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Historical
The AC-5 Escadrille was created
just before the Armisitice on June 20, 1940. It was formed with
the sailing personnel of the Hourtin Marine Hunt School: students
and instructors. It is endowed with Morane MS406, come from different
horizons and 4 Bloch MB152.
The squadron will perform
several missions of bomber interceptions, without success. The MS406
Morane are often unable to catch up with the fast German bombers
On June 23, 1940, during
a double patrol, Lt. PIREL and Petty Officer PIVEL attack Fort Chay
at Royan. Petty Officer PIVEL will be shot down by the Flak of the
fort: it will be the last pilot of Naval Aeronautics shot down before
the Armistice.
The squadron was ordered
to join Hyères, but bad weather prevented it, and the unit
finally arose at Saint-Laurent de La Salanque.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Squadron AC-5
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| Lieutenant
PIREL Edouard |
June
20, 1940
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August
15,1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of the Squadron
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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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| BARBE
Gabriel |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
|
Pilot
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Former
instructor of the School of Fighting of Hourtin |
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| BENQUET |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
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| BLACHERES |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former student of the
Hourtin School of Hunting
He was taken prisoner
on 23 June 1940, when he tried to escape from Hourtin
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| BOISSART |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former student of the
Hourtin School of Hunting
He was taken prisoner
on 23 June 1940, when he tried to escape from Hourtin
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| CASTEL |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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Former student of the
Hourtin School of Hunting.
He was taken prisoner
on 23 June 1940,
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| CHAFFURIN |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
|
Pilot
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Former
instructor of the School of Fighting of Hourtin |
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| DEBRIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
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| FOURNEL |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
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| LAVIGNE |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
|
Pilot
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Former
instructor of the School of Fighting of Hourtin |
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| LE-MAGUER |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
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| MONEUSE
Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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Killed
during the Bombardment of Rochefort Field by the German Bombers
on June 22, 1940
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Born
on 18 March 1905 in Orléans (45 - Loiret)
Killed on 22 June 1940 at Rochefort |
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| PIREL
Edouard |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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|
Commander
of the Squadron AC-5 |
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| PIVET
Charles - Henri |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting. Killed on June 23,
1940, probably shot by the Flak Fort Chay Royan he is attacking. |
Born
on 23 August 1907 in Aîn Sefra (Algeria)
Killed on 24 June 1940 at Royan (1st - Charente-Maritime) |
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| THIBAUX
Serge - Lucien |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
Born
on 5 October 1911 at Givet (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 13 September 1940 at Sidi Abdallah (Tunisia) |
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| THIRION |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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Former
student of the Hourtin School of Hunting |
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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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Hourtin
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33 -
Gironde
|
June
20 to June 22, 1940
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Rochefort
(Une seule Section)
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17 -
Charente-Maritime
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June
22 to June 23, 1940
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Agen
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47 -
Lot et Garonne
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June
23 to 24, 1940
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Saint-Laurent
de la Salanque
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66 -
Pyrénées Orientales
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron AC-5 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 :
- 12 Morane-Saulnier
MS406
- 1 Bloch MB152
Records
AC-5
didn't win during the French Campaign
Casualties
|
Killed Pilots
|
2
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| MONEUSE
Lieutenant (During a Bombardment) |
June
22, 1940
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| PIVET
Charles Petty Officer(Combat) |
June
23,1940
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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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