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Historical
In May 1937, the GBA I/54
took part in the first tests of Bombardment in sant flight. It received
4 Potez 25s which were replaced in March 1938 by Mureaux 115s. Following
the encouraging tests, the GB I/54 became the 1st Assault Bombing
Group: the GBA I/54. When mobilized, the GBA I/54 had 7 Mureaux
115 at the 1st Squadron and 10 Potez 540 at the 2nd Squadron. The
first Breguet 691s were collected from 26 September 1939 on the
Dugny-Le-Bourget field.
On 4 December the GBA I/54 was attached to the 6th Assault Bombing
Brigade.
In March 1940, the GBA I/54 exchanged its Breguet 691s with 12 Potez
633s of the GBA II/54 for a departure to Soviet-attacked Finland,
the unit taking the name "Ushant Expeditionary Group"
for the occasion. The formation stops in England where it will stay
8 days. The armistice between the two belligerents will cut short
the preparations.
On April 10, 1940, GBA I/54 received its first Breguet 693, and
on April 15, 1940, GBA I/54, together with GBA II/54, was attached
to Group No. 18 of the 1st Air Division of NAFTA (Northern Air Operations
Zone).
Following the heavy losses suffered by the Group during the fighting
of May 1940, GBA I/54 received the reinforcement of 15 crews from
GBA II/35, a unit withdrawn from service to reinforce the badly
hit GBA I/54 and GBA II/54.
At the Armistice, GBA I/54 was on the Mont-de-Marsan field. Upon
learning that this field would be in the occupied zone, Lieutenant-Colonel
Démery ordered Group 18 to rejoin the Toulouse field without
taking into account the Armistice conditions. Only GBA I/51 and
GBA I/54 were authorized by the invader. GBA II/54 therefore merged
with GBA I/54, which also received the crews of GBA II/35, which
had recently been disbanded.
The GBA I/54 group was finally disbanded on December 1st 1942 on
Orange Airfield...
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GBA I/54
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| Commander
BERNARD Georges |
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September
12, 1939
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Captain
BERGE
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September
13, 1939
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November
4, 1939
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| Commander
PLOU Jean |
November
5, 1939
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May 12,
1940
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Lieutenant
RIVET Omer
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May 13,
1940
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May 18,
1940
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Captain
DESCLERC Abel
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May 19,
1940
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August
13, 1940
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Commander
of the 1st Squadron
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Lieutenant
DELATTRE Roger
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May 12,
1940
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Lieutenant
FAYE
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May 13,
1940
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May 19,
1940
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Lieutenant
MURGUET Robert
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May 21,
1940
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Commander
of the 2nd Squadron
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Lieutenant
RIVET Omer
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May 12,
1940
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Other
Members of the Military Staff
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| Lieutenant
AUVIGNE |
Deputy
Group commander
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Staff-Sergent
BUFFIN |
Accountant
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Captain
CARLIER |
Administrative
Section Commander
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Chief
Warrant-Officer COCHARD |
Discipline
Group
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Lieutenant
DECARRE |
Mechanical
Officer
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| DURUPT |
Auxiliary
doctor
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Captain
LE-PAVEC |
Doctor
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Left
the GBA I/54 in February 1940, after two aircraft accidents. |
| Chief
Warrant-Officer MAGINOT |
Storekeeper
|
Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Lieutenant
PAYE |
Deputy
Group commander
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Present
at 10 May 1940 |
| Adjutant
PERRIER |
Garage
Manager
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Present
at 10 May 1940 |
Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| ADAMOWITZ |
Staff-Sergeant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939.. |
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| BARBIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Seriously
injured during a mission. He will be appointed Second Lieutenant
for acts of war... |
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| BERGE
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Captain
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Cder
of Group
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| BERNARD
Georges |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| BESSON-GUYARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
|
1st
Squ.
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On May
12, 1940, the Breguet 693 n°7 was shot down by the flak
during a ground attack. The crew, unscathed, was taken prisoner.
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| BLONDY
Fernand |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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2nd
Sqn.
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On June
8, 1940, the Breguet 693 n°6, damaged by the Flak, was
destroyed on landing. Lieutenant BLONDY is unharmed.
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| BLOU |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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| BONNET
Yves |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Machine-gunner
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1st
Sqn.
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Present
in the Group on 10 May 1940 |
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| BOULANGER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
|
The Breguet
693 Nb 4 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack
on May 12, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer BOULANGER, unscathed,
was taken prisoner.
