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1001 Bombardment crew members are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Name
Rank
Unit
Post
Informations
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Indiv. Card
Citations
MAC-GUINESS Jacques
Adjutant
Pilot
On May 20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters, tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes on the ground. The crew is killed. Born on 01 December 1903 in Paris (75)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
MACHET
Staff-Sergeant
   
MACOMBE Fernand - Arthur
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 17 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters: Second Lieutenant MACOMBE was wounded. Born June 5, 1915 at Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne)
Died February 24, 2002 at Binic-Etables-sur-Mer (22 - Côte d'Armor)
MADELIN
Captain
GB I/63
   
MAFFAT Raymond
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio-Machine-Gunner
On May 20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters, tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes on the ground. The crew is killed. Born on 10 October 1908 at Rennez (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
MAGNAN Maurice
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/31
Pilot
On September 30, 1939, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No4, was destroyed on takeoff. The crew was unharmed.

It was later transferred to GB II/31.

   
MAHAUT
Chief Warrant Officer
Crew Chief
   
MAIGROT Marcel - Gabriel
Lieutenant
Pilot and Staff 2nd Sqn.
Born on 29 May 1905 in Joinville (52 - Haute- Marne)
Died at Saint-Dizier (52 - Haute-Marne) on 31 December 1993
MAILFERT Jean
Lieutenant
   
MALAISE
Commander
GB II/31
   
MALARDEL Roger
Commander
Chief of Board
Born on 22 June 1902 in Azerat (24 - Dordogne)
Died at Sceaux (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 23 June 1993
MALLE
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/19
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on May 22, 1940    
MALLET Alexandre
Lieutenant
GB I/62
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on May 26, 1940    
MALOUET Maurice
Master-Corporal
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 Nb 80 severely hit by German fighters on June 14, 1940, crashes on landing: Master Corporal MALOUET is seriously injured.  
MANCCELIN Lucien
Adjutant
GB I/62
Machine-Gunner
       
MARAULT Adrien
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on May 16, 1940    
MARC
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/62
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on June 5, 1940    
MARCHAND Charles - Jean-Baptiste
Chief Warrant Officer
  Killed on May 22, 1940 during the crash of his aircraft in the Pyrenees, Spanish side, near the peak of Bucuesa. Born January 05, 1903 in Moussy (51 - Marne)
Killed on June 22, 1940 at Acurner - Pic de Bucuesa (Spain)
     
MARCHAND Gustave
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on May 26, 1940  
MARCHAND Théodore
Captain
GB II/23
Crew Chief
   
MARCHAND Pierre
Lieutenant
Cder 1st Sqn.
Crew Chief
On May 24, 1940, Amiot 354 No38, probably hit by the Flak, crashed. The crew is killed. Born on 21 October 1903 at Dugny (55 - Meuse)
Killed at Cuisy-en-Almont (02 - Aisne) on 24 May 1940
MAREY
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
       
MARIANI Marcel
Adjutant
GB II/23
Radio
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
MARIE Bernard - Lucien
Captain
Cdt 2nd Sqn. and Observer
Bernard MARIE is a graduate of the Ecole de Saint-Cyr, the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques and the Ecole de Guerre de l'Air.
On 14 May 1940, Amiot 143 No 69 was shot down jointly by Flak and German fighters. Captain MARIE, unhurt, parachuted out.
In 1950, he was assigned to the Armed Forces General Staff. From 1953 to 1955 he was director of the Air Staff College. In 1955 he was technical adviser to the cabinet of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency of the Council, Mr Palewski. Head of the first division of the Armed Forces General Staff in 1957, he was appointed military adviser to the cabinet of the ministerial delegate for the air force, Mr Blancard, in 1959.

Promoted to Brigadier General in 1960, in 1962 he became Commander of the Strategic Air Forces, the first atomic deterrent force.

