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Historical
On
May 10, 1940, GB I / 19 is stationed in North Africa, attached to
Bombardment Group No2.
GB
I / 19 is dissolved in November 1940. GB II / 19 reproduces the
GB I / 19 issue while retaining its own traditions.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB I/19
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| Commander
CHASSANDRE-PATRON |
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Commanders
of the 1st Squadron
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Captain
COUILLEAU
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Commanders
of the 2nd Squadron
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Captain
DUPONT
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Juny
10, 1940
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| Lieutenant
MAIGROT Marcel |
Juny
10, 1940
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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 |
Citations
& Decorations |
| ANGE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner�
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Injured
in aerial combat on June 13, 1940
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| ARNULPHY
Albert - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 28 February
1909 at Chateauneuf sur Sarthe (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| BEGUIER
Marcel - Pierre |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 9 January 1920
in Sempt (79 - Deux-Sèvres)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| BELIN
André - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 20 January 1912
at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| CHAROY
Marie - Emmanuel |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 8 February 1909
at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)
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| CHASSANDE-PATRON
Hubert - Marie |
Commander
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Pilote
and Group commander
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Graduate of the Ecole
Spéciale Militaire de Metz, 109th Class (1922 - 1924)
In 1942, he commanded the Marrakech Base: he held the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel.
In November 1944, he took command of the 34th Bombardment
Wing.
Hubert CHASSANDE-PATRON ended his career with the rank of
Air Division General.
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Born on 02 December
1901 in Lunéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died in Paris (75) on 7 April 1972
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| CONSTANT
André - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 5 September
1914 at Capbreton (40 - Landes)
Killed at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise) on 31 May 1940
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| COUILLEAU
Pierre - Jules |
Captain
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Pilot
and Staff 1st Sqn.
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Captain
Pierre Couilleau was killed on 8 November 1942 in Algeria
during the Allied landings in North Africa.
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Born on 12 September
1913 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 8 November 1942 at Bordj el Bahri (Algeria)
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| DECAMPS
Guy - Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born in Saint-Gaudens
(31 - Haute-Garonne) on 16 May 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| DELPERIE
Jean - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 19 March 1914
in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| DUPONT
Pierre - Henri |
Captain
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Staff
2nd Sqn.
Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 14 June 1913
at Etricourt Manancourt (80 - Somme)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| DUPUID |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No20 was hit by the Flak on May 29, 1940, and must land
in the field: Staff-Sergeant DUPUID is wounded.
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| EVRARD
Joseph - Fernand |
Adjutant
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Born in Somain (59 -
Nord) on 21 October 1908
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 2 May 1998
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| FRICEAU
Gilles - Clément |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Gilles
FRICEAU was killed in Algeria on 3 June 1942. |
Born on 28 November
1909 in Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 3 June 1942 at the Maillot military hospital in
Algiers
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| GILLET
Jacques - Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 6 January 1913
at Calais (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Raisnes (59 - Nord)
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| HAGER
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Observer
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| HENRY
Franck |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Lieutenant HENRY is killed.
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Born in Bordeaux (33
- Gironde) on 31 December 1914
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
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| LE-GOFF
Georges - Gustave |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born in Lorient (56
- Morbihan) on 30 July 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| LEMOINE
Robert - Marie |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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Born on 31 July 1905
in Traves (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Champenoux (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 9 April 1988
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| MAIGROT
Marcel - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
and Staff 2nd Sqn.
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Born on 29 May 1905
in Joinville (52 - Haute- Marne)
Died at Saint-Dizier (52 - Haute-Marne) on 31 December 1993
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| PALMADE
Fran�ois - Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Sub-Lieutenant PALMADE is killed.
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Born on 14 March 1908
at Bages (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
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| QUANAUX
Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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| RAVENEAU
Victor - Henry |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 14 May 1905
at Clefs (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| SCHOENHER
Henri - Emile |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 26 August 1908
(54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)
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| THYL |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Staff Sergeant THYL parachutes but is taken prisoner
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| TOUAILLES
Marc |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
- Machine-Gunner
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Staff
Sergeant TOUAILLES was killed in Algeria on 9 March 1945. |
Born on 10 July 1913
at Vire (46 - Lot)
Killed on 9 March 1945 in Algiers
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of 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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Crew
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DUPUID |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 20 : Touched by the Flak on May 29, 1940,
he lands in the field: Staff-Sergeant DUPUID is wounded. |
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Observer
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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SCHOENHER
Henri |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 32 : Shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940.
The crew is killed |
| CONSTANT
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| CHAROY
Marie |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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PALMADE
François |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 46 : Shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940.
Lieutenant HENRY and Sub-Lieutenant PALMADE are killed. Staff
Sergeant THYL parachutes but is taken prisoner |
| HENRY
Franck |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| THYL |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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RAVENEAU
victor |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 31 : Shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| DELPERIE
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| BEGUIER
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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LE-GOFF
Georges |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 33 : Shot by the flak on June 7, 1940: the
crew is killed. |
| BELIN
André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DECAMPS
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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DUPONT
Pierre |
Captain
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Pilot
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Douglas
DB7 No 41 : Shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940:
the crew is killed. |
| GILLET
Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| ARNULPHY
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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| Setif |
Algeria
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August
27, 1939
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| Kalaa-Djerda |
Tunisia
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September
9, 1939
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| Blida |
Algeria
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September
21, 1939
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| Biskra |
Algeria
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October
29, 1939
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| Médiouna |
Morocco
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April
3, 1940
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| Alger
Maison-Blanche |
Algeria
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May
20, 1940
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| Marseille
Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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May
21, 1940
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| Cazaux |
33
- Gironde
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May
22, 1940
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| Evreux-Damville |
27
- Eure
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May
24, 1940
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| Pithiviers-Bléville |
45
- Loiret
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June
3, 1940
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| Lissay-Lochy |
18
- Cher
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June
11, 1940
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| Agen
La Garenne |
47
- Lot et Garoone
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June
15, 1940
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| Lézignan |
11
- Aude
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June
15, 1940
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| Blida |
Algeria
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June
17, 1940
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Souk
El-Arba
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Morocco
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June
21, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GB I/19 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 :
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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14
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Lieutenant
CONSTANT (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Adjutant
SCHOENHER (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Adjutant
CHAROY (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Lieutenant
HENRY (combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
PALMADE (Combat)
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May 31,
1940
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Lieutenant
DELPERIE (Combat)
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June
5, 1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer RAVENEAU (Combat)
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June
5, 1940
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Sergeant
BEGUIER (Combat)
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June
5, 1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
BELIN (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Sergeant
LE-GOFF (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
DESCAMPS (Combat)
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June
7, 1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
GILLET (Combat)
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June
10, 1940
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Captain
DUPONT (Combat)
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June
10, 1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer ARNULPHY (Combat)
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June
10, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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Staff-Sergeant
DUPUID (Combat)
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May 29,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
ANGE (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Prisoner
Crewmen
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1
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Staff-Sergeant
THYL
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May 31,
1940
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Sources
- Mr Pierre-Fran�ois BOUGEY, Cousin of Second Lieutenant André BELIN
- 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 Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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