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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
NADAUD Michel - Jean
Staff-Sergeant
  Michel NADAUD was an experienced pilot when he joined GB I/31. He obtained his glider pilot's licence in May 1933 and his Tourismen pilot's licence in October of the same year. A scholarship enabled him to join the Sardier school, based at Aulnat, and he obtained his Brevet de pilote militaire in July 1934.
In January 1935, he was assigned to the Potez 25-equipped 31st Wing. In 1936, he joined the 3rd Wing based in Marrakech, before returning to Tours, to the GB I/31 just before the start of the war. He spent the entire French campaign with this group.
After the Armistice, still with the GB I/31, he took part in the Syrian Campaign.
When the war was over, he became pilot-receiver at the CEV (flight test center) in Brétigny.
Born September 11, 1915 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died March 19, 2002, Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)

 
NATTA Maurice
Adjutant
Radio
Wounded in aerial combat on May 11, 1940    
NEVRAUMONT Jean Marie
Sergeant
Pilot
- The Breguet 693 No63 crashes after an aerial combat on June 6, 1940. Sergeant NIEVREMONT is unscathed.
�- On June 13, 1940, his aircraft, a Breguet 693 is shot down by the Flak. The crew is unharmed. "
Born on 15 July 1918 in Val-D'Ajol (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 22 April 1942 in Masnah (Lebanon)
 
N'GUYEN VAN HINH Dinh - Thaî
Sous-lieutenant
Crew Chief
Dinh Thai N'GUYEN VAN HINH was born in Cochinchina in 1915, and is French by birth. He was therefore able to come to France to study at prestigious French schools. In 1936, he entered the newly created Ecole de l'Air in Versailles. He qualified as a pilot in October 1937 and was posted to the Bombing Division. On 1st October 1938, he was posted to the GB I/23 of the 23 rd Wing and qualified as a Captain in October 1939. He spent the entire French Campaign with the GB I/23.
On the night of 17 to 18 June 1940, during a bombing mission over the Fiat factories in Italy, his aircraft suffered an engine failure over the Alps and had to turn back. His engine caught fire and the crew had to evacuate the aircraft, which crashed on Mont Ventoux. Second Lieutenant N'GUYEN was unhurt.

In January 1942, he became Intelligence Officer with GB II/62, until the arrival of the Allies in North Africa in November 1942. He then joined the Marrakech Air School before being posted to GB I/32 in April 1944. He fought in Italy and then in Provence after the Allied landings.

After the German surrender, he first became head of the 3rd Bureau of the 34th Air Wing, then attended the Centre Supérieur Aérien, and finally joined the Signals Bureau of the Air Staff in Paris.
In 1946, appointed Commander, he was posted to GB II/62 based in Algeria.

In 1949, he was transferred to Vietnam as a member of the 3rd Bureau, then with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Director of the Military Cabinet. But faced with the Vietminh's rise to power, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Vietnamese National Armed Forces. Despite the many difficulties he encountered and the highly sensitive political and military context, Lieutenant-Colonel N'GUYEN remained faithful to his commitment. After the withdrawal of French troops, he was posted in 1955 to Base Aérienne 117, then to the Brétigny Test Centre. Appointed General, he moved to the Mont Marsan air test range.

On the strength of this experience, he was appointed Director of the Colomb-Bechar forward command post, where he had to fight Algerian rebels to protect the Sahara Experimental Sites.

Returning to mainland France, he was appointed deputy chief of staff to the armed forces in 1962. In 1968, he was promoted to the rank of Air Division General, and became head of the Air Force's Central Materiel Directorate.

In 1970, General N'GUYEN VAN HINH was placed on aircrew leave, but remained very active as an expert in armaments, but also in the associative life of former B26 Marauders crews, and in monitoring the future of his former subordinates who had fought alongside him in Vietnam..,

Born on 20 September 1915 in Thang Tam (Cochinchina)
Died at Suresnes (92 - Haut-de-Seine) on 26 June 2004
 
NICOT Jean
Captain
Pilot
- May 21, 1940, Potez 633 No. 36R severely hit by the flak, crashes landing on his ground. The crew is unscathed.
- June 14, 1940, the Breguet 693 Nb 81, badly damaged by a Me109, crashes on landing: Captain NICOT is unscathed.
 