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| BOUQUET |
Adjutant
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| BOUSSARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| CABARET
Paul |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
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1st
Sqn.
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Breguet
693 Nb 21 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack
on May 12, 1940. Sergeant CABARET was seriously injured
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| CANAT |
Adjutant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| CHAPPE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| CHAUVET
Edmond |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd
Sqn.
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- The Mureaux
115 n°87 was destroyed during a flying training on 11
October 1939 after striking a high-voltage line. The crew
is injured- On June 11th, 1940, the Breguet 693 n°16 is hilly
in Etampes. The crew is unscathed.
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| CHEVALLET
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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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 CHEVALLET is unharmed.
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| CODRON
Gérard |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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2nd
Sqn.
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Breguet
693 n°15, hit by Flak, was destroyed on May 16, 1940.
Staff Sergeant CODRON seriously wounded
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| COMDECOSTE |
Sergeant
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| CONILL |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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2nd
Sqn.
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On June
8, 1940, the Breguet 693 n°6, damaged by the Flak, was
destroyed on landing. Sergeant CONILL is seriously injured.
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| COURTADE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Born
in CENON (Gironde). Joined the French Air Force in 1935. Patented
by the mechanics of Rochefort |
Born
in CENON (33 - Gironde). |
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| DECAPRE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL
Michel Bernard |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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Leaving
GBA I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GBA II/54
Killed
in aerial combat on May 12, 1940
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Born on 12 December
1916 in Poitiers (86 - Vienne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Ransbeck (Belgium)
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| DELATTRE
Roger Charles |
Lieutenant
|
Cder
1st Sqn.
Pilot
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1st
Sqn.
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Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first
assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak
during a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and
dropped its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already
on fire. It turned and made a second pass at the gun and
finally, at the end of ammunition, crashed in the middle
of an enemy concentration. The crew is killed.
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Born on 30 December
1907 at Baurevoir (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Vroenhoven (Belgium)
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| DESCLERC
Abel |
Captain
|
Cder
of Group
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| DI
MATTEO Victor |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
1st
Sqn.
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Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first
assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak
during a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and
dropped its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already
on fire. It turned and made a second pass at the gun and
finally, at the end of ammunition, crashed in the middle
of an enemy concentration. The crew is killed.
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Born on 22 September
1910
Killed on 12 May 1940 in Vroenhoven (Belgium)
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| FAYE |
Lieutenant
|
Cder
1st Sqn.
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| FERRAND
Bernard Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
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On
May 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 11 crashed on takeoff during
a training flight. One of the flaps of the curvature flap remained
deflected after takeoff and destabilized the aircraft, which
crashed and caught fire. His crew is killed. |
Born 22 December 1908
at Rouen (7- Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 9 May 1940 at Coulommiers (77 - Seine et Marne)
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| FOUCHER
Henri |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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On
May 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 11 crashed on takeoff during
a training flight. One of the flaps of the curvature flap remained
deflected after takeoff and destabilized the aircraft, which
crashed and caught fire. His crew is killed. |
Born on 2 March 1909
at Saint Julien de Sault -89 - Yonne)
Killed on 9 May 1940 at Coulommiers (77 - Seine et Marne)
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| FRIN
James John |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On
21 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 17 crashed by accident on
take-off outside Brétigny, between two villas, near
the 19 départementale. After the crash, Staff Sergeant
FRIN, apparently unhurt, tried to free his immobile pilot,
assisted by a corporal from the rescue team, but the bombs
exploded . All three men are killed.
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Born on 20 June 1915
in Bolton
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Brétigny sur Orge (91 - Essone)
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| GADY
René |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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Breguet 693 Nb 21 was
shot down by the Flak during a ground attack on May 12,
1940. Sub-Lieutenant GADY is unharmed.
René GADY was
killed in an air crash on 26 October 1940
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Born on 25 May 1912
at Ansac sur Vienne (16 - Charente)
Killed on 26 October 1940 at Narbonne (11 - Aude)
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| GOYER
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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The Breguet
693 n°9 is shot down by the flak during a ground attack on
May 12, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer GOYER, unharmed, is
taken prisoner.
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| HENRY
Edouard |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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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 n° 7 was shot down by
flak during a ground attack and the crew was taken prisoner.
