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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 |
Citations
& Decorations |
| ABAUZIT
Ferdinand - Louis |
Captain
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Born in Nîmes
(30 - Gard) on 5 August 1906
Died August 3rd 1990 at Nîmes
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| BLOIS |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| BOUTENY |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| BUCHETTE-PUYPEROUX
Marcel |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Marcel
BUCHETTE-PUYPEROUX took part in the two world conflicts of
the 20th century.
He volunteered in 1914 and was posted to the 23rd Colonial
Infantry Regiment. Wounded, he was transferred to the Observation
Aviation at SALM 51. After the Armistice, he entered the Istres
flying school and was certified on 15 May 1919. He spent three
periods in Indochina between the two wars. On his return to
Metropolitan France, he was posted to the 11th and then the
22nd Air Wing before being promoted to Commander of the GB
I/12. He joined the Alliance network from 1942 to 1944.
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Born
29 October 1896, Saint-Cyr l'Ecole
Died February 24th 1989 at la Colle-sur-loup (06 -Alpes-Maritimes) |
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| BUISSON
Maurice |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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The LéO
451 No. 54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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Born on 11 August 1919
at Loixon (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Raillimont (02 - Aisne)
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| CHAMAUD
Henri |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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2nd Sqn.
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- On May
11, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 63 severely hit by the Flak, managed
to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing. Adjutant
CHAMAUD is unharmed.
Le 5 juin
1940, le LéO 451 No 19 participe à une mission
de nuit dont l'objectif était l'usine B.M.W au Nord
de Munich. Mais l'appareil, pris par la brume, s'écrase
au sol près de Besançon et explose. L'équipage
est tué.
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Born on 02 August 1907
at Saint-Germain-les-Belles (87 Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
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| CHAUVIRE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| CHERIGIE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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The No.
451 No. 105 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The
Chief Warrant Officer CHERIGIE was seriously injured.
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| COJEAN
Roger |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Roger
COJEAN was killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra during the Syrian
Campaign. |
Born on 8 March 1920
Killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
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| D'ARNAUD
DE VITROLLES Alfred - Antoine |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Controleur
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On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed.
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Born 6 July 1897, Marseille
(13 Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône)
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| DELACROIX
Georges - Edouard |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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On 5 June
1940, LéO 451 No 19 took part in a night mission to
the B.M.W factory north of Munich. But the aircraft, caught
in the fog, crashed on the ground near Besançon and
exploded. The crew was killed.
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Born on 31 January 1911
at Châlons-en-Champagne (51 Marne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
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| DELAITRE
Marc - Marie |
Lieutenant
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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2nd Sqn.
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Born on 9 March 1908
in Château-Porcien (08 - Ardennes)
Died 16 November 1999 in Paris (75)
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| DENIS
Gaston Georges |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed.
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Born on 05 March 1903
at Oiseau-le-Petit (72 Sarthe)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône)
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| DE-SAINT-VICTOR
Louis |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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1st Sqn.
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Born
on 2 August 1906 |
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| DEVALEZ
Alfred - Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The LéO
451 No. 54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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Born at Lille (59 -
Nord) on 02 March 1915
Killed at Raillimont (02 - Aisne) on 16 May 1940
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| DUBOIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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Second
Lieutenant DUBOIS was wounded in the cheek during a mission
on 13 May 1940. |
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| DUMONT
Julien - Lucien |
Master-Corporal
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 was shot down by Me109. The Master-Corporal
DUMONT is killed.
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Born 06 November 1919
at Volstroff (57 Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Wanel (80 Somme)
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| EUZEN
Jean |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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2nd Sqn.
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Born
on 5 August 1908 |
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| FILIPPI
Etienne - Dominique |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 was shot down by Me109. Lieutenant
FILIPPI is killed.
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Born 21 March 1898 at
Campile ( 20 2A Corse du Sud)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Wanel (80 Somme)
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| FOURRIER |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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The LéO
451 No105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16th 1940. The Master-Corporal
FOURRIER is unscathed
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| GEERTZ
Georges - Jean |
Captain
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Cder 1st
Sqn.
Crew Chief
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1st Sqn.
