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1001 Bombardment crew members are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Rank
Unit
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Citations
HABOURDIN Jupiter
Chief Warrant Officer
GB I/63
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on June 8, 1940    
HAGER Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
     
HALLOPEAU Georges Henri
Captain
Pilot
On May 30, 1940, the Breguet 693 n � 74 is shot down by 5 Me109 .. Captain HALLOPEAU is killed. Born on 9 August 1913 in Paris (75)
Killed on 30 May 1940
HALMA Robert - Jacques
Sergeant
Observer
Killed on 17 may 1940 in aerial combat: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, is shot down by German fighters. The crew is killed. Born February 01, 1919 in Chartres (28 - Eure et Loir)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
HAMEL
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
   
HANOTELCharles - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On January 12, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 17 crashed during a night flight. His crew is killed. Born on 21 March 1913 at Montcy-Notre-Dame (08 Ardennes)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône)
 
HANRAS
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Potez 633 No. 24R was shot down by the Flak on May 22, 1940. Sergeant HANRAS parachuted and taken prisoner.    
HARDY Maxime
Sergeant
GB I/62
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
HARENT
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/21
Killed by accident on May 10, 1940    
HEGRON Edouard
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
"- The Potez 633 No. 27R is damaged by german fighters on May 26, 1940. The aircraft will be destroyed later.The crew is unscathed.
- The Breguet 693 n � 72 is shot down by the Flak on June 12, 1940. The crew is unharmed. "
 
HENQUEL
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside. It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured.    
HENRY Edouard
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
He joined the air force in 1918 as a cadet pilot and served as an NCO from 1919 to 1940.
In March 1940, Sub-Lieutenant HENRY will carry out 2 weeks of tests at Béni-Ounif, in the southern Algerian desert.
On 12 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No 7 was shot down by flak during a ground attack and the crew was taken prisoner.
He will end his career as commander of BA 117.
Born in Saint-Aigulin in Charente-Maritime.
 
HENRY Franck
Lieutenant
Observer
On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters. Lieutenant HENRY is killed. Born in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) on 31 December 1914
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
HERBIET Charles - Victor
Adjutant
Pilot
On April 1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned. Adjutant HERBIER is slightly injured.  
HERIARD-DUBREUIL Marc - Marie
Captain
Cder 1st Sqn.
Cder of Group
Pilot

An engineer and former student of the Ecole Supérieure d'Aéronautique (Class of 1933), Marc HERIARD-DUBREUIL joined the French Air Force in 1939. After the Allied landings in North Africa, he joined the Free French Forces in Algeria. Moving away from his primary vocation, aviation, he took command of the 1st Shock Battalion, which took part in the landings off the coast of Provence. After the war, he became Air Attaché in Oslo, then professor at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne. Appointed Colonel in 1952, he commanded the joint special-engine test center at Colomb Béchar until 1955; after being appointed Air Brigadier General, he left the Air Force in 1958 to pursue a career as an aeronautical engineer. On June 13, 1940, LéO 451 No 276 was shot down by the Chasse. The crew parachutes out. Second Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute fails to open. Captain HERIARD-DUBREUIL was unhurt.

Citation with attribution of the war cross with palm.

Born August 17, 1910 in Tarbes (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Died November 22, 1987 in Paris (75)
HERROU Pierre - Marie
Chief-Warrant Officer
Machine-gunner
Pierre HERROU, Seaman 2nd Class, joined the Vaisseau Ecole Armorique in October 1929. At the end of his training, he joined the Navy for 5 years, first as Quartermaster Ordnance Surveyor, then as Second Master, before re-enlisting for 3 years in 1935. He was transferred to the brand new Air Force in January 1936.
On 15 January 1943, LéO 45 No. 424 was involved in an accident: Chief Warrant Officer HERROU was unhurt.
Born on 22 March 1913      
HERVIER Paul Emile
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner