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Born
in Saint-Aigulin in Charente-Maritime. |
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| HOUBERT
Valentin |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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| HOURTIC
Henri Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Left
GBA I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GB I/31.
Wounded
in aerial combat on May 20, 1940
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Born
on September 9, 1914 in Arcachon. (33 - Gironde) |
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| HUGONNIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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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.
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| JOLY |
Lieutenant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| JOUAN |
Sergeant
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Porté
disparu |
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| LELEU |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd
Sqn.
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On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°19 was shot down by the Flak during
a ground attack. Lieutenant LELEU, unharmed, is taken prisoner.
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| LEPORS |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
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Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault
bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM |
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| MARTIN |
Lieutenant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| MASSAUX |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd
Sqn.
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On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°19 was shot down by the Flak during
a ground attack. Sergeant MASSAUX, wounded, is taken prisoner.
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| MASSON |
Lieutenant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939. |
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| MENANT
André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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On May
16, returning from a mission, he managed to shoot down two
Henschel 126s taking off.
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| MEYER |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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Present
in the Group on 10 May 1940 |
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| MOROGE
Georges Henri |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
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The Breguet
693 n°79 is shot down by the Flak on June 13, 1940 during
the attack of an armored column. The crew is killed.
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Born on 29 April 1914
at Vesoul (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Fontenailles (77 - Seine et Larne)
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| MOUBERT |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd
Sqn.
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Present
in the Group on 10 May 1940 |
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| MURGUET
Robert |
Lieutenant
|
Cder
1st Sqn.
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| NORMAND
Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd
Sqn.
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On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°22 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
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| PANTENER
Robert |
Adjutant
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Left
the group in mid-November 1939 to join the GB II/31 |
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| PAULIN
Jean Léon |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd
Sqn.
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The Breguet
693 n°79 is shot down by the Flak on June 13, 1940 during
the attack of an armored column. The crew is killed.
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Born on 2 April 1917
at Valbonnais (38 - Isère)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Fontenailles (77 - Seine Et Marne)
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| PETITGUILLAUME
Henri Etienne |
Captain
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Pilot
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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
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Born on 23 June 1911
at Montreuillon (58 - Nièvre)
Killed on 31 October 1945 at Avord (18 - Cher)
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| PETITPAIN
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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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 n°53
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.
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| PLOU
Jean |
Commander
|
Cder
of Group
Pilot
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On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°14 was shot down by the flak during
a ground attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner.
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| POITROT |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
1st
Sqn.
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On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°14 was shot down by the flak during
a ground attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner.
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| RENAUDIE
Maurice Arthur |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
1st
Sqn.
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The Breguet
693 Nb 10 was shot down by the flak during a ground attack
on May 12, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer RENAUDIE was killed.
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Born on 4 July 1904
in Paris
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Roclenge Sur Geer (Belgium)
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| RICHARD |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st
Sqn.
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Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first
assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
The Breguet 693 No. 10 was shot down by flak during a ground
attack on 12 May 1940. Chief Warrant Officer RICHARD, wounded,
was taken prisoner.
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| RIVET
Omer |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
and Cder 2nd Sqn.
then
Cder of Group
|
2nd
Sqn
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Joined
the French Air Force in 1930.
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Born
in Nachamps in Charente Maritime. |
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| ROSSELOT |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
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| ROSTAND
Raymond Maurice |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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On
21 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 17 crashed by accident on
take-off. After the crash, Staff Sergeant FRIN, apparently
unhurt, tried to free his immobile pilot, assisted by a corporal
from the rescue team, but the bombs exploded . All three men
are killed.
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Born on 1 June 1901
in Marseille (13 - Bouches Du Rhône)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Brétigny sur Orge (91 - Essone)
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| ROUX |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd
Sqn.
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The Breguet
693 Nb 4 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack
on May 12, 1940. Sergeant ROUX, seriously wounded, was taken
prisoner.
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| SCHNEIDER
André |
Sergeant
|
Machine-Gunner
|
1st Sqn.
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He
later joined the French Forces of the Interior and was killed
on 20 September 1944 |
Born February 22nd 1918
at Albi (81 - Tarn)
Killed on 20 September 1944 at Tarbes (65 - Hautes Pyrénées)
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| SCOURZIC |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd
Sqn.
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- Le Mureaux
115 n°87 was destroyed during a flying training on 11
October 1939 after striking a high-voltage line.
