|
Name
|
Rank
|
Unit
|
Post
|
Informations
|
Civil-statut
|
Photo
|
Indiv. Card
|
Citations
|
| ABOUT |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On June 15,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.857, damaged by the Flak is forced
to land in the countryside. The crew is unscathed. |
|
|
|
|
| ACHAINTRE
Claude |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On 21 September
1939, despite being protected by a Morane 406, his aircraft,
Potez 39 no. 50, was shot down by fighters. Unhurt, Staff Sergeant
Claude ACHAINTRE managed to land the aircraft in the field.
|
|
|
|
|
| ADER Franck |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AGACCIO |
Commander
|
GAO I/551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AGOUTIN
Georges - Désiré |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
A graduate of an agricultural
college, Georges AGOUTIN enlisted in July 1915 for the duration
of the conflict. He was gassed in 1916 during the Battle of
the Somme. He ended the war with the rank of maréchal
des logis.
In 1939, Georges AGOUTIN was again mobilised as a lieutenant
in the air force. During missions over Italy, he was wounded
and treated in Blida, Algeria. He returned to France on 17
July 1940. In April 1941, he joined the Resistance and became
an Intelligence Officer. Under the pseudonym "Alain AGNIOL
or AGNIEL", he became head of a network within the SR
Kléber/SR Air network, recruiting André GARDES,
a former comrade-in-arms in GAO 504 (see André GARDES
later in this page).
But he was arrested on 17 May 1942, at the same time as André
GARDES, who had come to give him information. His partner
and daughter Jeanine were also arrested but released a few
days later.
He was interrogated and tortured before being transferred
to Fresnes prison, where he learned in January 1943 that his
wife had been arrested again. He was tried on 11 January 1943
along with 12 other prisoners and sentenced to death. The
sentences of five of the convicts were changed during deportation
(none of the five returned from the camps...) but the other
seven convicts, including Georges AGOUTIN and André
GARDES, were also put to the sword on 30 April 1943, on the
Ministry of the Air's shooting range.
Georges AGOUTIN was posthumously appointed Captain and awarded
the Médaille de la Résistance.
Source : "Le Maitron"
- https://fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr/spip.php?article169707
|
Born on 22
September 1897 in Mesnil sur Estrée (27 - Eure)
Killed on 30 April 1943 in Paris (75) |
|
|
|
| ALEXANDRE
Daniel |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Seconded observer
from the French Army |
|
|
|
|
| ALIAS Henri
- Jean |
Commander
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
Henri
ALIAS was admitted to the Saint-Cyr military academy in 1921.
He joined the air force at the Avord school in 1923, and was
posted to the 11th aviation regiment, then the 35th, and finally
the 38th. He was posted to the Versailles military and aeronautical
training school in 1933 and then to the war school in 1938.
He was appointed Head of the 4th Bureau of the Eastern Air
Operations Zone in 1939. In January 1940, he took command
of the GR II/33 group. After the Armistice, he was posted
to the German Armistice Commission in Wiesbaden in 1941, then
to the military cabinet of the Secretary of State for Aviation
in 1942. He was called up to serve in Morocco in 1944.
In May 1945, Henri ALIAS, then Colonel, created the Groupement
des Moyens Militaires de Transport Aérien (GMMTA).
Henri ALIAS retired in 1946.
He later became
the CEO of "Air Algérie".
|
Born in Paris
on 24 May 1901
Died in Versailles (78 - Yvelines) on 17 July 1985 |
|
|
|
| ALLAIRE
Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Assigned
to GR I/35 on May 28, 1940 from GAO 516.
On June
16, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.610 was shot down in a fight
against 27 Me109 ... The aircraft crashes into German territory
and the crew Wounded, is initially taken prisoner, but will
succeed to escape on June 18th.
|
Born on 5 January
1913 in Paris
Died in Versailles (78 - Yvelines) on 12 January 1981 |
|
|
|
| AMARGER |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Wounded on
May 15, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 601 attacked by Me109. However,
the pilot managed to bring back his aircraft, severely damaged
on the ground |
|
|
|
|
| AMARRE |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On September
25, 1939, Potez 637 No.31 was hit by the Flak, before being
attacked by 6 Me109. The Aircraft crashes into flames. The three
crew members are injured |
|
|
|
|
| ANCET
Victor - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
and Crew Chief 4th Squ.
|
Affected to 22 Wing on
October 10, 1937. At that time, this unit was a Bombing Wing,
which became a Reconnaissance Wing in February 1939.
See individual fact sheet
in the "Stories" section of this page
|
Born
in Saint-Jean du Gard (30 - Gard) on 5 October 1911
Died at Antibes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 8 October 2000 |
|
|
|
| ANDRE Yves |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On June 9,
1940, Potez 63-11 No.198 was severely hit several times by the
flak and crashed on landing on Buc's ground. Sergeant ANDRE
is injured. |
|
|
|
|
| ANDRES Emile
- Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Joined the Group on
May 22, 1940 from GAO 586.
His Aircraft, the Potez
63-11 No582 is shot down by the Flak on May 22, 1940. The
sub-Lieutenant ANDRES, unharmed, is made prisoner.
|
Born in Six
Fours Les Plage (83 - Var) on 28 August 1905
Died 16 September 1990 at Aix Les Bains |
|
|
|
| ANDREVA
Pierre |
Capiain
|
|
Observer
|
Pierre ANDREVA
was killed on 21 July 1948 when the Wellington LP650 F-UGWR
in which he was a passenger ditched off the coast of Sète.
