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Historical
Fighting Group I / 9 was
created on November 1, 1939 on Oran Air Base 141 along with 9 Wing
Fighter. Equipped with MS 406 and placed under the command of the
Cptn Rousseau-Dumarcet, I / 9 will have the essential mission to
perfect the training of staff from the metropolis. However, the
I / 9 will not have the opportunity to leave North Africa if not
to make a course stay on the BA 108 Marignane during which it participates
in air operations of the Alps.
Back in North Africa, the group is based on the BA 157 of Tunis
where it takes part in air cover operations of sensitive points
of Tunisia. It is also during one of these missions that the I /
9 will claim an air victory won by Lieutenant VEZELY on June 17
on an Italian bomber SM 79 Savoi-Marchetti. On July 31, the group
moved on the BA 156 Bizerte to be dissolved on August 22, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC I/9
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| Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET |
November
15, 1939
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May 19,
1940
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| Commander
LEGRIX-DE-LA-SALLE |
May 20,
1940
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June
16, 1940
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| Captain
ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET |
June
17, 1940
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August
22, 1940
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Commanders
of the 1st Squadron
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| Captain
HOARAU-DE-LA-SOURCE |
November
15, 1939
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| Captain
RICHARD |
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August
22, 1940
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Commanders
of the 2nd Squadron
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| Captain
BORDIER |
December
23, 1939
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August
22, 1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of Group
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Squadron
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Victories
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Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
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Citations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| BORDIER |
Captain
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Staff
2nd Sqn.
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| BREJEAN |
Sergeant
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| CHARREIRE |
Lieutenant
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| DE-GRANDPRES |
Sergeant
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| DURANTHON |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Joined
the group on April 8 from GC II / 2.
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| FIALA
Oldrich |
Sergeant
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Czech Pilot.
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| FOIT
Emil |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1st Sqn.
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Czech Pilot.
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| HOARAU-DE-LA-SOURCE |
Captain
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Staff
1st Sqn.
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| JALLIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| KASLIK
Viktor |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Czech Pilot.
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| LEGRIX-DE-LA-SALLE |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| LEPAGE |
Sergeant
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| MACIA |
Staff-Sergeant
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| MICHAUD |
Sergeant
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| MIQUET |
Sergeant
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| NOVAK
Jaroslav |
Staff-Sergeant
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Czech Pilot.
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| RICHARD |
Captain
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Staff
1st Sqn.
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| RONCIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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| ROUSSEAU-DUMARCET |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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| VEZELY
Vlastimil |
Lieutenant
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1
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Czech Pilot.
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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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| Oran-La-Sénia |
Algérie
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November
1st, 1939
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| Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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April
and May 1940
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| Tunis
El Aouina |
Tunisie
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June
1, 1940
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| Bizerte
Sidi Ahmed |
Tunisie
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July
31 to August 22, 1940 (dissolution)
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Aircrafts
The GC I/9 was equipped since
its creation in Novembre
1939, following
aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
Nb of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
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Confirmed
Victories
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1
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Savioia
Marchetti SM79
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Juny
17, 1940
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Casualties
GC I / 9 had no losses to lament during the Campaign of France
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
- Livre "Morane
MS406" Ouvrage collectif- Editions LELA Presse
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