�- On June
11th, 1940, the Breguet 693 n°16 is hilly in Etampes.
The crew is unharmed.
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| SOELINGER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| SOMEDECOSTE |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd
Sqn.
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Breguet
693 n°15, touched by Flak, was destroyed on May 16, 1940.
Staff-Sergeant SOMEDECOSTE was unharmed.
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| TUPIN |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
1st
Sqn.
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The Breguet
693 n°9 is shot down by the flak during a ground attack
on May 12, 1940. Sergeant TUPIN, seriously wounded, is taken
prisoner.
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| VOIRGARD
Edmond |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd
Sqn.
|
On May
12, 1940, Breguet 693 n°22 was severely hit by the Flak
during a ground attack. Scoured by bullets, he manages to
return to the field, but the aircraft is destroyed. The crew
is unscathed
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Group
Mechanics
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Name
|
Rank
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Function
|
Sqn.
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Informations
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Photo
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| ABRAHAM |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| ABRANT |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| ARROURAN |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| ASSIN |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| BAUCHON |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| BLAT |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| BOULANGER |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
|
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| COURTADE |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| DRICOT |
Adjutant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| HAUDRY |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| LEBORGNE |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| LEPORS |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| MARTIN |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
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| MOUPEU |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
|
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| PERNIN |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
|
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| PETAT |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
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| PEVE |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
|
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| PRAT |
Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
1st
Sqn.
|
|
|
| PRUVOST |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
|
|
|
| VAUTHIER |
Staff-sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqn.
|
|
|
Stories
of crews
|
Crews
of Group
|
|
Names
of crew members
|
Rank
|
Function
|
Sqn.
|
Informations
|
|
Crew
|
SCOURZIC |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Mureaux
115 n°87 Destroyed during a low-flying training
on October 11th 1939... the plane hit a high voltage line between
Montbard and Chatallon, 1km from Coumher-Le-Sec. The crew is
injured |
| CHAUVET
Edmond |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Observer
|
|
Crew
|
FERRAND
Bernard |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
|
Breguet
693 n°11 Accidentally destroyed on takeoff on May
9, 1940: one of the flaps, which remained in the bend after
takeoff, destabilized the aircraft, which crashed and caught
fire. Its crew was killed. |
| FOUCHER
Henri |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
DELATTRE
Roger |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°18 Shot and killed in a ground attack on May 12,
1940. The plane makes a first pass and drops its bombs on the
enemy: both engines are already on fire. It turns and makes
a second pass at the gun and finally, at the end of ammunition,
crashes in the middle of an enemy concentration. The crew is
killed. |
| DI
MATTEO Victor |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
RICHARD |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°10 : Shot down during a ground attack on 12
May 1940. The injured Chief Warrant Officer RICHARD is taken
prisoner. Chief Warrant Officer RENAUDIE is killed. |
| RENAUDIE
Maurice |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
HENRY
Edouard |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°7 : Shot down during a ground attack on May
12, 1940. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
| BESSON-GUYARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
GOYER
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°9 : Shot down during ground attack on 12 May
1940. Crew taken prisoner: Sergeant TUPIN seriously injured |
| TUPIN |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
BOULANGER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°4 : Shot down during ground attack on May
12, 1940. Crew taken prisoner: Sergeant ROUX seriously injured |
| ROUX |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
PLOU
Jean |
Commander
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°14 : Shot down during a ground attack on May
12, 1940. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
| POITROT |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
LELEU |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°19 : Shot down during a ground attack on May
12, 1940. The crew is taken prisoner: Sergeant MASSAUX is wounded |
| MASSAUX |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
GADY
René |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°21 : Shot down during ground attack on May
12, 1940. Sergeant CABARET seriously injured |
| CABARET
Paul |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
NORMAND
Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°22 : Destroyed following a ground attack on
May 12, 1940. The crew is unscathed |
| VOIGARD
Edmond |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
SOMEDECOSTE |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°15 : Hit by Flak, he was destroyed on May
16, 1940. Staff Sergeant CODRON was seriously injured |
| CODRON
Gérard |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
ROSTAND
Raymond |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
|
Breguet
693 n°17 Accidentally
crashed on takeoff May 21, 1940. After the crash, Staff Sergeant
FRIN, apparently unharmed, tried to free his immobile pilot,
assisted by a corporal from the rescue team, but the bombs exploded...