The aircraft belonged to EARS 99 (Escadrille Aérienne
de Recherche et de Sauvetage). |
Born on 2 February
1910
Killed on 21 July 1948 off the coast of Sète |
|
|
|
| ANGENAY
Clément |
Sergeant
|
GAO 582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ANTHONIOZ
Jean - Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
Born in Montbazon
(37 - Indre et Loire) on 22 May 1904
Died at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire) on 12 October 2005 |
|
|
|
|
ANTOINE
|
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| APERCE |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 15,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.439 is severely hit by the Flak and
must land, train back, campaign. The aircraft is destroyed,
but the crew is unscathed. |
|
|
|
|
| ARGAUD Elie
- Marcel |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
Born on 8 April
1916 in Saint-Agreve (07 - Ardèche)
Died on 12 March 1990 in Lyon (69 - Rhône) |
|
|
|
| ARIE Max |
Sergeant
|
GAO II/508
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 5, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| ARINO Joseph
|
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on May
15, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 601 attacked by Me109. The pilot
managed to bring back his aircraft, which was badly damaged
on the ground. |
Born on 24
March 1915 in Saint Savin de Blaye (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 15 May 1940 in Sainte-Menehould (51 - Marne) |
|
|
|
| ARIS |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On February
24, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.2 crashes on the ground during
a flying flight during a ferry mission. The crew is injured |
|
|
|
|
| ARNION Roger
- Maurice |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
October 16,
1939, his Aircraft, the Potez 637 No. 17 is hit hard by the
flak and crashes. |
Born in Paris
on 30 January 1914
Killed on 16 October 1939 at Gross Gerau (Germany) |
|
|
|
| ARPURT Raymond
- Jean |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
After the Armistice,
Lieutenant ARPURT joined the Youth and Mountain movement. |
Born on 25
January 1914 in Mourmelon-Le-Grand (51 - Marne)
Died on 22 April 1995 in Châteauneuf-Grasse (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) |
|
|
|
| ASTRUC |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AUBERT |
Captain
|
|
Assistant
to the Group Commande
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AUBREE Lucien
- Joseph |
Commander
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
On 15 October
1944, Major Lucien AUBREE was appointed provisional Commander
of the Orléans Bricy base. |
Born 25 May
1896, Paris (75)
Died at Itteville (91 - Essonne) on 2 August 1973 |
|
|
|
| AUGE Jean
- Baptiste |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 21,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.489 is shot down by the Flak: the Sub-Lieutenant
AUGE is killed. |
Born on 1 May
1918 at Panzin (07 - Ardèche)
Killed on 21 June 1940 at Saint Sébastien sur Loire (44
- Loire Atlantique) |
|
|
|
| AUZEING
Jean |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 27,
1940, Potez 63-11 No. 679 was seriously hit by the Flak and
crashed. The crew is unscathed, manages to leave the aircraft
before its explosion. |
Born on 14
March 1912 in Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Died at Montpellier (34 - Hérault) on 24 November 1996 |
|
|
|
| AVON |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The Potez 63-11
No.355 is damaged by the Flak on June 13, 1940, but he can join
his field. Sergeant AVON is unscathed. |
|
|
|
|
| AYMES |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
|
After the Armistice,
he joined the Lézignan storage base. |
|
|
|
|
| AZAMBRE
Maurice |
Staff-Sergeant
|
from
May 1940
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
Born on 17
July 1907 |
|
|
|
| BACHELOT |
Captain
|
GAO 553
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 16, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BAGREL Louis
- Marie |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On April 16,
1940, his Aircraft, Bloch MB174 No16 was destroyed in a fight
with the opponent at 2 Me109. The Aircraft crashes to the ground
and ignites. Adjutant BAGREL is killed. |
Born on 27
November 1909 in Baccarat (54- Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 16 April 1940 at Longlier (Belgium) |
|
|
|
| BAIL Albert
- Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On March 21,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.255 crashes after an engine failure.
The crew is killed |
Born on 26
May 1910 at Trégunc (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 21 March 1940 at Barly (80 - Somme) |
|
|
|
| BAILLY Paul |
Commander
|
|
Commander
of the Group GR II/36 afeter Commander POUTIER
|
After entering the Saint-Cyr
military academy in 1922, he chose aviation and was posted
to the 3rd Fighter Regiment in 1924. He was qualified as a
balloon observer, then as an aircraft observer in 1925, and
finally as a military pilot in 1926. He fought during the
Jebel operations in 1926 with the 39th Aviation Regiment and
then with the 54th Air Wing. He was seriously wounded during
the fighting.
He also took part in the Black Cruise in November 1933.
He joined the Ecole de Guerre in 1935 and was posted to the
military cabinet of the Minister for Air in 1937. He was appointed
to the Air Force General Staff in 1938. During the ‘Phony
War’ he took command of the GR II/36 reconnaissance group.
In June 1940, he was seconded to the 3rd office of the General
Staff of the Commander-in-Chief for all theatres of operations,
He was then assigned to the DAT (Défense Aérienne
du Territoire) in 1942. He returned to Great Britain in
August 1943 and set up the Tunisie and Guyenne groups. In
April 1945, he was appointed commander of the schools group
in AFN.
He took command of the
Groupement moyens militaires de transport aérien in
1946 before being appointed 1st Deputy Chief of Staff of the
Air Force General Staff and then Commander of the French Air
Defence in 1949. He was placed at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief,
Centre-
Europe as Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1955. He was finally
appointed Chief of Staff of the Air Armed Forces in 1955 and
Inspector General of the Air Force in 1958.Paul BAILLY went
on aircrew leave in September 1959.
Paul Bailly was killed on 31 May 1976 in a road accident:
he was 72 years old.
|
Born on 2 September
1903 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Killed on 31 May 1976 at Ligny-En-Barrois (55 - Meuse) |
|
|
|
| BALBIANO
Roger - Firmin |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Killed on June
16, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 844 shot down by the Flak. |
Born on 11
July 1903 at Ferrières (80 - Somme)
Killed at Etampes (73 - Savoie) on 16 June 1940 |
|
|
|
| BALIGANT |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Observer
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BALLET
Jacques - Maurice |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Jacques BALLET
was called up to the air force in 1928 and posted to the 34th
aviation regiment. Awarded an aircraft observer's certificate
in 1929, he was transferred to the reserves and served several
tours of duty between 1930 and 1939.
