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Historical
The squadron AC-2 is created
on October 1st, 1938. It is attached to Flotille F1-A, ex Flotille
of Béarn. Based in Hyères at the declaration of war,
she is commanded by Lieutenant FOLLIOT. She is still equipped with
old Dewoitine D373 and D376. But following accidents, this type
of aircraft is temporarily banned from flying in December 1939.
The squadron therefore receives from February 1940, new aircraft,
Potez 631 ceded by GC I / 8. And on March 6th, the Escadrille thus
"modernized" is grouped with the AC-1 Escadrille to form
F1C, 1st Fmotille de Chasse.
On May 13, the AC-2 receives,
as reinforcement, 6 Bloch MB151. But during the May fighting, the
AC-2 will suffer heavy losses and a new contingent of pilots reinforces
the Squadron. On June 18th, facing the German advance, the unit
left querqueville to fall back on Rochefort, where it will begin
to receive Dewoitine D520. Like the AC1, the sister unit, the AC-2
is first grouped on Hyères before being transferred to sidi-Ahmed,
in Tunisia
Staff
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Commanders
of the group GC I/1
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| FOLLIOT
Albert - lieutenant |
December
1st,1938
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December
1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of the Squadron AC-2
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Function
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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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| ADAM
Lucien |
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| AMORY
Raymond - Babylas |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. Missing on June 18, 1940 during a transfer
from Lanvéoc-Poulmic to Rochefort |
Born
on January 24, 1918 in Fort de France (972 - Martinique)
Missing on June 18, 1940 near Auvers (50 - Manche) |
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| BEDARD
Raymond |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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1
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. |
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| BILLOTET
Gaston |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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2
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1
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During
a combat training on October 20th 1939, his aircraft collided
with the Dewoitine D373 No15 piloted by Second-Master Jean
VIENS. Master Billotet managed to parachute out and was unhurt,
but Petty Officer VIENS, unable to evacuate his aircraft, crashed
to the ground. |
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| BOUCHEREAU |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. |
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| DOMAS
Roger - Claudius |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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1
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On
May 17, 1940, in collaboration with the Sub-Lieutenant PREVOST,
he shot down a Heinkel He111
Killed in air combat on May 18, 1940 |
Born
on May 14, 1915 in Riom (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on May 18, 1940 in Ostend (Belgium) |
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| DUPONT
Jean - Charles |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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1
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The
Master DUPONT is the creator of the badge of the Escadrille:
Donald Duck in sailor's suit and wearing an old blunderbuss.
He was killed in aerial combat on May 18, 1940 |
Born
on February 10, 1913 in Reims (51 - Marne)
Killed on May 18, 1940 in La Panne (Belgium) |
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| FRADIN
Roland - Maurice |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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Joined AC-2 on June 8,
1940.
He was killed on March
13, 1943 in a plane crash in Algeria
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Born
on August 29, 1920 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives (14 - Calvados)
Killed on March 13, 1943 in Tessala (Algeria) |
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| FREY |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 11, 1940 during an air fight, he was seriously injured,
but managed to parachute his Potez 631 |
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| FOLLIOT
Albert - Julien |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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1
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Commander of the Squadron.
On May 11, 1940, his Potez 631 was shot down. Unharmed, he
managed to evacuate in parachute.
When transferring the
unit from Rochefort to Hyères, he will be injured
by posing his Dewoitine D520 in the field.
He was killed on November
8, 1942 in a plane crash in Morocco
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Born
on June 13, 1909 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on November 8, 1942 in Port-Liautey (Morocco) |
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| GRAIGNIC
Jean-Paul |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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1
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Deputy
Commander of AC2 -
Shot down an HE111 on May 10th 1940 |
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| JACOUBET
André - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenan
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Pilot
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 17, 1940 aboard Potez 631 No. 177 |
Born
on March 6, 1913 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Killed on June 17, 1940 in Lécaude (14 - Calvados) |
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| LAURENT
Guy - Robert |
Petty-Officer |
Pilot
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Killed
in November 1939 during a simulated attack on the Toulon base |
Born
April 10, 1916 in Saint-laurent-d'Aigouze (30 - Gard)
Killed on November 30, 1939 in Toulon (83 - Var) |
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| LE-BOT |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Machine-Gunner
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Machine
gunner of the Petty Officer 1st Class DUPONT. Their Potez 631
was shot down on May 18th 1940. Chief Bosun’s Mate LE-BOT
managed to parachute out. The pilot was killed at his post. |
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| LE-MARESQUIER
Eugène - Louis |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 11th 1940 : his Potez 631 was shot down
by BF110. His machine-gunner, the Petty Officer 1st Class
SAMERY will be killed too |
Born
on May 3, 1917 in Tourlaville (50 - Manche)
Killed on May 11, 1940 in Flushing (Netherlands) |
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| LESCARRE |
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| LE-THOMAS
Henri |
Petty-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 18, 1940 aboard Potez 631 piloted by
Petty-Officer DOMAS |
Born
on October 23, 1911 in Lézardieux (22 - Côtes d'Armor)
Killed on May 18, 1940 off Ostend (Belgium) |
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| LEVIS-MIREPOIX
Charles-Henri |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born
January 4, 1912 in Paris
Died November 30, 1987 in Paris |
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| LEY |
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| MARPAUD |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. |
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| MINIER