NODET Maurice
Captain
GB I/63
Pilot
   
NOMERANGE Marcel
Sergeant
Radio
Wounded on October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No93 shot by the Flak. The crew is taken prisoner.    
NORMAND Roger
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No22 was severely hit by the Flak during an attack on the ground. Scoured by bullets, he manages to return to the field, but the Aircraft is destroyed. The crew is unscathed  
NOVION
Chief-Warrant Officer
Flight Mechanic
         
OCCIS Georges - Louis
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak. Staff Sergeant OCCIS is killed. Born on 27/04/1913 in Conty (80 - Somme)
OEILLARD
Sergeant
Machine-gunner Dorsal
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. Sergeant OEILLARD is seriously injured.    
OLIVERES Marcel - Joseph
Adjutant
Radio
- Killed on 8 June 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor. Born April 01, 1915 in Cherbourg (50 - Manche)
Killed on June 8, 1940 in Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
ORANGE André
Lieutenant
Cder 1st Sqn. And
Crew Chief
Lieutenant André ORANGE was killed on 20 December 1942 in Morocco, while serving with GT I/63 of the Free French Air Force. Born on 19 April 1914 in Rouen (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 20 December 1942 at El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk, (Morocco)
OUDOT
         
OULES André
Staff-Sergeant
Flight Mechanic
André OULES was killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba in Algeria aboard Glenn Martin No 42 of the SSLA (Section Spéciale de Liaisons Aériennes) at Boufarik. Born on 3 June 1914 in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba (Algeria)
     
PAGANELLI Jean - Paul
Master-Corporal
Radio
Jean PAGANELLI was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra, during the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the Vichy troops. Born on 22 January 1921 in Montjoie (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
   
PAILLOUX Jean - Lucien
Lieutenant
Observer
The Farman F222-2 No. 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May 30, 1940. Lieutenant PAILLOUX is killed. Born 8 January 1915 at Isles et Bardais (03 - Allier)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
PAINCHAUX Pierre
Sous-Lieutenant
GB I/62
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on 6 June 1940    
PALMADE Fran�ois - Joseph
Sous-Lieutenant
Pilot
On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters. Sub-Lieutenant PALMADE is killed. Born on 14 March 1908 at Bages (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
PANAY Emile
Sergeant
Machine-gunner
Wounded on 17 May 1940, aboard the LeO 451 No74, shot down by German fighters. Born July 19, 1918 at Le Mayet d'Ecole (03 - Allier)
Died May 22, 2001 at Gannat (03 - Allier)
PANIER Henri
Sergeant
GB II/62
Machine-gunner
Killed in aerial combat on June 12, 1940    
PANTENIER Robert
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/31
Radio
Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GB II/31        
PARIS Robert - Martial
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
The Bloch MB210 No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is killed. Born on 4 December 1908 at Villey Saint-Etienne (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62 - Pas de Calais)
PASCALY Robert Charles
Sous-Lieutenant
Machine-gunner
The Breguet 693 No86 is shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew is killed. Born 19 June 1915 at Mons (77 - Seine Et Marne)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Domart sur la Luce (80 - Somme)
PASQUIER Armand - Bazile
Sergeant
Pilot
On 3 December 1939, Amiot 143 No. 110, caught in the fog, crashes into a Jura forest. Sergeant PASQUIER was killed along with 3 other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on 15 December 1948 and re-interred in Langres cemetery (Haute-Marne).
Born on November 3, 1916 at Samoens (74 - Haute-Savoie)
Killed by accident on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
 
PASTEAU Robert
Captain
GB II/21
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on May 25, 1940    
PAULET Georges - Antoine
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief

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 in March 1914 in Marseille (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme)
PAULIN Jean Léon
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
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 2 April 1917 at Valbonnais (38 - Isère)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Fontenailles (77 - Seine Et Marne)
 
PAUMIER Alphonse
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
PAUNE Captain            
PECASTAIN
Sous-Lieutenant
Pilot
         
PECH Raymond - François
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-gunner
On June 20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed. Born on 15 January 1912 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
 