Mobilised in 1939, he was posted to GAO III/551 on 3 September
1939 and took part in the French campaign before moving to AFN,
still with GAO III/151. On his return to France, he joined the
Resistance. He managed to escape from France via Spain in December
1942, but was taken prisoner in Spain. Arriving in Great Britain
in May 1943, he joined the FAFL and was posted to the Directorate
of Military Intelligence and Security in London in
1943. He attended British schools before joining the Lorraine
group as a navigator-bomber in 1944. He took part in the French
and German campaigns. Jacques BALLET was demobilised in 1946
and transferred to the reserves. |
Born in Neufchâteau
(88 - Vosges) on 19 February 1908
Died at Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 5 November
2000 |
|
|
|
| BALTZ Charles |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
Born on 4 December
1914 in La Walck (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Died on 21 April 1990 in Strasbourg (67 - Bas-Rhin) |
|
|
|
| BARAT Gilbert |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
Born in Paris
(75) on 4 February 1918
Died 27 August 2000 in Lyon (69 - Rhône) |
|
|
|
| BARBARIN
Maxime - Adrien |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Seriously wounded
on June 8, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 331 shot down by 9 Me109. |
Born on 14
June 1902 at La Bussière (86 - Vienne)
Died at Nalliers (86 - Vienne) on 36 March 1979 |
|
|
|
| BARBIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Wounded on
December 23, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: the aircraft, in foggy
weather, crashes on landing. |
|
|
|
|
| BARBIER
Léo - Arthur |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
On March 24th, 1940, the
Potez 637 No.36 is shot down during a fight opposing it to
4 Me109. The plane crashes to the ground. Adjutant BARBIER
is injured
Léo BARBIER, then
Second Lieutenant, was killed on 15 October 1943 in Russia
while serving with the Normandy-Niemen Fighter Group.
|
Born on 18
August 1908 in Neuilly-l'Evèque (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 15 October 1943 in Ivanovo (Russia) |
|
|
|
| BARDOL Joseph
- Honoré |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Sub-Lieutenant
Joseph BARDOL was wounded on 20 June 1940. |
Born on 7 March
1916 in Merlimont (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died at Lagny-sur-Marne (77 - Seine et Marne) on 2 July 2007 |
|
|
|
| BARET Gilbert |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO 513
|
Observer
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BARLIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BARON Charles |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 19,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 730 was damaged by the
Flak. Sergeant BARON, unscathed, managed to put his aircraft
in the field near an ambulance to evacuate his Observer seriously
wounded. |
|
|
|
|
| BARRIBERE |
Sergeant
|
|
Flight
Mechanic
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BARRUET
Gaston |
Commander
|
|
|
Gaston BARRUET enlisted
in December 1909 and was posted to the Artillery.
During the 1st World War, he fought first in France before
joining the Armée d'Orient in January 1916. Wounded,
he returned to Metropolitan France in March 1917. He fought
again, still as an artilleryman, until the end of the war.
He joined the Air Force at the end of 1918 and obtained his
Air Observer's Certificate in October 1919, then his Pilot's
Certificate in September 1920.
He continued his career between the two wars, taking part
in the Moroccan Campaign in 1920 and 1921.
In 1934, following injuries to his right leg and the after-effects
of malaria, he was declared 40% invalided out, but continued
his service.
He joined the GR II/22 in March 1937 as Deputy Commander before
taking over as Group Commander in May 1937.
During the French Campaign,
Major Gaston BARRUET did not hesitate to take part in certain
day and night missions.
After the Armistice of June 1940, he left the GR II/22 in
August 1940 and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in December
1940.
His career was impeccable:
he was promoted Officer of the Legion of Honour in July
1933, then Commander of the Legion of Honour in December
1940. He received 7 commendations and 4 wounds, including
3 during the Moroccan Campaign.
During the Occupation,
he held a number of administrative posts, including Chairman
of the Commandant d'Assistance aux Prisonniers.
However, because of his support for Marshal Pétain
and his behaviour during the Occupation, he was sentenced
on 18 July 1945 by the Orléans Court of Justice to
20 years of national degradation and a 10-year ban on residing
in the Loiret département for national indignity.
Never ceasing to denounce the injustice of which he was
a victim, he made repeated representations to the authorities
in order to be rehabilitated. In 1948, the sentence of national
degradation was reduced to 10 years, and the ban on residence
was lifted. He was definitively amnestied in January 1951
and was reinstated in the Order of the Legion of Honour
by decree on 30 June 1952.
Below, you can read
the letter written by Gaston BARRUET to explain the facts
that led to his conviction. But let's be careful about events
that took place during the troubled and complex times of
the Occupation and the Liberation. Gaston Barruet has a
remarkable record of service, unfortunately marred by this
history, which is not ours to judge.
Source : https://www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/ui/notice/19088
|
Born on 10
March 1891 at la Chapelle Saint-Mesnin (45 - Loiret)
Died 10 March 1962 |
|
|
|
| BARSE |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
On May 17,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 219, hit by the Flak,
must land in the countryside where he is burned by the unharmed
crew. |
|
|
|
|
| BARTHELEMY
Maurice |
Sergeant
|
GR I/21
|
|
Appartient
à la Section Photo 849 |
|
|
|
|
| BATLLE Sébastien
- Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Sébastien
Batlle studied at the Lycée de Perpignan.
He entered the Ecole de l'Air, graduating as Second Lieutenant
in 1939 and then joined GAO517.
