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Historical
On the date of the
outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GR II / 36 is
attached to the 5th Army within the Air Cooperation Forces of the
ZOAE (East Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GR II/36
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| Commander
POUTIER |
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Commander
BAILLY
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
PARDAILLAN Salvat
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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Captain
HOQUETIS Lionel
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Pilots
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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
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Citations
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| BAILLY |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| BOURGOIN
René |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
May 22, 1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 was hit by the Flak
during a low-altitude mission. The Pilot is seriously injured
and it is the Observer, Lieutenant BOURGOIN who succeeds in
bringing the aircraft back to the ground and putting the train
back in. |
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| CAMBEFORT
Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Mentioned
in the official journal of October 28th 1940 for two missions
carried out within the GR II/36 on April 1st and May 26th 1940.
He also belonged to GAO 517 (see photo), without precise date
to date |
Born
on 4 September 1911 in Salvagnac (81 - Tarn)
Died on 6 April 1983 |
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| CATHALA
Adrien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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- On September 29, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160,
was accidentally destroyed on landing when returning from a
night mission. Chief Warrant Officer CATHALA is unharmed.
- On May 22, 1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 was hit by the
Flak during a low-altitude mission. The Chief Warrant Officer
CATHALA is seriously injured and it is the Observer, Lieutenant
BOURGOIN who manages to bring the aircraft back to the ground
and the landing gear. Staff Sergeant CATHALA will die shortly
after landing. |
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| COUDERC
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DARRE
Paul |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| DELASSAUX |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
May 22, 1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 was hit by the Flak
during a low-altitude mission. The Pilot is seriously injured
and it is the Observer who manages to bring the aircraft back
to the ground and put the train back in. He had previously asked
the Staff-Sergeant DELASSAUX to evacuate in parachute, and this
one, unscathed poses without incident. |
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| DELIOT
Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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| DERVILLE
Ignace |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| GENAY |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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4th Sqn.
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On
September 29, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160, was
accidentally destroyed on landing when returning from a night
mission. Lieutenant GENAY is injured. |
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| GIRARD
Max |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| GOAILLE
Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| HENON
Albert |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| HOQUETIS
Lionel |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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On
September 29, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160, was
accidentally destroyed on landing when returning from a night
mission. Captain HOQUETIS is unscathed. |
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| MATIGNON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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4th Sqn.
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On
September 29, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160, was
accidentally destroyed on landing when returning from a night
mission. Chief Warrant Officer MATIGNON is injured. |
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| PARDAILLAN
Salvat |
Captain
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EM 3rd
Sqn.
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| POUTIER |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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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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CATHALA
Adrien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Potez
540 n° 160 :September 29, 1939, accidentally destroyed
on landing. Lieutenant GENAY and Chief Warrant Officer MATIGNON
are injured |
| HOQUETIS |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| GENAY |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MATIGNON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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CATHALA |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Potez
? : Hit by Flak May 22, 1940. The Pilot, Chief Warrant
Officer CATHALA is killed. It's the Observer, Lieutenant BOURGOIN
who puts the train gear back. |
| BOURGOIN |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DELASSAUX |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Stories
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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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Malamison
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02
- Aisne
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August
28, 1939
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Couvron
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02
- Aisne
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September
16, 1939
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Nancy
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54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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February
19, 1940
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Azelot
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54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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April
22, 1940
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Neufchâteau
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88
- Vosges
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May
29, 1940
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Ambérieu-En-Bugey
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01
- Ain
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June
13, 1940
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Loyettes
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01
- Ain
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June
16, 1940
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Montélimar
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26
- Drôme
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June
17, 1940
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Marignane
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13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
18, 1940
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Salon-de-Provence
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13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
19, 1940
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Perpignan
La Salanque (Potez)
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66
- Pyrénées Orientales
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June
20, 1940
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Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed (Bloch) |
Tunisia
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June
20, 1940
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Tunis
El Aouina
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Tunisia
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June
21, 1940
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| Sétif
(Bloch) |
Algéria
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June
21, 1940
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Alger
Maison-Blanche
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Algéria
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June
22, 1940
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Sétif
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Algéria
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June
23, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GR II/36
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Aircrafts
The GR II/36 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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1
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| Chief
Warrant Officer CATHALA (Combat) |
May 22,
1940
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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| Lieutenant
GENAY (Accident) |
September
29, 1939
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| Chief
Warrant Officer MATIGNON (Accident) |
September
29, 1939
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Sources
- Mr Yves CAMBEFORT : The Sub-Lieutenant Jacques
CAMBEFORT was his Father
- 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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