General Marie is an Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Born on 3 October 1912 in Paris (75)
Died 23 May 2004 in Montpellier (34 - Hérault)
MARIN Xavier - Yves
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Xavier MARIN was killed on 16 January 1945 in Calvorde (Germany). His aircraft, the Halifax III MZ986, was hit head-on by flak during a raid on Magdeburg. Xavier MARIN died at the controls of the aircraft, which crashed in the Rebenberg forest. Born on 3 December 1914 in Saint-Malo (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Killed on 16 January 1945 in Calvorde (Germany)
     
MARION
Sergeant
Machine-gunner
 
   
MARPINARD André
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
     
MARTIN Lieutenant Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939        
MARTIN Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
   
   
MARTIN
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/63
GB II/63
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on May 31, 1940
Taken prisoner on June 9, 1940
   
MARZIN Alexandre
Chief-Warrant Officer
Pilot
Alexandre MARZIN joined the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur. Arrested, he was deported and died in Dachau concentration camp on 10 April 1945. Born on 24 January 1906 in Morlaix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 10 April 1945 in Dachau (Germany)
     
MAS
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On June 6, 1940, the LEO 451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed. Staff Sergeant MAS is unscathed.    
MASCLAUD Aimé
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 17, 1940  
 
MASSAUX
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No19 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack. Sergeant MASSAUX, wounded, is taken prisoner.    
MASSE Alfred Jean
Master-Corporal
Machine-Gunner
On June 9, 1940, Breguet 693 No1016 was shot down by the Flak during an armored attack. The crew is killed. Born on 10 January 1918 at Clermont-Ferrand (63 - Puy De Dôme)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Saint-Jacques sur Darnétal (76 - Seine-Maritime)
MASSET André - Marcel
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The LéO 451 No.54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 02 April 1912 at Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Raillimont (02 - Aisne)
 
MASSON
Lieutenant
Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939        
MASSON Jean
Sergeant
GB II/62
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on June 12, 1940    
MATHIEU
Commander
   
MATHONNIERE Robert
Adjutant
Crew Chief
On 31 May 1940, LéO 451 No 24 was shot down by Me109s. Warrant Officer MATHONNIERE, who was wounded, managed to pull Master Corporal Edouard JACQUEMIN from the crashed aircraft before it exploded. Warrant Officer Robert MATHONNIERE was evacuated to hospital in Beauvais by the French troops.  
MATBOMEL
Sergeant
Pilot
         
MATUCHET Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On June 5, 1940, the Breguet 693 No5 was shot down by 4 Me109. Staff Sergeant MATUCHET is killed. Born on 24 February 1904 at Sézanne (51 - Marne)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Hattencourt (80 - Somme)
MAUREL Fernand Roger
Lieutenant
Pilot
During an attack of tanks, the Breguet 693 n ° 69 is shot down by Me109 on June 9, 1940: the crew is killed. Born on 3 June 1915 at Avignon (84 - Vaucluse)
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Cléon (Seine Maritime)
 
MAURET
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/23
Machine-Gunner
   
MAURY Fernand
Sub-lieutenant
GB I/63
Observer
Killed by mistake on May 22, 1940    
MAURY Pierre - Maurice
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Pilot

On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Captain MAURY is killed.

Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with Palm

Born on July 14, 1910 in Sète (34 - Hérault)
Killed on May 31, 1940 at Sains en Amiénois (80 - Somme)
MAYADOUX Albert
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
The Breguet 693 No92 is shot down by 2 Me109 on June 9, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant MAYADOUX is injured.  
MAYER André
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Wounded in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
MAYER Richard
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/19
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 24, 1940    
MAYERRHOEFFER Gilles
Sub-lieutenant
GB II/21
Crew Chief
Killed by accident on May 25, 1940    
MAZEROLLES André - René
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief

LeO 451 No. 116 was shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant MAZEROLLES died as a result of his injuries.

Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm.

Born February 16, 1917 at Belvèze du Razes (11 - Aude)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme)
MAZON Louis
Sub-lieutenant
GB II/19
Observer
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 22, 1940    
MEIFFREN René - Charles
Captain
René MEIFFREN, qualified as a pilot in June 1922. He took part in missions against the Rebels in North Africa and was cited in 1931.
During the French Campaign, he took part in night bombing missions and bombed Italy before returning to North Africa before the Armistice.
René MEIFFREN died suddenly in a street in Toulouse on 7 November 1947.
Born on 23 June 1901
Died in Toulouse on 7 November 1947
 
MEISTER Georges
Pilot
Became a pilot in 1938 by following the Popular Aviation course. In April 1938, he joined the French Air Force and joined the CPAP of Aulnat where he obtained his military pilot's licence and joined GB II/35 on 6 August 1939.
       
