 : This aircraft, the last Potez 390
of the Group, was crashed at Feurs airfield on June 16, 1940,
during the Group's retirement. The aircraft, piloted by Sergeant
Henry VERANT, lost its left wheel on landing. |
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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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| Montbéliard |
25
- Doubs
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September
3, 1939
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| Belfort
Chaux |
90
- Territoire de Belfort
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May
10, 1940
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| Roye
sur Saône |
70
- Haute-Saône
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May
30, 1940
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| Pontarlier |
25
- Doubs
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Juny
14, 1940
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| Nantua |
01
- Ain
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Juny
15, 1940
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| Feurs |
42
- Loire
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Juny
16, 1940
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| Feurs
/ Darsac |
43
- Haute-Loire
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Juny
17, 1940
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| Millau |
12
- Aveyron
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Juny
18, 1940
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| Servian |
34
- Hérault
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Juny
19, 1940
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| Saint-André-de-Roquelongue |
11
- Aude
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Juny
24, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 513 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 :
- 8 Potez 390
- 2 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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1
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| Sub-Lieutenant
CLEMENT (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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Crewmen
Injured
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2
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| Sergeant
PONCET (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
MARTINANT-SURIN (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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Sources
- Source : Mr BRIAND Philippe
: The Sergeant Henry VERANT was his Uncle
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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