Wounded on 8 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°331, shot down
by 9 Me109s,
After the Armistice, he was appointed Lieutenant in 1941, then
Captain in 1944. After the war, he was appointed Commander in
1947, then Lieutenant-Colonel in 1952, Colonel in 1958, and
finally Brigadier General in 1962. He was successively appointed
Deputy Inspector General, Inspector of Reserves in 1963, Commander
of the 4th Air Region in 1966 and finally Air Division General
in 1967. |
Born on 19
March 1914 in Llupia (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Died at Perpignan (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) on
23 August 2006 |
|
|
|
| BAUD Hippolyte |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 13,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11, crashes, for unknown reasons,
into a forest shortly after his departure for a night mission.
The crew is killed. |
Born June 8,
1904 at Fouras (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Killed May 13, 1940 at Couvron (02 - Aisne) |
|
|
|
| BAUDENON
Jean-Marie |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
Born on 2 July
1901 at Izieux (42 - Loire)
Killed on 10 March 1940 at Saint-Etienne (42 - Loire) |
|
|
|
| BAUDENS
Albert - René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
Albert
BAUDENS also fought in GR II/33, although I cannot say today
whether this was before GR I/14 or afterwards.
He joined the Resistance after the Armistice. |
Born
on 1 February 1901 in Morbecque (59 - Nord)
Died on 12 September 1971 in Lille (59 - Nord) |
|
|
|
| BAUDIN |
Sergeant
|
on 1st
June 1940
|
Pilot
|
Joined
the Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.13 |
|
|
|
|
| BAUDIN |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BAYLE |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GAO I/584
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BAYLE |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 15, 1940, the
Potez 63-11 No.857, damaged by the Flak is forced to land
in the countryside. The crew is unscathed.
Pierre BAYLE was killed
in German airspace in February 1945 while serving as a pilot
with GB 2/23 Guyenne.
|
Born
on 17 April 1914 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 21 February 1945 in Meisenheim (Germany) |
|
|
|
| BEAGUE |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
3rd Squ.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BEAU |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
3rd Sqn.
|
Received
the war cross on June 6, 1940. |
|
|
|
|
| BEAUVAIS |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BEAUVALLET
Jean |
Adjutant
|
GAO I/508
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 18, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BECKER Jean-
André |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 19,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 730 was damaged by the
Flak. The pilot managed to put his aircraft in the field near
an ambulance to evacuate his Observer, Lieutenant BECKER seriously
injured. |
Born in Bayonville-Sur-Mad
(54 - Meurthe-et-Moselle) on 2 February 1908
Died in Coutances (50 - Manche) on 26 August 1985 |
|
|
|
| BEDIEZ Maurice
- André |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On April 16,
1940, his Aircraft, Bloch MB174 No16 was destroyed in a fight
with the opponent at 2 Me109. The Aircraft crashes to the ground
and ignites. Sub-Lieutenant BEDIEZ is killed. |
Born on March 3rd, 1901
in Aubigny (80 - Somme)
Killed on 16 April 1940
at Longlier (Belgium)
|
|
|
|
| BEGUIN Didier |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Didier BEGUIN enlisted
in the French Air Force in 1937 and joined the Bourges flying
school. He obtained his pilot's licence on 25 August 1937.
In January 1938, Sergeant Didier BEGUIN was posted to the
Groupe Aérien d'Observation GAO 507, where he flew
several missions over Mureaux 115 before joining the Officer
Cadet Platoon at Tours in January 1940. He then did a conversion
course on Potez 63-11s at Toulouse-Francazal, where the Armistice
took him by surprise.
In order to continue the
fight, he seized a GOELAND Caudron and, with two other people,
managed to reach England. He joined the Free French Air Force
and was posted to Sutton Flying School before joining Squadron
245 in October 1940 with the rank of Warrant Officer.
He volunteered for the
Normandy-Niemen Group and arrived in Russia in December 1942.
After a few weeks' training, he took part in combat and was
wounded in July 1943. He resumed flying in August 1943, and
became Captain, Head of the "Le Havre" Escadrille.
In February 1944, having completed his tour of operations
exhausted, he was repatriated to France where he resumed fighting
in August 1944 with Squadron 130. In October, he became Commander
of the "Strasbourg" Squadron of the "Alsace"
Fighter Group.
It was shot down by flak
on 26 November 1944 in the Arnhem region. At the time, he
had flown a total of 415 war missions and won 8 official victories.
He is a Knight of the Legion of Honour, holder of the Croix
de Guerre 1939-45, Medal of the Resistance and was decorated
by Russia for his combat in the Normandie-Niemen.
|
Born in Paris
(75) on 14 December 1918
Killed on 26 November 1944 in Arnhem (Netherlands) |
|
|
|
| BELBEZE
Henri - Marc |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
On October
16, 1939, Potez 637 No.42 was shot down by 5 Me109. Captain
BELBEZE is killed. |
Born December
28, 1904, Saint-Etienne (42 - Loire), France
Killed on October 16, 1939 in Hensterberg (Germany) |
|
|
|
| BENARD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BENECH Auguste
|
Staff-Sergeant
|
GAO 547
|
Pilot
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 14, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BENOÏT |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BENOIST
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Killed on June
5, 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 250 shot by German Fighters. |
Born in Nice
(06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 20 June 1914
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Senlis (60 - Oise) |
|
|
|
| BERDELLOU
Louis - Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Louis
Berdellou obtained his civilian pilot's licence at the Henriot
flying school and was called up for military service in October
1938. He was initially posted to Marignane before joining the
Avord flying school. On mobilisation in September 1939, he was
posted to GAO 515, where he served throughout the French Campaign.
After the Armistice, he was posted to North Africa with GAO
545, before returning to Toulouse-Francazals where he was demobilised
in December 1940.