MERIGUET René - Lucien
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
René MERIGUET joined the French Air Force in January 1934. He was assigned to the 37th Aviation Regiment based in Casablanca, Morocco. In April 1935, he joined the Rochefort apprentice mechanics' school, and was certified as a radio mechanic in April 1936, then as a radio navigator in January 1937. He was assigned to the Bataillon de l'Air 109, then to the GB II/51, and finally joined the 31e Escadre Aérienne in January 1940.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Sergeant-Chef MERIGUET, unhurt, parachutes out.
After the Armistice, he was posted to the Levant and took part in the Syrian Campaign. In July 1941, he returned to the Metropole and joined the GB I/31. before being placed on Armistice leave in June 1943, then recalled in January 1944. He was placed on Armistice leave from May 1, and employed by the BCRA (Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action) from September 1944 to October 1945. He rejoined the French Air Force in October 1945 with the rank of Second-Lieutenant, and was assigned to the S.L.A (Section de Liaisons Aériennes) based at Saint-Cyr as a Radio-Navigator. He then joined the G.L.A.M (Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles), then the G.M.M.T.A (Groupement des Moyens Ministériels de Transports Aériens) and finally the G.L.T.A I/60.
He became an apprentice navigator, and when appointed Captain, was awarded the title of Aircraft Navigator Observer.
In 1953, he was posted to the Far East, arriving in Saigon in January 1954.

He was killed in an air accident in Indochina on September 22, 1954. The Douglas C-47 on board which René MERIGUET was navigator, crashed into the sea on take-off after suffering damage to its right engine. René MERIGUET tried to swim to shore, but drowned.

Born on May 25, 1913 at La Saunière (23 - Creuse)
Born on September 22, 1954 in Indochina
 
MENANT André
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
On May 16, returning from a mission, he managed to shoot down two Henschel 126s taking off.      
MENARD Raoul - Robert
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.

Raoul MENARD joined the Air Force for the first time and carried out missions in North Africa before becoming a Reserve Officer. In December 1934, giving up his rank as a Reserve Officer, he re-enlisted as an Active Non-Commissioned Officer and was admitted to the Ecole Militaire et d'application de l'Armée de l'Air. He graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1935. Raoul MENARD, a talented pilot, became the 1st pilot to be qualified as a multi-engine day and night pilot.

He joined the GB I/23 and became Commander of the 2nd Squadron until December 1939, when he joined the Bombing Training Centre, where he trained many pilots and observers.

In June 1940, he was posted to the GB II/33, then to the Ecole d'Application de Marrakech in 1942..

In June 1944, Raoul MENARD joined the GB I/22 "Morocco" based in Djeidaida, then in France.

On 22 January 1945, his B26 Marauder was badly hit by flak. Raoul MENARD remained at the controls of his burning aircraft to allow his crew to bail out.

Raoul MENARD, who clocked up more than 3,200 flying hours, gave his name to Cognac Air Base 709.

Born on 1st June 1909 at Fontenelle-en-Brie (02 - Aisne)
Kia on 22 January 1945 at Chalampé (68 - Haut-Rhin)
 
MEYNARD-DE-CHABANNES Guy
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On June 10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Born in Paris (75) on 04 January 1918
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
MENTRE
Captain
GB II/11
   
MERCEUR Jean
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
     
MERCIER Emile
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
       
MESPLES Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/31
Radio
   
METRAUX Louis
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on May 26, 1940    
MEYER
Adjutant
Pilot
Present in the Group on 10 May 1940        
MEYZONADE Henri - François
Chief Warrant Officer
Cannoneer
On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Chief Warrant Officer MEYZONADE, injured, parachutes. Born December 29, 1910 in Cherbourg-Octeville (50 - Manche)
Died January 9, 1986, Mougins (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
 
MICHEL Pierre - Sauveur
Sergeant
Radio

Killed on May 31, 1940, aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters. The crew parachutes, but too low. there will be no survivors.

Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm.

Born February 12, 1910 in Safi (Morocco)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Montdidier (80 - Somme)
MICHELET André
Chief Warrant Officer
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on May 20, 1940    
MIDONNET René - Jules
Staff-Sergeant
Radio

On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed.

Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm.

