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The AC-3 Squadron was born
on December 1, 1939, at Cuers, relying on the pilots of the HC1
Escadrille and the HC2 Embedded Hydraviation Group. It is the boss
of the HC1 who takes the command of the new unit.
At the beginning of December,
the pilots of the AC-2 are regrouped in Orly to collect their ...
Dewoitine D510, aircraft totally out of date at that time that the
Air Force generously provided them! To assist them in taking control
of these aircraft, Chief Warrant Officer HOURCADE of the Air Force
is assigned to AC3. The trainings follow each other, and the first
"modern" Bloch 151 finally arrive in April.
In early June 1940, the AC-3
joined the Cuers airfield to prevent an Italian attack deemed imminent.
On June 15, a particularly severe confrontation pitted a major force
of Fiat CR-42 with Bloch 151 of the AC-3. Some Italian planes will
be shot down (figure difficult to advance) but at the cost of the
loss of two French pilots, including Petty Officer LE-BIHAN who,
touched, voluntarily throws himself on his assailant to drag him
into his fall.
On June 24, the French units
are ordered to join North Africa, but the low autonomy of the Bloch
151, does not allow them, a priori not to try the crossing. Three
pilots will try anyway, and will succeed flying at the most economical
pace possible and will land with a few liters of gasoline reserve
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Staff
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Commanders
of the squadron AC-3
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| ZIEGLER
François Lieutenant |
December
1st, 1939
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August
15,1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of Group
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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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| BRIET
Joseph - François |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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He
was killed in a plane crash on 23 October 1942 in Algeria |
Born
on 18 June 1918 at Saint-Chamond (42 - Loire)
Killed on 23 October 1942 at Tafaraoui - Algeria) |
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| CARMEILLES
Georges |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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2
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| FAUQUENOT
René - Emile |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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He
was reported missing on 1 July 1941 in Palestine |
Born
on 30 April 1915 in Valleroy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 01 July 1941 in Haîfa - (Palestine) |
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| FEYGUINE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-3 on April 18, 1940 |
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| GUEGUAN |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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Joined
AC-3 on April 22, 1940 |
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| HEFF
Lucien |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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2
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Joined AC-3 May 18, 1940
He was killed in an air
crash on 28 June 1941
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Born
on 27 February 1914 in Turckheim (68 - Haut-Rhin)
Killed on 28 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria) |
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| HOURCADE
MEDEVIELLE Pierre - Alfred |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Monitor
detached from the Air Force (GC II/8). Killed in aerial combat
on June 15, 1940
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Born
on 15 April 1905 at Rontignon (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 15 June 1940 at Cuers (83 - Var) |
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| LE-BIHAN
Marcel - Pierre |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 15, 1940: hit by the Italian hunt,
he is ejected from his aircraft by crashing. He is evacuated
by Ambulance, but will die the next day from his wounds
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Born
on 23 April 1916 at Douarnenez (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 15 June 1940 at Brignoles (83 - Var) |
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| LECLERC
Pierre - Léonard |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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Killed
in aerial combat on 13 May 1940: he disappeared at sea off the
Gien peninsula. |
Born
on 05 May 1914 in Hirson (02 - Aisne)
Disappeared at sea on 13 May 1940 off the Gien peninsula (83
- Var) |
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| MIRAMOND
Jean-Louis |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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1
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| SAINT-VANNE
René |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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2
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| SOULIMANT |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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| VERNAY |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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| ZIEGLER
François |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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He
was Commander of HC-1 Squadron before becoming Commander of
AC-3 Squadron
He will be killed on June
28, 1941 in air combat in Syria
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Born
on 13 July 1909 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 28 June 1941 in Syria |
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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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Cuers
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83 -
Var
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December
1st to 11th, 1939
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Orly
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94 -
Val de Marne
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December
11, 1939 to January 11, 1940
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Hyères
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13 -
Bouches du Rhône
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January
11 to early June 1940
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Cuers
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83 -
Var
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Beginning
of June to June 24, 1940
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Bône
(3 appareils)
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Algeria
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From
June 24th
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron AC-3 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 :
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5 Dewoitine
D500
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14 Dewoitine
D510
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18 bloch
MB-151
Records
1/2 or 1/3 of victories were obtained in association with another Group.
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Confirmed
Victories
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2?
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Fiat
CR-42
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2
?
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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3
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| LECLERQ
Petty Officer 1st Class (Accident) |
May 13,
1940
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| HOURCADE
Chief-Warrant-Officer (Combat) |
June
15, 1940
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| LE-BIHAN
Marcel Petty Officer (Combat) |
June
15, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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1
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| ZIEGLER
Lieutenant (Combat) |
June
15, 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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