All three men are killed. |
| FRIN
James John |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
BLONDY
Fernand |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°6 : Damaged by the Flak, it is destroyed on
landing on June 8, 1940. Sergeant CONILL is seriously injured. |
| CONILL |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
CHAUVET
Edmond |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°16 : Wrecked at Etampes on June 11, 1940.
The crew is unscathed. |
| SCOURZIC |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
PAULIN
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
Breguet
693 n°79 : Shot down by the Flak on June 13, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| MOROGE
Georges |
Adjutant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
PETITGUILLAUME
Henri |
Captain
|
Pilot
|
|
Breguet
693 n°53 : Damaged by the Flak on June 13th, 1940,
the Pilot poses it in campaign where the Aircraft is set on
fire. Staff Sergeant PETITPAIN is injured. |
| PETITPAIN
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Crew
|
CHEVALLET
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
|
Breguet
693 n°? : Damaged by the Flak, the Pilot poses it
in the countryside where it is set on fire. Chief Warrant Officer
HUGONNIER is injured. |
| HUGONNIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
Airfield
|
Airfields
|
Period
of use of airfields
|
|
Names
|
County
|
|
Péronne
Mons-En-Chaussée
|
80
- Somme
|
September
3, 1939
|
|
Toul
Ochey
|
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
|
September
6, 1939
|
|
Touillon-lès-Montbard
|
21
- Côte d'Or
|
September
18, 1939
|
|
Salon
de Provence
|
13
- Bouche-du-Rhône
|
October
18, 1939
|
|
Vinon
sur Verdon
|
83
- Var
|
December
13, 1939
|
|
Le
Bourget
|
93
- Seine Saint-Denis
|
March
6, 1940
|
|
Tangmere
(GB)
|
Angleterre
|
March
11, 1940
|
|
Vinon
sur Verdon
|
83
- Var
|
March
20, 1940
|
|
La
Ferté-Gaucher
|
77
- Seine et Marne
|
May
6, 1940
|
|
Montdidier
|
80
- Somme
|
May
11, 1940
|
|
Briare
|
45
- Loiret
|
May
17, 1940
|
|
Brétigny-Sur-Orge
|
91
- Essone
|
May
19, 1940
|
|
Bessay
|
85
- Vendée
|
June
2, 1940
|
|
Châteauroux
|
36
- Indre
|
June
13, 1940
|
|
Dompierre
|
61
- Orne
|
June
16, 1940
|
|
Landes-De-Bussac
|
17
- Charente-Maritime
|
June
19, 1940
|
|
Mont-De-Marsan
|
40
- Landes
|
June
23, 1940
|
|
Toulouse-Francazal
|
31
- Haute-Garonne
|
June
24, 1940
|
|
|
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on the map to enlarge
:
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|
Itinerary
of the GBA I/54
|
|
|
|
Aircrafts
The GBA I/54 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
n°of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 1 Potez 25
- 2 Mureaux 115
- 1 Potez 633
- 2 Breguet 691
- 38 Breguet 693
Casualties
|
Crewmen
killed
|
9
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer FERRAND (Accident)
|
May 9,
1940
|
|
Adjutant
FOUCHER (Accident)
|
May 9,
1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer RENAUDIE (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Lieutenant
DELATTRE (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Adjutant
DI-MATTEO (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
ROSTANT (Accident)
|
May 21,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
FRIN (Accident)
|
May 21,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
PAULIN (Combat)
|
June
13, 1940
|
|
Adjutant
MOROGE (Combat)
|
June
13, 1940
|
|
Crewmen
injured
|
11
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
CHAUVET (Accident)
|
October
11, 1939
|
|
Adjutant
SCOURZIC (Accident)
|
October
11, 1939
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer RICHARD (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
TUPIN (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
ROUX (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
MASSAUX (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
CABARET (Combat)
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
CODRON (Combat)
|
May 16,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
CONILL (Combat)
|
June
8, 1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
PETITPAIN (Combat)
|
June
13, 1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer HUGONNIER (Combat)
|
June
15, 1940
|
|
Crewmen
prisoners
|
11
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer RICHARD
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
HENRY
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
BESSON-GUYARD
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer GOYER
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
TUPIN
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer BOULANGER
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
ROUX
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Commander
PLOU
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Adjutant
POITROT
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Lieutenant
LELEU
|
May 12,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
MASSAUX
|
May 12,
1940
|
Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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