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On January
12, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 17 crashed during a night flight.
His crew is killed.
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Born on 21 March 1908
in Bordeaux (33 Gironde)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône)
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| GOBEAU
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| GRANDREMY
Jean - Alfred |
Lieutenant
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Cder 2nd
Sqn.
Crew Chief
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2nd Sqn.
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On May
11, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 63, severely hit by the Flak, managed
to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing. Lieutenant
GRANDREMY has previously jumped into a parachute and will
be taken prisoner.
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Born
on 14 March 1912 |
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| GUYON
Jean - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Jean
Guyon was killed in Algeria in April 1943 while serving with
GB I/11. |
Born on 26 May 1917
in Les Sables-D'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
Killed on 26 April 1943 in Biskra (Algeria)
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| HANOTEL
Charles - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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1st Sqn.
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On January
12, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 17 crashed during a night flight.
His crew is killed.
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Born on 21 March 1913
at Montcy-Notre-Dame (08 Ardennes)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône)
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| HUGOT
Paul - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
14, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded
in flight. Sub-Lieutenant HUGOT is killed.
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Born 19 March 1915 at
Sermaire les Bains (51 Marne)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Chemerey (08 Ardennes)
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| HUSSON
Marcel - Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Born in Darney (88 -
Ardennes) on 15 March 1917
Died at Libourne (33 - Gironde) on 22 September 1986
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| JACQUEMIN
Edouard |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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- May 14,
1940, the LeO 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, explodes in
flight. The Master-Corporal JACQUEMIN, injured, parachutes.
- May 31,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 is shot down by Me109. Master-Corporal
JACQUEMIN, unscathed, helped by the Crew Chief, manages to
get out of the crashed plane before it explodes
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| LALLOZ
Lucien |
Master-Corporal
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Radio
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On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed.
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Born on 29 March 1917
at Le-Thillot (88 Vosges)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône)
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| LARGEAUD |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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After
the June 1940 Armistice, Chief Warrant Officer LARGEAUD served
with GB I/23. |
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| LAURETTE
Robert - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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Born in Flines-lès-Mortagne
(59 - Nord) on 16 November 1914
Died at Loures-Barousse (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
on 5 June 2006
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| LEBEAUPIN
Henri |
Sergeant
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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On May
14, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded
in flight. Sergeant LEBEAUPIN, wounded, parachutes and will
be taken prisoner on his arrival on the ground.
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| LECARME
Jacques - André |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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Born in Paris (75) on
14 July 1906
Died 05 January 1986 in Aix-en-Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
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| LEGRAND
Henri - Hyppolyte |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May
20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters,
tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes
on the ground. The crew is killed.
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Born 05 December 1914
at Roubais (59 - Nord)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
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| LEHRMANN
Charles |
Sergeant
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| LEMAIRE
André - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The LéO
451 n � 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16th, 1940. The
LEMAIRE Sub-Lieutenant is wounded.
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Born on 2 February 1917
in Epernay (51 - Marne)
Died in Paris (75) on 29 April 1997
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| LEROY
Lucien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On May
14, 1940, the LeO. 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded
in flight. Chief Warrant Officer LEROY is killed.
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Born on 17 July 1906
at Verdun (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Chemery (08 - Ardennes)
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| MAC-GUINESS
Jacques - Louis |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May
20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters,
tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes
on the ground. The crew is killed.
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Born on 01 December
1903 in Paris (75)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
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| MAFFAT
Raymond - Eugène |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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On May
20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters,
tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes
on the ground. The crew is killed.
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Born on 10 October 1908
at Rennez (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
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| MALARDEL
Roger |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Born on 22 June 1902
in Azerat (24 - Dordogne)
Died at Sceaux (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 23 June 1993
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| MASSET
André - Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The LéO
451 No.54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 02 April 1912
at Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Raillimont (02 - Aisne)
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| MATHONNIERE
Robert |
Adjutant
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Crew
Chief
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On 31 May
1940, LéO 451 No 24 was shot down by Me109s. Warrant
Officer MATHONNIERE, who was wounded, managed to pull Master
Corporal Edouard JACQUEMIN from the crashed aircraft before
it exploded. Warrant Officer Robert MATHONNIERE was evacuated
to hospital in Beauvais by the French troops.