Back in civilian life, Louis BERDELLOU had a career in teaching
and finance. |
Born
in Nacqueville (50 - Manche) on 16 April 1918
Died at Courville-sur-eure (28 - Eure-et-Loir) on 7 October
2015 |
|
|
|
| BERLAND
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
Killed on June
13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.384 shot down by 6 Me109. |
|
|
|
|
| BERNARD
Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GAO 586
|
Chief
Flight Engineer
|
Killed
on May 8, 1940 by accident aboard the Potez 630 No43 |
|
|
|
|
| BERNARD |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
Observer
|
Wounded
in aerial combat on September 24, 1939 |
|
|
|
|
| BERNARD |
Captain
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BERNARD
Michel - Paul |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
Killed aboard
Potez 637 No3, shot down during an air fight against 6 Me109
on November 5, 1939. |
Born on June 27, 1907
in Rambervillers (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 05 November
1939 (3 km north-west of Britten, Germany)
|
|
|
|
| BERNARDIE
René - Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
Born on 22
February 1917 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Issoire (63 - Puy-de-Dôme) on 14 July 2005 |
|
|
|
| BERNET
Robert |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
-
May 12, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No180 is badly damaged
in an aerial combat with 4 Me109, and crashes in the airfield:
the crew is unscathed.
- May 15, 1940, his Aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No192 is hit by
the Flak and crashes into a field. Sergeant BERNET, unscathed,
parachutes. |
|
|
|
|
|
BERNHEIM
Pierre
|
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/506
|
Observer
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BEROISSARD |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BERTACHON |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
|
After the Armistice,
he joined the Youth and Sports Department: Air Sports Office
in Rabat. |
|
|
|
|
| BERTAUX
Maurice - Joseph |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 2,
1940, during a test flight, Bloch MB 174 No.29 went into a spin
and crashed to the ground. The crew was killed. |
Born on 16
April 1910 at Saint-Seine en Bâche (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 2 June 1940 at Pleurs (51 - Marne) |
|
|
|
| BERTHE |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
|
Oberver
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BERTHET
Jean - Clément |
Lieutenant
|
|
Oberver
|
After graduating from
the Arts et Métiers engineering school in 1925, he
joined the French Air Force and obtained his observer's diploma
in 1926.
He was first an observer with GAO II/514 in July 1939 before
being posted to GAO 509 at Challes les Eaux until the Group's
demobilisation at Lager in July 1940.
Jean BERTHET was awarded the Croix de Guerre for a dangerous
mission on 12 June 1940
and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for
the same mission.
Here is an extract from his diary at the time:
"A mission between Rouen and Le Havre - Departure 5.20pm
- We discovered a 20km long convoy going from Caudebec to
Tancarville via Lillebonne. We went down to 50m to identify
it and we received a burst of machine-gun fire in the aircraft
and a bullet broke a cylinder in the right engine and another
passed between my legs".
Source Mr Gael NOTELET, Grandson of Lieutenant Jean BERTHET
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
|
Born on 10 December
1903 in Côte Saint André (38 - Isère)
Died on 7 January 1982 in Reims (51 - Marne).
|
|
|
|
| BERTHEUX
Charles |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 547
|
Observer
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 14, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BERTHEZENE |
Sergeant
|
GAO II/520
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed by accident
on January 25, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BERTHON
René |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
René
BERTHON later became a B26 Marauders pilot at Bron. |
|
|
|
|
| BERTRAND |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
3rd Squ.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BERVEILLER
François - Marie |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
- On June 8,
1940, he managed to put Potez 63-11 No336 in the field after
being damaged by the Flak.
- He will be killed June 9, 1940 in aerial combat aboard Potez
63-11 No. 682. This Potez was equipped with a reinforced armament,
7 machine guns of 7.5 in hunting, and the pilot succeeds in
shooting down 3 ME109E before being himself shot. |
Born on 29
June 1914 in Saint-Mihiel (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 9 June 1940 in Epernay (51 - Marne) |
|
|
|
| BESSET Georges
- Emilien |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
Born on 9 January
1915 in Trets (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
Died at Simiane-Collongue (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) on 5
March 2010 |
|
|
|
| BIARD Jean |
Captain
|
|
|
|
Born on 20
December 1894 |
|
|
|
| BIENVAULT
Roland - Paul |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
Born in Bourges
(18 - Cher) on 14 January 1915
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 8 February 1990 |
|
|
|
| BIGNON Jacques
- Noel |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
Born on 11
January 1911
Died on 17 March 1960 |
|
|
|
| BIKOWETZ |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On 20 May 1940,
his aircraft, Potez 63-11 n°440, was shot down during a
battle with 6 Me109s. Second Lieutenant BIKOWETZ was taken prisoner
with minor facial burns. |
|
|
|
|
| BILLOT Louis
- François |
Commander
|
|
|
|
Born in Andelot-En-Montagne
(39 - Jura) on 19 July 1897
Died at Lapalud (84 - Vaucluse) on 15 August 1973 |
|
|
|
| BIOLETTI
Jean - Louis |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On September
27, 1939, the Potez 637 No.4 is shot down by 9 Me109: The crew
is killed |
Born June 9,
1917 at Saint-Laurent (88 - Vosges)
Killed on September 27, 1939 at Tenteling (57 - Moselle) |
|
|
|
| BIOUSSE
Henri |
Staff-sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BIRON Fernand
- Georges |
Commander
|
|
|
Commander of
the Group GR II/55 |
Born on 31
July 1898 in Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay (14 - Calvados)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 17 January 1982 |
|
|
|
| BISCH Xavier
- Victor |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 10,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 426 crashes on the
ground shortly after takeoff: Lieutenant BISCH is killed. |
Born on 22
November 1916 at Masevaux (68 - Haut-Rhin)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Dormans (51 - Marne) |
|
|
|
| BISSON André
- Louis |
Commander
|
|
Staff
Group
|
Commander of
the Group GR I/55 |
Born 9 June
1919, Caen (14 - Calvados)
Died at Couchey (21 - Côte d'Or) on 20 October 1987 |
|
|
|
| BITSCH |
Captain
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BIZET Pierre
- Eugène |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Killed on June
16, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 844 shot down by the Flak. |
Born on 10
June 1914 at Vracy le Mont (60 - Oise)
Killed on 16 June 1940 at Etampes (73 - Savoie) |
|
|
|
| BLANCHARD |
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BLANCHARD |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
- January 13, 1940,
Staff-Sergeant BLANCHARD is forced to evacuate in flight his
aircraft, a bloch MB131 caught in the mist.He poses indeme
in the countryside.