PECHERANT
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
         
PELLETIER
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
     
PELLOUX Sergeant
Flight Mechanic
         
PENNE
Adjutant
GB II/62
Machine-Gunner
       
PERNET Michel Henri
Captain
Crew Chief
On April 11, 1940, Bloch MB 210 No. 181, crashed on takeoff. The PERNET captain is killed. Born on 16 July 1911 at Sant-Claude (39 - Jura)
Killed on 11 April 1940 at Le Cannet des Maures (83 Var)
 
PERONNE
Lieutenant
Observer
         
PERRIGOUARD André - Charles
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
On 16 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD, wounded, jumps by parachuteHe will be hospitalized in Reims. Born July 25, 1908 in Nouzilly (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died June 27, 1988 at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
 
PERROT-DE-THANNBERG Guy
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Military pilot scholarship at the Ecole d'Angers in March 1934.
- The Breguet 693 No1013 was damaged by German Fighters on June 6, 1940, but managed to regain his ground Staff-Sergeant DE-THANNBERG is unscathed
- June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1011 is damaged by the Flak, but managed to land on a piece of land in Saint André de l'Eure, and the Staff Sergeant DE-THANNBERG was unscathed.
- The Breguet 693 No46 was shot down by the Flak on June 9, 1940. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft before leaving it on the spot.
Born in Paris
PETERMANN Francis
Sergeant
GB II/23
Pilot
Taken prisoner on June 13, 1940    
PETIT
Staff-Sergeant
           
PETIT Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Wounded in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
PETITGUILLAUME Henri - Etienne
Captain
GB II/35

The Breguet 693 No. 53 was damaged by the Flak on 13 June 1940, the pilot landed it in the field where the aircraft was set on fire. Captain PETITGUILLAUME was unhurt. He will be deputy to the Group Commander from May 19, 1940.

He was killed on 31 October 1945

Born on 23 June 1911 at Montreuillon (58 - Nièvre)
Killed on 31 October 1945 at Avord (18 - Cher)
PETITPAIN Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
GBA II/35
Machine-gunner
Joined the Air Force in July 1933, he is patented machine-gunner in 1936 in Cazaux. Assigned to GB II/35, he rejected the GBA I/54, 1st Squadron in May 1940, after the losses suffered by this group.
The Breguet 693 No53 is damaged by the Flak on June 13, 1940, the Pilot poses it in campaign where the Aircraft is set on fire. Staff Sergeant PETITPAIN is injured.
Born in Condé en Brie
PETTON Guillaume
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/31
Machine-gunner
Killed in aerial combat on September 9, 1939    
PEYRON Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Radio

LeO 451 No. 116 was shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. Sergeant Cef PEYRON parachuted too low and was killed on the ground.

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

Born October 16, 1919 in Privas (07 - Ardèche)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme)
PHILIPPOT Robert
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/63
Machine-Gunner
       
PICART Joseph
Adjutant
GB II/19
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
PIERRE Jules - Isidore
Sergeant
Flight Mechanic
Jules PIERRE was killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Dieb in Algeria. Born on 3 March 1919 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria)
   
PIGELET Pierre - Jules
Sub-lieutenant
Navigator
He was killed on 8 May 1944 over Germany while fighting in the RAF. Born February 20, 1909, Chateauroux (36 - Indre), France
Killed on May 8, 1944 in Berlin (Germany)
   
PILATE Jean - Lucien
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
Born in Lille (59 - Nord) on 24 January 1910
Died in Poitiers (86 - Vienne) on 8 August 2005
   
PILON Francisque
Sub-lieutenant
GB I/15 or GB II/15
Pilot and Chief of board
       
PINON Théophile
Adjutant
GB II/31
Cannoneer
       
PINTEAUX Robert
Lieutenant
Pilote
       
PIOGER Raoul
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/31
Radio
Killed by mistake on May 18, 1940    
PIOLLET
Commander
GB I/62
   
PIRONNEAU Henri - Etienne
Staff-Sergeant
Radio-Machine-gunner
The No. 451 No. 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. Staff Sergeant PIRONNEAU is killed. Born on 14 August 1906 at Bourbonne les Bains (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Bosmont-sur-Serre (02 - Aisne)
PLANTIER Jules
Chief Warrant Officer
GB I/62
Pilot
Wounded in aerial combat on May 26, 1940    
PLESSIEZ Raoul Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-gunner

The Breguet 693 No70 was damaged by the Flak on June 9, 1940, and crashed to the ground: the crew was wounded ..