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| MEYNARD-DE-CHABANNES
Guy - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On June
10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed.
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Born in Paris (75) on
04 January 1918
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| MIGNOT
René - Henri - Pierre |
Adjutant
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René
MIGNOT joined the Free French Air Force and fought with GB 2/23
Guyenne. On 4 November 1944, his Halifax was shot down by German
flak and fighter aircraft near Dusseldorf. René MIGNOT
managed to evacuate the aircraft but was taken prisoner on landing.
He was mentioned several times in the Air Force Order (Journal
Officiel of 6 January 1946 and 16 April 1947). |
Born in Champagnole
(39 - Jura) on 16 September 1914
Died at Chenôve (21 - Côte d' Or) on 21 April
1989
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| MOITY
Jean - Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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The LéO
451 No 54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born 8 November 1909
at Cambrai (59 - Nord)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Raillimont (02 - Aisne)
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| PIRONNEAU
Henri - Etienne |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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The No.
451 No. 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. Staff
Sergeant PIRONNEAU is killed.
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Born on 14 August 1906
at Bourbonne les Bains (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Bosmont-sur-Serre (02 - Aisne)
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| PONGNOT
Raoul - Désiré |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed.
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Born on 02 October 1899
at Cormoyeux (51 - Marne)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Salon de Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
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| PUCH |
Soldat
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Radio
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On
19 March 1940, Private Puch, a radio operator with the 1st squadron,
froze his hand during a flight at altitude. |
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| RAILLARD
Charles - Robert |
Lieutenant
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Cder 2nd
Sqn.
Crew Chief
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2nd Sqn.
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On 5 June
1940, LéO 451 No 19 took part in a night mission to
the B.M.W factory north of Munich. But the aircraft, caught
in the fog, crashed on the ground near Besançon and
exploded. The crew was killed.
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Born on 5 May 1907 at
Blaise (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
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| RICHE
Philippe - Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On June
10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed.
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Born in Paris (75) on
9 November 1918
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| RISSE
André |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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André
RISSE subsequently took command of GB II/31.
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Born on 10 June 1903
Died 19 March 1966
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| RITZ |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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On May
11, 1940, the LéO 451 No 63, severely hit by the Flak,
managed to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing.
Staff-Sergeant RITZ has previously parachuted and will be
taken prisoner.
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| ROUSSEAU
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born in Saint-Jean-d'Angély
(17 - Charente-Maritime) on 16 December 1896
Died at Vincennes (94 - Val de Marne) on 04 January 1977
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| SCHIRMANN
André - Louis |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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André
Schirmann was killed in an accident in July 1941. |
Born on 16 September
1910 at Suippes (51 - Marne)
Killed on 8 July 1941 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| VERDY
Paul - Alexandre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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On 5 June
1940, LéO 451 No 19 took part in a night mission to
the B.M.W factory north of Munich. But the aircraft, caught
in the fog, crashed on the ground near Besançon and
exploded. The crew was killed.
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Born on 3 January 1914
at Noes (14 - Aube)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
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| VILLEMOT
Jean - Marie |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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1st Sqn.
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night
flight. His crew is killed.
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Born on 21 July 1909
at Lux (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| VOGEL
Marie - Joseph |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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1st Sqn.
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night
flight. His crew is killed.
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Born in Haut-Rhin
Killed on 12 January 1940 in Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône)
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| VRIDAUD
Lucien - Louis |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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On June
10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed.
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Born in Paris (75) on
6 July 1917
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| VUATHELOT
André - René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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On May
20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters,
tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes
on the ground. The crew is killed.
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Born on 27 December
1905 at Commercy (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
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| WEILER
Roger - André |
Sergeant
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Radio-Machine
Gunner
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On June
10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed.
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Born on 21 April 1917
at Ivry sur Seine (75)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| WEMAERE
Claude - Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigateur
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1st Sqn.
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night
flight. His crew is killed.
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Born on 25 September
1914 at Ecoust-Saint-Mein (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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