- On June 5, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No216 is
shot down in a fight with the opponent at 7 Me109 and crashes.
Staff-Sergeant BLANCHARD is unscathed.
Received
the war cross on June 6, 1940.
|
|
|
|
|
| BLANCHET
Michel - Ivan |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On June 5,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No. 588 was shot down by German Fighters.
The crew is killed. |
Born August
21, 1918 in Paris
Killed on June 5, 1940 at Campneuseville (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
|
|
|
| BLANCHOT |
Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On October
30, 1939, during a night reconnaissance mission, his aircraft,
a Potez 63-11, hit by enemy fire, must land in open country
but ended his race in a pylon: the crew is unscathed |
|
|
|
|
| BLANCHOT
Hubert - Armand |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Mechanic
|
On June 2,
1940, during a test flight, Bloch MB 174 No.29 went into a spin
and crashed to the ground. The crew was killed. |
Born on 16
February 1914 at Jasney (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed on 2 June 1940 at Pleurs (51 - Marne) |
|
|
|
| BLEUSTEIN-BLANCHET
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Marcel BLEUSTEIN was
the youngest of nine children born to Élise and Abraham
BLEUSTEIN, a Russian emigrant of Jewish origin living in Paris.
Marcel BLEUSTEIN, who was not a very attentive pupil, soon
left school and, from the age of fourteen, was self-taught,
following in the footsteps of his father, a furniture salesman.
He was also influenced by his mother, who was involved in
a number of charities.
In 1926, he went into advertising and, with his brother Georges,
set up Société Publicis, going against the advice
of his father, who had little faith in this type of business...
But his company enjoyed great success and in 1935 he acquired
the private radio station "Radio LL", which he renamed
"Radio Cité". It was through this new radio
station that Edith PIAF sang for the first time on the airwaves.
Running this radio station gave him the opportunity to meet
many of the leading political figures of the day and to extend
his influence.
In 1939, Marcel BLEUSTEIN,
a qualified civilian pilot, was logically mobilised as a pilot
in the French Air Force and fought with GAO 504.
But after the Armistice,
the Germans seized all his assets. He also lost the Société
Publicis and, of course, Radio Cité.
With a price on his head, he went to London to escape the
occupying forces and, under the pseudonym "BLANCHET",
fought with the French Forces of the Interior and then with
the Free French Forces. For his active commitment to the struggle,
he was awarded the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 and the Chevalier
de la Légion d'Honneur.
After the war, in 1954,
Marcel BLEUSTEIN obtained the right, by government decree
(!) to add his Resistance alias "BLANCHET" to his
surname. Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet took over the reins of
Publicis and turned it into the leading national and then
European advertising group. And it was when the Publicis Group
set up in the United States that he introduced opinion polls
in France, inspired by the American methods of Georges Gallup,
inventor of the modern poll. The Group then went global and
became the 3rd largest communications group in the world,
under the impetus of Maurice Levy, Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet's
successor.
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet also wrote several books, including
"Sur mon antenne", "La Rage de convaincre",
"Mémoires d'un lion" and "La Nostalgie
du futur", which earned him guest status on radio and
television programmes such as Bernard Pivot's Bouillon de
culture and Jacques Chancel's Le Grand Échiquier.
His death led to a succession
dispute between his heirs, which was only settled two years
later by an agreement.....
|
Born in Enghien
Les Bains (95 - Val d'Oise) on 21 August 1906
Died 11 April 1996 in Paris (75) |
|
|
|
| BLIN |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BLONDEL
Brice |
Caporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
- On April
30, 1940, Bloch MB174 No18 was destroyed on take-off following
a speeding down. Corporal BLONDEL is unharmed. - On June 9,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No665 was shot down by the Flak during
a reconnaissance flight at low altitude. The crew, wounded,
is taken prisoner. Brice BLONDEL will be interned at Stalag
369, among other places. |
|
|
|
|
| BOIGNES |
Captain
|
GAO II/514
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on October 27, 1939 |
|
|
|
|
| BOIRE |
Adjutant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOISSINOT
Pierre - Alfred |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
He joined the
Casablanca Air Base Park after the armistice. |
Born on 23
November 1914 in Niort (79 - Deux-Sèvres)
Died on 12 June 1985 in Saintes (17 - Charentes-Maritimes) |
|
|
|
| BOLLE Pierre
|
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO II/506
|
Observer
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 4, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BOLO Paul
- Ernest |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on March
17, 1940 in a target shooting exercise: the aircraft, the Potez
63-11 n° 590 hit the cable and sink at sea |
Born November
22, 1915 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on March 17, 1940 off Port-Saint-Louis-Du-Rhône
(13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
|
|
|
| BONNAL Louis
- François |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On September
20, 1939, the Mureaux 115 No. 21, badly damaged following a
fight against the 5 Me109, must land in the field. Lieutenant
BONNAL is seriously injured. |
Born on 28
April 1910 in Exireuil (79 - Deux-Sèvres)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 25 December 2003 |
|
|
|
| BONNET Jean |
Caporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Jean BONNET
had joined the Air Force to be able to continue his studies,
but the Alemmande offensive forced him to leave the platoon
of reserve officer cadets at the Avord base; the cadets were
quickly allocated to units without taking into account the real
level of the officer cadets. Jean BONNET was therefore posted
to GAO 510 with the rank of corporal. He went to the Toulouse-Francazal
base for a fortnight of express training on the Potez 63-11
and returned with the qualification of Machine Gunner - Bomber
- Radio. He was appointed Sergeant on 14 June 1940.