He was killed in Syria in June 1941 in a Glenn Martin 167F shot down by Australian Squadron Leader Peter Turnbull

Born on 18 April 1913 at Jouaignes (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 15 June 1941 in Syria
 
PLIQUE
Captain
GB II/23
   
PLOU Jean
Commander
Pilot
On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No14 was shot down by the flak during a ground attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner.    
POCHART Laurent
Adjutant
Pilot

Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : his plane crashed during a training flight at low altitude.

Born November 04, 1912 at Saint-Pierre Quilbignon (29 - Finistère)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
PONGNOT Raoul - Désiré
Sous-Lieutenant
Pilot
On February 25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed. Born on 02 October 1899 at Cormoyeux (51 - Marne)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Salon de Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
 
POHER
Sous-lieutenant
GB II/11
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
POILANE
Adjutant
Pilot
Adutant Poilane took part in the Group's first mission, on 9 September 1939, over Germany.        
POILBOUT Roger
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-gunner

On May 31, 1940, Breguet 693 No35 was shot down by 6 Me109. The Chief Warrant Officer POILBOUT parachutes himself and is taken prisoner.

He was killed on 16 January 1945 while serving with GB I/25

Born on 8 June 1920 in Grâces (22 - Côtes d'Armor)
Killed on 16 January 1945 in Wulfingen (Germany)
 
POITROT
Adjutant
Machine-gunner
On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No14 was shot down by the flak during a ground attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner.  
 
POLLET Georges
Lieutenant
GB I/63
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on June 9, 1940    
POMARD
Sergeant
GB II/62
Killed by accident on June 17, 1940    
PONS
Sous-Lieutenant
Pilot
On May 16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes after a power failure. Sub-Lieutenant PONS is unscathed.    
PONS
Sergeant
GB II/62
Machine-gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on June 12, 1940    
PONSIN Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
   
PONSOT Paul Marie
Sergeant
Mechanic
On April 11, 1940, Bloch MB 210 No. 181, crashed on takeoff. Sergeant PONSOT is killed. Born on 10 March 1920 at Saint Emiland (71 Saône et Loire)
Killed on 11 April 1940 at Le Cannet des Maures (83 Var)
POULITOU André - Jean
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/35
GBA II/35
Machine-gunner �
On June 3, 1940, the Breguet 691 No60 was destroyed by accident during a training flight: the crew was killed.
Born on 18 January 1911 at Petit-Chaux (25 - Doubs)
Killed by accident on 3 June 1940 at Montierchaume (36 - Indre)
 
POUPART
Commander
GB II/11
   
POURKAT
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Machine-gunner
Wounded and taken prisoner on June 12, 1940    
PRAT Roger - Jean
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
En Juillet 1937, Roger PRAT, alors Lieutenant, commandait la 2eme Escadrille du GB I//31 Born on 2 April 1911 in Lion-d'Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Died in Paris (75) on 31 August 2004
 
PRE Roland
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Crew Chief
   
PRENEZ
Adjutant
Radio
Wounded by accident on June 9, 1940    
PRETOT
Sergeant
       
PROTEAU Marc
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/31
Cannoneer
   
PROVOOST Jean
Captain
GB II/19
Pilot
   
PUCH
Soldat
Radio
On 19 March 1940, Private Puch, a radio operator with the 1st squadron, froze his hand during a flight at altitude.        
PUECH Raymond - Pierre
Lieutenant
Crew Chief

On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed.

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

Born May 18, 1914 at Gaillac (80 - Somme)
Killed June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme)
PUISSESSEAU Gustave - Pierre
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On May 17, 1940, the Farman F222-1 No 7 was taken by Frost. The Crew Chief ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain control. 3 crewmen have already jumped ... Born on 2 February 1908 in Sainte-Adresse (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Biarritz (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 10 May 1973
PUIVIF
Sergeant
Radio
On June 13, 1940, Amiot 354 No7 was destroyed following a landing in the countryside after returning from a bombing mission. Sergeant PUIVIF is unscathed.