François - Louis |
Petty-Officer
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Radio
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He
was killed on October 29, 1944 in a traffic accident in Senegal |
Born
on October 18, 1912 in Pordic (22 - Côtes d'Armor)
Killed on October 29, 1944 in Dakar (Senegal) |
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| NOEL |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. |
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| PASCO |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-2 on June 8, 1940. |
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| PREVOST
Jean - Maurice |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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1
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Coming
from the AB-3 squadron whose aircraft were destroyed on the
ground on May 10th 1940, he joined the AC2. On May 17, 1940,
in collaboration with Petty Officer DOMAS, he shot down a Heinkel
He111 |
Born
on February 3, 1912 in Algiers (Algeria)
Died June 12, 1982 in Aix en Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| ROUGER |
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Machine-Gunner |
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| SAMERY
Georges - Pierre |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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Machine
gunner on board Potez 631 of Chief Bosun’s Mate LE-MARESQUIER,
the crew will be killed in air combat on May 11, 1940 |
Born
on August 12, 1912 in Fameck (57 - Moselle)
Killed on May 11, 1940 in Flushing (Netherlands) |
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| SCOUEZEC
Joseph - Mathurin |
Petty-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 17, 1940 aboard Potez 631 No. 177 |
Born
on May 26, 1910 in Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on June 17, 1940 at Lécaude (14 - Calvados) |
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| VIENS
Jean - Charles |
Petty-Officer
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Pilot
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During
a combat training on October 20th 1939, his aircraft, the Dewoitine
D373 No15 collides with the Dewoitine D373 piloted by Master
BILLOTET. The latter managed to parachute out and was unhurt,
but Petty Officer VIENS, unable to evacuate his aircraft, crashed
to the ground. |
Born on 8 October 1910
in Paris - 11eme
Killed on 20 October 1939 at Hyères (83 - Var)
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Squadron
Mechanics
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Name
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Rank
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Function
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Informations
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Photo
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| FOUCART |
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Mechanic
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| GARNIER |
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Mechanic
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| JOURAN |
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Mechanic
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| MEUSY |
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Mechanic
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| MOURRA |
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Mechanical
engineer
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Airfields
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Various
used Airfields
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City
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Department
or country
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Period
of use
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Hyères
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13 -
Bouches du Rhône
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Until
March 18, 1940
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Calais
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62 -
Pas de Calais
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From March 18 to May 21,
1940
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Querqueville
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50 -
Manche
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May 21
to June 18, 1940
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Rochefort
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17 -
Charente-Maritime
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From
June 18 to June 20, 1940
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Hyères
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13 -
Bouches du Rhône
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June
20 to 24, 1940
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Sidi-Ahmed
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Tunisie
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from
June 24th
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron AC-2 was equipped since its creation, following aircrafts:
The used aircrafts
are dSqnribed 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 :
- 4 Dewoitine D373
- 11 Dewoitine D376
- 6 Bloch MB151
- 2 Potez 631
- 3 Dewoitine D520
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Confirmed
Victories
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4
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Heinkel
He111
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2
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| Junker
Ju87 Stuka |
2
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Likely Victoires
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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1
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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10
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| VIENS
Petty Officer (Accident) |
October
20, 1939
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| LAURENT
Petty Officer (Accident) |
November
30, 1939
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| LE-MARESQUIER
Eugène Chief Bosun’s Mate (Combat) |
May 11,
1940
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| SAMERY
Georges Petty Officer 1st Class (combat) |
May 11,
1940
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| DUPONT
Jean Petty Officer 1st Class (Combat) |
May 18,
1940
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| DOMAS
Roger Petty Officer (Combat) |
May 18,
1940
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| LE-THOMAS
Henri Petty Officer (Combat) |
May 18,
1940
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| JACOUBET
André Sub-Lieutenant (Combat) |
June
17, 1940
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| SCOUEZEC
Joseph Petty Officer (Combat) |
June
17, 1940
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| AMORY
Petty Officer (lost) |
June
18, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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3
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| Frey
Petty Officer 1st Class (Combat) |
May 11,
1940
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| LE-BOT
Chief Bosun’s Mate (Combat) |
May 18,
1940
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| LE-FOLLIOT
Lieutenant (Accident) |
June
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"
- Hors série AVIONS No1
- "L'Aéronautique Navale Française de Septembre
1940 à Juin 1940" by L. Morareau - Editions LELA Presse
- Aéro-Journal No18
"L'Aéronautique Navale en Guerre 1939-1940": by Christian-Jacques
EHRENGARDT - Editions Aéro-Editions
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