On 16 June 1940, he replaced at short notice the machine-gunner
initially assigned to this mission, who had suffered a toothache.
His aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n°415, was hit by flak and
landed in the field. Unhurt, the crew set fire to the aircraft
before attempting to rejoin their Group, but were taken prisoner
3 days later after a journey through the French countryside
in an attempt to reach the front lines.
Jean BONNET was interned in Stalag XII A in Limburg-and der
Lahn (Hesse). |
|
|
|
|
| BONNEVAL |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOQUIEN
Jean - Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
Born
on 19 February 1915 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Died in Nantes on 8 October 2010 |
|
|
|
| BORZONE |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Embarked on
the boat "CHAMPOLLION" on 21 June 1940 in Marseille
with the rolling echelon of GR I/22 to reach North Africa. |
|
|
|
|
| BOUDINIER
Emile - Maxime |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 5,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No. 588 was shot down by German Fighters.
The crew is killed. |
Born April
10, 1915 at Levergies (02 - Aisne)
Killed on June 5, 1940 at Campneuseville (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
|
|
|
|
BOUGEROL
Jacques - Albert
|
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Jacques Bougerol was drafted
into the 2nd fighter regiment at Strasbourg-Neudorf. He attended
the EOR (Reserve Officer Training Course) in Metz and Avord.
He qualified as an observer in 1932 and was posted to the
31st reconnaissance aviation regiment in Tours, before being
demobilised.
He was recalled in 1939 and seconded as deputy commander and
instructor to the photo training centre of the northern air
operations zone in Reims. In May 1940, he was assigned to
the GR II/33 reconnaissance group and demobilised in July.
He joined the Resistance in the ‘Ripoche’ network.
He was successively appointed chaplain to the Air Force in
Tunisia in 1941, chaplain to the Casablanca air base in 1942,
to the La Fayette group in 1943, to the Air Force command
in Algeria in 1944, then to the 1st air region in Dijon in
November 1944 and 1945, and finally chaplain to the 2nd air
region in Paris. Demobilised and placed in the reserve, he
was appointed superior of the Aguedal college in Rabat.
Recalled to active service in 1947, he was posted to Marrakech
and put in charge of airborne troops. In 1948, he was certified
as a parachutist and appointed chief chaplain to the troops
in Morocco. He was appointed chaplain at the École
spéciale militaire de Coëtquidan in 1952, then
chaplain at Offenbourg in 1954, and finally director of the
Air Force chaplaincy in 1959.
|
Born
on 9 November 1908 in Paris (75)
Died 3 August 1997 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne) |
|
|
|
| BOUILLER
René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
|
Born
in Lons-Le-Saulnier (39 - Jura) on 3 June 1906
Died at Magny-Vernois (70 - Haute-Saône) on 5 April 1975 |
|
|
|
| BOULANGER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOULARD
Pierre - Charles |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On
January 10, 1940, POTE 63-11 No.184 and shot down by 4 BF109.
The crew is killed. |
Born
on 2 November 1914 at Nimes (30 - Gard)
Killed on 10 January 1940 at Felkirch (68 - Haut-Rhin) |
|
|
|
| BOULAY |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
May 7, 1940,
Bloch MB174 No.40 crashes shortly after takeoff. The aircraft
is destroyed, but the crew is unscathed. |
|
|
|
|
| BOULLE |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOUR
|
sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOUR Georges
- Edouard |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 13,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11, crashes, for unknown reasons,
into a forest shortly after his departure for a night mission.
The crew is killed. |
Born August
17, 1913 in Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville (Vietnam)
Killed May 13, 1940 at Couvron (02 - Aisne) |
|
|
|
| BOURDIN
Jean |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
On 11 June
1934, Jean BOURDIN, then Staff Sergeant, was involved in a serious
accident aboard LeO20 n°212: during a night flight, the
aircraft suffered engine damage just after take-off and turned
around, but the take-off was too short and the aircraft hit
the roof of a house. The LeO20 crashed to the ground, ejecting
Pilot Jean BOUDIN, who was seriously burnt, and Sub-Lieutenant
GRIMBERT, who was beside him. The radio operator and navigator
were unable to evacuate the burning aircraft and were killed. |
Born 16 March
1908, Saumur (49 - Maine et Loire)
Died 9 March 1997 at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) |
|
|
|
| BOURDON |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOURDOT
René |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
After the Armistice,
Lieutenant BOURDOT joined the Jeunesse et Montagne movement. |
Born on 13
June 1909 in Baigneux-Les-Juifs (21 - Côte-d'Or)
Died on 11 December 2005 in Chalon-sur-Saône (71 - Saône-et-Loire)
|
|
|
|
| BOURGOIN
René - Léon |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 22,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 was hit by the Flak during
a low-altitude mission. The Pilot is seriously injured and it
is the Observer, Lieutenant BOURGOIN who succeeds in bringing
the aircraft back to the ground and putting the train back in. |
Born on 17
May 1916 in Carry-le-Rouet (13 -
Bouches du Rhône)
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 10 March
2012 |
|
|
|
| BOURHIS
Jean - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 15, 1940, the
Potez 63-11 No.439 is severely hit by the Flak and must land,
train back, campaign. The aircraft is destroyed, but the crew
is unscathed.
