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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BARRIBERE |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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BAUDIN |
Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
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BERVEILLER
François - Marie |
Captain
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Pilot
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- On June 8, 1940, he managed to put Potez 63-11 No336 in the
field after being damaged by the Flak.
- He will be killed June 9, 1940 in aerial combat aboard Potez
63-11 No. 682. This Potez was equipped with a reinforced armament,
7 machine guns of 7.5 in hunting, and the pilot succeeds in
shooting down 3 ME109E before being himself shot. |
Born on 29 June 1914
in Saint-Mihiel (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 9 June 1940 in Epernay (51 - Marne)
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DELORME
Louis - Jean-Michel |
Master-Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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Killed
aboard Potez 63-11 No. 682 shot down by German Fighters on June
9, 1940. Before succumbing, the pilot managed to kill 3 Me109,
thanks to the reinforced armament of his Potez. |
Born on 4 April 1920
in Target (03 - Allier)
Killed on 9 June 1940 in Epernay (51 - Marne)
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DUBOSC |
Captain
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Commander
of the group
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After
the Armistice, Captain DUBOSC took command of the Air Company
of I/12 in Istres. |
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DUMANOIS
Emile - Jean-François |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Second
Lieutenant Emile DUMANOIS is from GAO 513. |
Born on 17 July 1913 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Died on 25 July 2005 in Chalon-sur-Saône (71 - Saône-et-Loire) |
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FAUGERAS
Joseph - Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Joseph
FAUGERAS was called up in 1937. He was posted to GAO 543 in
1938, with which group he took part in the French campaign.
Seriously wounded on 8 June 1940 when he landed on board Potez
63-11 n°336, which had been damaged by Flak, he was hospitalised
for eight months - then demobilised. He escaped from France
via Spain in 1943, and was sent to flying school in the United
States. Joseph Faugeras was assigned to the National Defence
staff, but was discharged in 1946. |
Born
on 16 June 1916 in Captieux (Gironde)
Died on 10 June 2007 at Châtenay-Malabry (92 - Hauts de
Seine). |
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FRANCOIS |
Sergeant
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Radio
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GARDEN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May 30, 1940, he
must put his Potez 63-11 No. 677 in campaign following a power
failure. The Sub-Lieutenant
GARDEN is unharmed.
After the Armistice,
Second Lieutenant GARDEN passed his teaching qualification
and became a science teacher at the Prytanée military
academy.
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GOLLY |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Chief
Warrant Officer GOLLY will be assigned to the Istres storage
base after the group is disbanded. |
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GONZALES-LUCAS
Fernand - Jacques |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
aboard Potez 63-11 No. 682 shot down by German fighters on June
9, 1940. Before succumbing, the pilot managed to kill 3 Me109,
thanks to the reinforced armament of his Potez. |
Born on 6 June 1914
in Paris (75)
Killed on 9 June 1940 in Epernay (51 - Marne)
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LE-BLEVENNEC
Guy - Alexis |
Sub-lieutenant
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Observer
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Guy
LE-BLEVENNEC enlisted in 1937 and joined the Saint-Maixent school.
He was posted to GAO 543 in 1939. He joined the FAFL at Kairoman
in June 1943 and was posted to the Bretagne group, with which
he took part in missions over Italy.
Guy LE-BLEVENNEC was posted successively to the Cognac, Avord
and Marrakech schools, then to Algeria in 1947. He was appointed
to the 3rd bureau, then to the DAT in 1951 before returning
to Algeria in Blida, commanding the GATAC in Algiers. A trainee
at the ESGA in 1958, he was then posted to the Direction centrale
du matériel in 1960 before becoming commander of the
Maison-Blanche base in 1961. In 1964, he was appointed Chief
of Staff of COTAM. In 1967, he was appointed commander of the
Rochefort school and base, and left the active army in 1970
with the rank of Colonel. |
Born
17 October 1917 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes)
Died in Saint-Germain en Laye (78 - Yvelines) on 21 November
1996 |
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MADHY |
Sub-Lieutenant
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After
the Armistice, Sub Lieutenant MADHY resumed his job as a miller
at the Montpont mill (Saône-et-Loire). |
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MARNET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Sub
Lieutenant MARNET will join GR II/14 after the Armistice. |
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MAROTEL
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Chief
Warrant Officer
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Chief
Warrant Officer MAROTEL will be assigned to the Istres storage
base after the group is disbanded. |
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MOLLE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On
June 8, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No 336 was destroyed
on landing after being damaged by the Flak. Lieutenant GONZALES
is unharmed. |
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ORSAT |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Injured
on May 30, 1940 following an engine failure aboard the Potez
63-11 No 677: The pilot managed to land in the field, but Sergeant
ORSAT had already jumped, and was injured during the evacuation
of the aircraft. |
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PERRET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May 30, 1940, his
Potez 63-11 No 677 was forced to land in the field following
an engine failure: the
Sub-Lieutenant PERRET is unharmed.
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SAINT-BONNET
Aimé |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Born on 28 September
1918 in La Chapelle-Du-Bard (38 - Isère)
Died on 6 October 1995 in Vienne (38 - Isère)
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UZZEIN |
Sergeant
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Sergeant
UZZEIN will become a ski instructor at a youth camp in the Alps
after the group disbands. |
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WEISSMANN |
Sergeant
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