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Historical
On May 10, 1940, the GAO
507 is attached to the 2nd Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 507
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| Captain
BITSCH |
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Commander
SCHWANDER
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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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| BARBIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Wounded
on December 23, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: the aircraft, in
foggy weather, crashes on landing. |
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| BIKOWETZ |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
May 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot
down during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Sub-Lieutenant BIKOWETZ,
unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
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| BITSCH |
Capitaine
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Commander
du Groupe
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| BONNAL
Louis |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
September 20, 1939, the Mureaux 115 No. 21, badly damaged following
a fight against the 5 Me109, must land in the field. Lieutenant
BONNAL is seriously injured. |
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| CLEMENT
René |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| LAPANNE
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| LIEBERT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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�Machine-Gunner
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On
May 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot
down during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Chief Warrant Officer
LIEBERT, seriously injured, is taken prisoner. |
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| LOUIS |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
May 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot
down during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Lieutenant LOUIS,
wounded, is taken prisoner. |
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| PICQ |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on December 23, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: the aircraft, in
foggy weather, crashes on landing. |
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| SCHWANDER |
Commander
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Commander
du Groupe
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| SENN
Henri |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On
September 20, 1939, the Mureaux 115 No. 21, badly damaged following
a fight against the 5 Me109, must land in the field. Chief Warrant
Officer SENN is injured. |
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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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SENN |
Chief Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° 21 : Destroyed in air combat on September
20, 1939. Both crew members are wounded |
| BONNAL |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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BARBIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° ? : Crashes at the landing in fog on December
23, 1939. Lieutenant PICQ is killed and Second Lieutenant BARBIER
is wounded |
| PICQ |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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LOUIS |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 440 : Shot down by German Fighter May 20,
1940. The crew is taken prisoner. Lieutenant LOUIS and Chief
Warrant Officer LIEBERT are injured, the latter seriously. |
| BIKOWETZ |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| LIEBERT |
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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Châlon-sur-Saône
Champforgueil
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71
- Saône et Loire
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September
3, 1939
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Delmes
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57
- Moselle
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September
10, 1939
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Thales
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?
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September
12, 1939
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Morhange
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57
- Moselle
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September
28, 1939
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Delmes
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57
- Moselle
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October
3, 1939
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Attigny
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08
- Ardennes
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April
2, 1940
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Challerange
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08
- Ardennes
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May
14, 1940
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Suippes
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51
- Marne
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May
15, 1940
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Remenécourt
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55
- Meuse
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May
19, 1940
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Caen
Crépon
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14
- Calvados
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June
1, 1940
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Fontenay-Le-Comte
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85
- Vendée
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June
15, 1940
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Cazaux
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33
- Gironde
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June
18, 1940
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| Bordeaux-Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
19, 1940
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Perpignan
La Salanque
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66
- Pyrénées-Orientales
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June
22, 1940
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Alger
Maison-blanche
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Algéria
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22
Juin 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 507 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 Mureaux 115
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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1
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| Lieutenant
PICQ (Accident) |
December
23, 1939
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Crewmen
injured
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5
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| Lieutenant
BONNAL |
September
20, 1939
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| Chief Warrant Officer
SENN |
September
20, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
BARBIER (Accident) |
December
23, 1939
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| Lieutenant
LOUIS (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
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| Chief Warrant Officer
LIEBERT (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
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Crewmen
Prisoner
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3
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| Lieutenant
LOUIS |
May 20,
1940
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| Chief Warrant Officer
LIEBERT |
May 20,
1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
BIKOWETZ |
May 20,
1940
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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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