"- On May 26, 1940, a Potez 633 hit by the Flak crashed on landing and the crew was unscathed.
�- When returning from a mission, the Breguet 693 Nb 48, damaged by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashed on landing. Chief Warrant Officer HERVIER is injured.
- The Breguet 693 n � 72 is shot down by the Flak on June 12, 1940. The crew is unharmed. "

He was killed on 16 August 1944, while fighting with the French Forces of the Interior

Born on 3 April 1917 in Paris - 18th Arr
Killed on 16 August 1944 at Charnac (48 Lozère)
HEUZEEL
Commander
Commander of Group GBA II/54    
HIRSCH Robert - Henry
Captain

Pilot

Cder 1st Squadron

Robert Hirsch entered Polytechnique in 1932, and chose the French Air Force on graduating. He was assigned to the 1st Escadrille of the GB I/31, a group with which he fought in the French Campaign.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Captain HIRSCH, wounded, parachutes out.
After the Armisitice, he joined the Resistance in October 1941 under the pseudonym "LASSUS" and settled in Pau in early 1942.
He was arrested on April 1, 1943, but managed to escape. He became head of the Basses-Pyrénées FFI Operations Office, and took part in the fighting during the Liberation.

After the war, he was appointed Préfet de la Charente-Maritime, then Directeur Général de la Sûreté Nationale in 1951: he worked in collaboration with the FBI and CIA to monitor the illegal activities of the Communists.

In 1954, he was appointed Prefect of Seine-Inférieure (later Seine-Maritime), and became President of the Groupement Local des Anciens Elèves de l'Ecole Polytectnique, before becoming Prefect Inspector General of Administration on an extraordinary mission for the Second Military Region, and Prefect of the Northern Department.
From 1963 to 1970, he was appointed Administrateur Général, Government Delegate to the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA).
In 1970, he became Chairman of Elf Aquitaine, a company he retired from in 1977. From 1980 to 1985, he was Chairman and CEO of LEP (Laboratoires d'Electronique et de Physique Appliquée).
Born November 20, 1912 in Paris (75)
Died January 8, 2003, Gif-sur-Yvette (91 - Essone)
 
IRSCH Maurice
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Bloch MB 210 No55 shot by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashes into the marshes: the crew is killed. Sergeant IRSCH's body was not found until August 1940 and he was buried in Offoy. Born in Paris (75) on 5 August 1918
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Offoy (80 - Somme)
HOBART
Lieutenant
Cder 2nd Sqn..
   
HOFFMANN Gabriel - Nicolas
Sergeant
Pilot
On May 21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak. Sergeant HOFFMANN is killed. Born in Metz (57 - Moselle) on 14 August 1915
Killed at Essigny Le Grand (02 - Aisne) on 23 May 1940
HONORE
Commander
GB I/32
   
HOSPITAL Lucien - Honoré
Adjutant
Radio-navigator
Lucien HOSPITAL was killed on 30 October 1940 at Blandan (Algeria). Born on 1 July 1911 in Montauban (82 - Tarn et Garonne)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Blanban (Algeria)
   
HOUBERT Valentin
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
     
HOUDENOT René - Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Radio

On May 28, 1940, Amiot 354 No33 crashed on landing after returning from a mission. The crew is injured.

After the Armistice, René HOUDENOT joined the GR I/14 and was killed in an accident on 30 April 1941.

Born on 19 July 1914 in Beleymas (24 - Dordogne)
Killed on 30 April 1941 at Bacarès (66 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
 
HOUPERT
Commander
GB II/19
   
HOURTIC Henri - Gabriel
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the Hunt and flak. He managed to parachute down, but was seriously wounded and had to have one leg amputated.
Born September 9, 1914 in Arcachon (33 - Gironde)
Died May 18, 1971
HUET Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/11
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on June 23, 1940    
HUGON Maurice - Charles
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
On June 22, 1940, his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed. Born on 11/03/1915 in Peschadoires (63 - puy de Dôme)
 
