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Historical
This Group was created on
05 May 1940
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GR II / 14 belongs to
the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAA (Zone of Air Operations Alps)
and is attached to the Army of the Alps.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GR II/14
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| Commander
DE-LA-VAISSIERE-DE-LA-VERGNE |
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
LYON
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
GALLAVARDIN Pierre |
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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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Sqn.
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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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Victor |
Lieutenant
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Observer
& Crew Chief
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1st Sqn.
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Assigned
to the group on October 10, 1937. Transferred to GR II/14 on
5 May 1940. |
Born
on 5 October 1911 in Saint Jean du Gard (30 - Gard) |
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| BOYER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Sqn.
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| COCHETEL |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
June 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 196 is the victim
of an accident following a setting spin: Lieutenant COCHETEL
parachute jump, and landed unscathed. |
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| COULOMNIER
Pierre Dominique |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
June 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 196 is the
victim of an accident following a spin: Sergeant COULOMNIER
parachute, but it goes into a torch and he kills himself. 'landing. |
Born on 25 February
1918 at Chaudron en Mauges (49 - Maine et loire)
Killed on 19 June 1940 at Cheminas (07 - Ardèche)
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| DEBARIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
June 24, 1940, his aircraft, No.63 Potez 63-11, was damaged
during an air fight with a Me109 and was destroyed on landing.
June 24, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant DEBARIS is unharmed. |
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| DE-LA-VAISSIERE-DE-LA-VERGNE |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| DE-MARQUEYRE |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Joined
the Group on May 5th from GR I / 35 |
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| FAURE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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1st Squ.
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Confirmed
presence in the Group in May and June 1940 |
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| FRAYSSINES |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
June 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n°196 is victim
of an accident following a spin: Sergeant FRAYSSINES parachute
jump, and landed unscathed. Confirmed presence in the Group
from May 1940 to July 1941. |
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| GALLAVARDIN
Pierre Emmanuel |
Lieutenant
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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He
was killed on 4 August 1940 by a German officer. |
Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
on 23 April 1915
Killed on 4 August 1940 at Redding (57 - Moselle)
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| LAUGEROTTE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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1st Squ.
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Confirmed
presence in the Group from May 1940 to August 1941. |
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| LYON |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| MARTIN |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner�
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On
June 24, 1940, his aircraft, No 63 Potez 63-11, was damaged
during an air fight with a Me109 and was destroyed on landing.
June 24, 1940. Sergeant MARTIN is wounded during the engagement. |
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| MINARD |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Squ.
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Confirmed
presence in the Group from May 1940 to February 1941. |
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| NICOULAUD |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Joined
the Group on May 5th from GR I / 35 |
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| PARAGOT |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Squ.
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| RACLET |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Squ.
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| ROBIN |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
June 24, 1940, his aircraft, No. 63 Potez 63-11, was damaged
during an air fight with a Me109 and was destroyed on landing.
Sergeant ROBIN is unharmed. |
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| VIGNERON |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Joined
the Group on May 5th from GR I / 35 |
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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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FRAYSSINES |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 196 : On 19 June 1940, the aircraft was
travelling up the Rhône valley when it encountered difficult
weather conditions above Tournon-sur-Rhône: at around
6am, it went into a spin in the fog and crashed in the commune
of Cheminas in the Ardèche: the 3 members of its crew,
Sergeant FRAYSSINES, the pilot, Lieutenant COCHETEL, the observer,
and Sergeant COULOMMIERS, the radio gunner, parachuted. While
everything went well for the first two, Sergeant COULOMMIERS'
parachute went into a torch, killing him. A plaque in the Cheminas
church commemorates this event. |
| COCHETEL |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| COULOMNIER
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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ROBIN |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 187 : Destroyed following an aerial combat
on June 24, 1940. Sergeant MARTIN is injured |
| DEBARIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MARTIN |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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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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| Chambran-Marcilloles |
38
- Isère
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May
5, 1940
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| Orange
Plan-De-Dieu |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
18, 1940
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on the map to enlarge
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Itinerary
of the GR II/14
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Aircrafts
The GR II/14 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 Potez 637
- 12 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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1
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| Sergeant
COULOMNIER (Accident) |
June
19, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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1
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| Sergeant
MARTIN (Combat) |
June
19, 1940
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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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