He was killed on April
18, 1943 in Algeria while serving with Groupe de Bombardement
GB 2/52.
|
Born July 19,
1906 in Pont-Croix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on April 18, 1943 at Valmy (Algeria) |
|
|
|
| BOURREAUD-QUIGNARD
Robert - Emile |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
October 12,
1912 in Corneille le Royal (14 - Calvados)
Died March 10, 1989, Paopao (French Polynesia) |
|
|
|
| BOURSAUS
Georges |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
and Group Leader
|
Wounded on
June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.365 shot down by 7 Me109. |
|
|
|
|
| BOUTIERE |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOUTIN |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOUVRY Raymond
Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Killed on 9
September 1939 aboard Bloch MB131 No92, shot down during an
aerial combat with two ME109s. |
Born in Paris
Killed on September 9, 1939 at Sarreguemines (57 - Moselle) |
|
|
|
| BOUYAT Marcel |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Marcel BOUYAT joined the
Group from 1 April 1940 to 20 June 1940.
For more details, please
consult the page dedicated to Marcel BOUYAT, accessible via
a link in the ‘Stories’ section at the bottom of
this page.
|
Born in Brillac
(16 - Charentes) on 10 July 1920
Died in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (16 - Charente) on 3 April
2014 |
|
|
|
| BOUYAY |
Sergeant
|
GAO 545
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOYER |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOYRON |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BRABANT
Roger - Jules |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
May 13, 1940,
Bloch MB174 No.11 is shot down by 3 Me109. The crew is killed. |
Born on 1st
June 1909 at Valenciennes (59 - Nord)
Killed at Niecy (55 - Meuse) on 13 May 1940 |
|
|
|
| BRAGADIR |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.389 was shot down by 7 Me109.
Lieutenant BRAGADIR, unscathed, managed to put his aircraft
in the open countryside. |
|
|
|
|
| BRAGEOT |
Adjudant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BRARD Raymond
- Robert |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
On September
26, 1939, the Potez 637 No.46 is shot down by German fighters
and the Flak. Adjutant BRARD wounded, parachute but is taken
prisoner, |
Born on 5 August
1911 |
|
|
|
| BRETON
Robert |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Lieutenant
BRETON came from a large family and was initially assigned to
a Staff. But using his connections, he managed to get himself
transferred to a Combat Group. An excellent pilot, always impeccably
dressed with a hint of snobbery, Lieutenant BRETON loves flying,
but is unable to give his number of flying hours... |
|
|
|
|
| BRIAS |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/508
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 14, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BRISSAULT |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BROISSAND |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO II/514
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BRUGEROLLES
Elie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On March 24th,
1940, the Potez 637 No.36 is shot down during a fight opposing
it to 4 Me109. The plane crashes to the ground. Sub-Lieutenant
BRUGEROLLES is killed. |
Born on 18
March 1912 at Asnières (27 - Eure)
Killed at Armesvillers on 24 March 1940 |
|
|
|
| BRUGGER
Jean - Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Jean BRUGGER
enlisted in April 1939. He successively joined the flying schools
at Bourges, Avord and Fez. Assigned to GAO 582, he took part
in the May-June 1940 campaign. After the Armistice, he was withdrawn
to AFN and assigned to GAR I/22. He managed to escape from AFN
via Gibraltar and joined the FAFL on 11 March 1941. A qualified
RAF pilot, he was posted to the Levant in October 1942. Jean
BRUGGER held several posts in AFN in 1944-45 before being struck
off in September 1946. |
Born 8 September
1918 in Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
Died in Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 25 November 2011 |
|
|
|
| BRULLOT
Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BRUN |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Lieutenant
BRUN is seconded from the French Army as an Air Observer |
|
|
|
|
| BRUN |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BRUN René
- Denis |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 19,
1940, Potez 63-11 No.673 was hit by the Flak and crashed into
flames. The crew is killed. |
Born on 12
May 1909 at Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Saint Germainmont (08 - Ardennes) |
|
|
|
| BRUNE
Gaston - Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On
May 20, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.430 was hit by the Flak, and
trying to stabilize the aircraft, the pilot struck power lines
and crashed to the ground. Sub-Lieutenant BRUNE is killed. |
Born
28 September 1918 at Cerdon (01 - Ain)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Bucy-le-Long (02 - Aisne) |
|
|
|
| BRUNERIE
Roger - Lucien |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 25,
1940, returning from a night mission, the Potez 637 No.35 crashes
on landing. Sub-Lieutenant BRUNERIE, injured, is the only survivor. |
Born in Paris
on 2 November 1916
Died in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne) on 16 April 1972 |
|
|
|
| BRUYNEEL
André - Jean-Marie |
|
|
|
André
BRUYNEEL joined the 34th Aviation Regiment in 1930. From 1932
to 1936, he did voluntary service before being called up in
1939. He was assigned to the GR I/36 reconnaissance group, with
which he took part in the French campaign. He moved to AFN and
joined the FFL in Tunisia on 4 June 1943.
He was posted to the ‘Picardie’ group in Damascus
and joined the FFL in Great Britain with the ‘Lorraine’
group in 1944, then with the GT III/15 ‘Maine’ transport
group.
André BRUYNEEL was demobilised in 1946. He served several
periods in reserve until 1966. |
Born on 8 January
1907 in Lille (59 - Pas-de-Calais). Died at Saint-Bonnot (58
- Nièvre) on 26 November 1987 |
|
|
|
| BÜCKER |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BUISSIERE |
Captain
|
GAO II/508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BURCELIN |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.389 was shot down by 7 Me109.
The Pilot manages to put his aircraft in the open countryside.
Master Corporal BURCELIN is unharmed. |
|
|
|
|
| BURCKHARDT
René |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BUSSCHAERT
Pierre |
Sergeant
|
GAO 582
|
Pilot
|
Killed by accident
on June 3, 1940 |
|
|
|
|
| BUTZ Alphonse
- Paul |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 25,
1940, returning from a night mission, the Potez 637 No.35 crashes
on landing. Staff Sergeant BUTZ is killed. |
Born on 17
January 1908 at Neuves-maisons (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Vengiron d'Attigny (08 - Ardennes) |
|
|
|