HUGONNIER
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
On June 15, 1940, a Breguet 693 was damaged by the Flak, the Pilot poses in the countryside where it is burned. Chief Warrant Officer HUGONNIER is injured.    
HUGOT Paul - Marie
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On May 14, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded in flight. Sub-Lieutenant HUGOT is killed. Born 19 March 1915 at Sermaire les Bains (51 Marne)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Chemerey (08 Ardennes)
HUMBERT Roger - Charles
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
The Farman F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May 30, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant HUMBERT is killed. Born 8 April 1914, Paris (75)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
HUSSON Marcel - Robert
Sub-Lieutenant
Born in Darney (88 - Ardennes) on 15 March 1917
Died at Libourne (33 - Gironde) on 22 September 1986
   
HUYLESVOCEK
Corporal
Machine-Gunner
         
HYVERT-DE-LIGNAC Henri
Sergeant
GB II/19
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on May 24, 1940    
IZERN François
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
- May 21, 1940, the Potez 633 No. 36R severely hit by the flak, crashes on landing on his land.The crew is unscathed.
�- June 14, 1940, the Breguet 693 Nb 81, badly damaged by a Me109, crashes on landing: Adjutant IZERN is seriously injured.
 
JACOB
Chief-Warrant Officer
Pilot
         
JACOB
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
and
Cder 4th Sqn.
   
JACQUEMIN Edouard
Master-Corporal
Cannoneer
- May 14, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, explodes in flight. The Master-Corporal JACQUEMIN, injured, parachutes.
- May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 is shot down by Me109. Master-Corporal JACQUEMIN, unscathed, helped by the Crew Chief, manages to get out of the crashed plane before it explodes
 
JACQUET Lucien
Sub-Lieutenant
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on May 11, 1940  
 
JACQUET Marc
Lieutenant
       
JACQUOT Charles
Sergeant
Radio
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
JAMOT Gaston - Eugène
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
  Born March 31, 1911 at Rocheserviere (85 - Vendée)
Died July 28, 1994 at La Richardais (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
     
JANSEN Angel
Adjudant
Machine-Gunner
  Born on 1 November 1910      
JAUBERT
Sergeant
GB II/62
Machine-Gunner
Wounded by accident on June 12, 1940    
JAVELET Jacques
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
     
JEAN Henri Simon
Lieutenant
Crew Chief   Born in Toulon on 17 March 1915.
Died on 9 May 2000
 
JEAN André
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/23
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
JEANNE Robert - Louis
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
A primary school teacher in civilian life, Robert JEANNE did his military service in the French Air Force and attended the Elèves Officiers de Réserve (EOR) course, graduating as a Second Lieutenant with an Air Observer's Certificate in 1938.
Mobilised, he joined the GB I/38 and was demobilised in August 1940.
He returned to his job as a schoolteacher for a while, before becoming a salesman for a machine-tool company. This job was a cover: Robert JEANNE had joined the Resistance's SR Air Intelligence Service and became deputy to Louis LESPARRE, who headed up the network. But Louis Lesparre, who was being hunted down, had to be taken to safety in the Free Zone and Robert Jeanne replaced him. But the German police managed to infiltrate the network, and it fell in November 1942: Robert JEANNE was arrested. He was tried from 1 to 11 May 1943 and sentenced to death on 15 May 1943. He was shot on 28 May 1943 at Mont-Valérien.
Born on 7 May 1917 in Paris (75)
Killed on 29 May 1943 at Suresnes (92 - Haut-De-Seine)
 
JEUNET Marc
Captain
Pilot and Squadron Commander
- The Breguet 693 No32 is shot down by 3 Me109 on June 5, 1940, it crashes on the ground. The crew is seriously injured.
Born in Rully in Saone et Loire.
JOBERT Marcel
Captain
GB I/63
   
JOLY
Caporal
Mort en mission
       
JOLY
Lieutenant
Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939        
JOLY Claude
Adjutant
 