Born June 21, 1915 in Besançon (25 - Doubs)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme)
MIGNOT René - Henri - Pierre
Adjutant
René MIGNOT joined the Free French Air Force and fought with GB 2/23 Guyenne. On 4 November 1944, his Halifax was shot down by German flak and fighter aircraft near Dusseldorf. René MIGNOT managed to evacuate the aircraft but was taken prisoner on landing. He was mentioned several times in the Air Force Order (Journal Officiel of 6 January 1946 and 16 April 1947). Born in Champagnole (39 - Jura) on 16 September 1914
Died at Chenôve (21 - Côte d' Or) on 21 April 1989
   
MILAN Henri
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Born on 22 May 1908
MILLE
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
   
MILLET Paul
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Crew Chief
   
MINONDO Pierre - Jean
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
On May 21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak. Adjutant MINONDO is killed. Born on 26 January 1911 at Hendaye (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne)
MITARD
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No67 was damaged by the Flak during an attack of armored vehicles, and must land retracted train. The crew is unscathed.    
MITIFEUX
Sergeant
Pilot
On June 8, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1017 severely hit by the Flak, crashed to the ground. Sergeant MITIFEUX is unscathed.
On June 10, 1940, Breguet 693 No38 was shot down by a Me109. The crew is unscathed.
   
MITON André
Adjutant
Pilot
Patented pilot in 1937.
- On 25 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 13 was shot down by 4 Me109. Warrant Officer MITTON was unharmed.
- On 6 June 1940, the Breguet 693 No 29 was shot down by 4 Me109. The crew was seriously wounded. Taken prisoner on a hospital bed in Rennes, he escaped to rejoin his Group and joined the FFL.
Born in Pougny in the Nièvre.
MOISSELIN Gérard - Paul
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Born November 26, 1919 in Rheims.
On 3 December 1939, Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog, crashes in a Jura forest. Sergeant MOISSELIN is killed
as well as 3 other crew members who will be buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on June 1st 1955 and re-interred in the cemetery of Rougernant-Le-Chateau (Doubs).
Born on November 26, 1919 at Reims (51 - Marne
Killed by accident on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
 
MOITY Jean - Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Cannoneer
The LéO 451 No 54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew was killed. Born 8 November 1909 at Cambrai (59 - Nord)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Raillimont (02 - Aisne)
 
MOLLIET-BILLIET Marcel - Maurice
Lieutenant
Observer �
On June 20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed. Born on 16 July 1900 in Vitry Le françois (51 - Marne)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
 
MONCHEAUX Jean - Charles
Captain
Crew Chief
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft,the LeO 451 No95, attacked by German fighters, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed. Born May 31, 1911 in Blida (Algeria)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
MONTALEGRE Jacques
Captain
GB I/15 or GB II/15
Chief of board
       
MONTEL
Corporal
Mécanicien
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. MONTEL is seriously injured.    
MONTHOIS Georges
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/63
Machine-Gunner
Killed by mistake on May 22, 1940    
MONTROZIER Fran�ois
Adjutant
GB II/19
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on June 8, 1940    
MONY Eugène
Adjutant
GB I/63
Pilot
Wounded in aerial combat on June 5, 1940    
MOQUELET Jean
Chief Warrant Officer
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on May 11, 1940    
MOREAU
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
 
MOREAU Jean
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
May 10, 1940, his aircraft is damaged during a bombing.The Sergeant MOREAU is injured.    
MOREL René
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 11, 1940  
 
MORIN
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
   
   
MORIN
Lieutenant
GB II/61
   
MOROGE Georges Henri
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No79 is shot down by the Flak on June 13, 1940 during the attack of an armored column. The crew is killed. Born on 29 April 1914 at Vesoul (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Fontenailles (77 - Seine et Larne)
MORON
Lieutenant
GB II/62
Crew Chief
   
MOROY
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/23
Crew Chief
   
MORRAGLIA Jean
Colonel
GB I/15 or GB II/15
       
MOSER Ferdinand
Sergeant
GB II/31
Cannoneer
Killed in aerial combat on May 28, 1940    
MOUBERT
Chief-Warrant Officer
Machine Gunner
Present in the Group on 10 May 1940      
MOULINIER Albert
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The Bloch MB210 No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is killed. Born in Vitebsk (Russia) on 21 February 1917
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62 - Pas de Calais)
MULLER
Captain
  After the Armistice, Captain MULLER joined the GT 2/15 and took part in the Syrian Campaign. He was interim Commander of GT 2/15 in 1943.        
MULTRIER
Sergeant
Pilot
         
MURGUET Robert
Lieutenant
GB II/35
Cder 4th Sqn.