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Historical
On the date of the
outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO I / 506 is
attached to the Third Army in the Air Cooperation Forces of the
ZOAE (East Air Operations Zone).
Staff
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Commandants
duCommanders
of the group
Groupe GAO I/506
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| Captain
ROBERT |
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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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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| BERNHEIM
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| COIGNIER
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Killed
on May 27, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 413 attacked by 12 Me109.
This is the Observer, the only survivor who will succeed in
landing in the countryside |
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| DILLAT |
Chief
warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On
November 6, 1939, his aircraft, the Mureaux 117 No.66 was shot
down by 3 Me109. Chief Warrant Officer DILLAT, injured, parachutes. |
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| GOETZ
Jérome |
Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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Killed
on May 27, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 413 attacked by 12 Me109.
This is the Observer, the only survivor who will succeed in
landing in the countryside |
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| LELEU
Gilbert |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Killed
on September 10, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 113 No. 4 shot by 2
Me109 |
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| MOLL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on September 10, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 113 No. 4 shot by 2
Me109 |
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| ROBERT |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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| SCHMITT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on November 6, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 117 No. 66 shot down
by 3 Me109 |
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| SOGNET
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
May 27th, 1940, the pilot and the gunner of the Potez 63-11
n ° 413, are killed during an attack by 12 Me109, and it
is the Lieutenant SOGNET, badly wounded, who manages to put
the aircraft in campaign . |
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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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Informations
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Crew
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LELEU
Gilbert |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
113 n° 4 : shot down in air combat on September
10, 1939: the crew is killed |
| MOLL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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DILLAT |
Chief
Warrant officer
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Pilot
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Mureaux
117 n° 66 : Shot down on November 6, 1939 by three
BF109E. Sub-Lieutenant SCHMITT is killed, Chief Warrant Officer
DILLAT, injured, parachutes |
| SCHMITT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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COIGNIER
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 413 : Shot down by German Fighters on May
27, 1940, Lieutenant COIGNIER was killed, and Lieutenant SOGNET,
seriously wounded, put the aircraft in the field. Sergeant GOETZ
is killed too. |
| SOGNET |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| GOETZ
Jérome |
Sergeant
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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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| Conflans
Doncourt |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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September
3, 1939
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| Neufchâteau |
88
- Vosges
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Juny 12, 1940
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| Marcy-sur-Til |
21
- Côte d'Or
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Juny
14, 1940
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| Roanne |
42
- Loire
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Juny
15, 1940
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| Castres |
81
- Tarn
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Juny
16, 1940
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| Port-Vendres |
66
- Pyrénées Orientales
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Juny
17, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GAO I/506
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Aircrafts
The GAO I/506 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 :
- 3 Mureaux 113
- 1 Mureaux 117
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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5
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| Lieutenant
LELEU (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
MOLL (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
SCHMITT (Combat) |
November
6, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
COIGNIER (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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| Sergeant
GOETZ (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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| Chief
Warrant Officer DILLAT (Combat) |
November
6, 1939
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| Lieutenant
SOGNET (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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Sources
- Mr Marc BERNHEIM - the lieutenant
Pierre BERNHEIM &was his Father
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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