JOLY Marcel
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on September 9, 1939    
JONOUX André
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On June 5, 1940, the Breguet 693 No31, damaged by german fighters, crashes while attempting to land. Staff-Sergeant JONOUX is wounded.  
JOUAN
Sergent
Porté disparu
 
   
JOURDAN Roger Lieutenant Crew Chiel Roger JOURDAN was killed in the accidental crash of a Vickers-Wellington on 25 September 1944 at Rehamma (Morocco). The aircraft crashed while on a training mission. The investigation report indicated that the fire had started in the right engine, which would have triggered the release of the dinghy which, hitting the control surfaces, would have rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. The aircraft continued on course, setting itself on a slight glide path, as if it wanted to land on the plain after the line of high hills. The plane continued its descent. When it reached an altitude of 50 or 100m, the plane turned sharply to the right, banking steeply before hitting the ground after a 120° change of direction, exploding on impact, flipping over completely and spreading over 150m. All the crew were killed instantly. They had all stapled on their parachutes (Source: MANGIN@MARRAKECH). Born on 5 December 1910 in Sainte-Marie (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 25 September 1944 at Rehamma (Morocco)
     
JOURDON Charles
Adjutant
GB I/62
Pilot
       
JUILLAGUER
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
   
JULIEN Georges
Captain
Observer and Cder of Group
Captain Georges JULIEN joined the Free French Air Force and was assigned to the 34th Wing created in July 1944 and made up of the GB 2/52 "Franche-Comteé", the GB 2/63 "Sénégal" and the GB I/32 "Bourgogne".  
JULLIAN Gérard
Chief Warrant Officer
Chief of Board
Born in Pontenx-Les-Forges (40 - Landes) on 5 August 1905
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 26 October 1975
   
KAFKA
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
         
KALENSKY
Sergeant
At the start of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.25 hit the take off an Amiot 143 down in the field. The device ignites and its bombs explode. Sergeant KALENSKY (Czech) is injured.    
KASTLER Robert - Maurice
Lieutenant
Observer
Robert KASTLER graduated as an engineer from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures.
He was called up to the GB I/38.
On 1 April 1940, an Amiot 143 was hit by Flak and had to land in Luxembourg. The crew set fire to the plane before being interned. Lieutenant KASTLER was unhurt.
From 1943 to 1947, he was a national scout commissioner for the Eclaireurs Unionistes de France, then a site engineer at Donzère-Mondragon from 1947 to 1952. From 1952 to 157, Robert KASTLER was a director at Entreprise Lefrançois, then director of Société des grands travaux en béton armé from 1957 to 1965. In 1965, he was department director, then chairman and CEO of Socaltra BTP from 1969 to 1979. At the same time, he has been a member of the editorial committee since 1953, a member of the board of directors of the journal Réforme, and an honorary adviser on technological education. Robert Kastler has also been an expert before the Paris Court of Appeal, an expert and, since 1995, an honorary expert before the Paris Administrative Court. In 1986, he also became Honorary Chairman of the Association of Experts at the Paris Administrative Court and a member of the Comité d'Organisation des meilleurs ouvriers de France.... A great career!
Born 15 January 1914 in Paris (75)
Died 6 November 2004 in Paris
 
KERRIEN Roger - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
In 1953, Roger KERRIEN, then Captain, was killed in an air accident. He had been on a mission in the French West Indies since December 8, 1953, and on December 29, 1953, he was a passenger on board CEAM's Nord 2501 F-SDAC n°2. This aircraft, which had left Algiers Maison-Blanche, was due to return the teams to Toulouse-Francazal for the festive season. But the aircraft, betrayed by strong winds, collided with the "Canigou", a mountain south of Perpignan. There were no survivors among the 11 people on board. The crash site was not discovered by the rescue services until January 5, 1954... Born March 31, 1917, Toulon (83 - Var), France
Died December 29, 1953
   
KES-LOMBARDIE
Sergeant
       
KIRSCH
Sergeant
Radio
On April 1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned. Sergeant KIRSCH is unharmed    
KNIPPING
Captain
   
KRUMENACKER
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot