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Historical
Squadron E-4 was created
in 1936, to receive the three Latécoere 302 recently delivered
to the Navy. These aircraft are militarized versions of the seaplane
"La Croix du Sud" which has been illustrated crossing
the South Atlantic with J. Mermoz at the controls.
At the outbreak of the conflict,
the unit is based in Dakar. It is equipped with Latécoère
302 "Le Guilbaud", "Cavelier de Cuverville"
and "Mouneyrès". They will be joined on November
2nd by Latécoère 301 "De l'Orza".
Most of the missions consist
of convoy escort, anti-submarine surveillance, or search for enemy
ships. These flights can last more than 10 hours and the machines
are severely tested. From February 1940, only two aircraft are available
to perform the missions. "Mouneyrès", damaged in
November 1939 following an emergency ditching and a chaotic tow,
will be sent for repairs and will join the squadron only in June
1940. In January, "The Cavelier of Cuverville" will be
sent to Cherbourg for revision. It will narrowly escape the invader
and manage to escape to reach Port Liautey .. where it will be blocked
by the prohibition of robbery at the Armistice. L'Orza, returned
to Biscarosse for revision after the return of "Mouneyrès",
will be scuttled to avoid capture by the German forces.
The squadron will be renamed
4-E on August 1, 1940 and will finally be dissolved on August 15,
1943.
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By
clicking on the image opposite, you will find on the site "ARDHAN",
interesting stories of crew members of the Squadron E-4 |
Staff
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Commanders
of the Squadron E-4
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| DURAND-COUPPEL
DE SAINT FRONT Yves Lieutenant |
September
16, 1938
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September
27,1940
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Personnel
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Pilots
and Crew mmembers of the Squadron E-4
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Names
of pilots
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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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Photo
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Citations
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| BLIN |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Radio
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Radio
on board the "Le Guilbaud" |
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| CARIS |
Petty
Officer
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Mechanical
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Mechanic
aboard the "Le Guilbaud" |
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| CHOLLET
Louis Eugène |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew member of "Le
Guilbaud" in September 1939
Killed on 26 September
1940 at sea off Senegal on board a Loire 130
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Born on 12 September
1914 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Disappeared on 26 September 1940 at sea off the coast of Senegal
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| DE-ROUX
Philippe |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Pilot
and Commander of the Latécoère 301" No1018
De l'Orza" from 3 September 1939 to 25 June 1940 : Date
of the abandonment of the aircraft at Biscarosse |
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| DESROCHES
Roger |
Chief
Bosun's Mate
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Radio
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Nicknamed
"Butterfly", it will serve in particular on board
the "Le Guilbaud" |
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| DULUC
Henri |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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Pilot of "Le Guilbaud"
He was killed on 3 July
1942 in a plane crash near Marseille
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Born on 28 October 1913
in Sore (40 - Landes)
Killed on 3 July 1942 at Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| DURAND-COUPPEL
DE SAINT FRONT Yves |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
and Commander of Squadron
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Chief
of Board of Latécoère 302 "Le Guilbaud"
and Commander of Squadron E-4 |
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| HACARD
Pierre Henri Constant |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Pilot Latécoère
302 "Mouneyrès"
Died on 7 December 1942
at Passy-sanatorium Martel de Janville
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Born October 4, 1906
in Reims (51 - Marne)
Died on 7 December 1942 at the Martel de Janville sanatorium
in Passy (74 - Haute-Savoie)
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| LE-LOUARN
Marcel |
Petty
Officer
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Mechanical
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Mechanic aboard the "Le
Guilbaud"
He was killed in a plane
crash on 13 June 1940
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Born on 15 June 1916
at Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Castres (81 - Tarn)
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| LISSILOUR
François |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Machine-Gunner_Bomber
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Bomber-gunner
aboard the "Le Guilbaud" |
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| LOLIVIER |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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Pilot
of "Le Guilbaud" |
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| MARC |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Mechanical
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Flying
mechanic, nicknamed "Little zef", it will serve in
particular on board the "Le Guilbaud" |
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| MIOSSEC |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Radio
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| NORMAND
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Captain
of the Latécoère 301" No1018 De l'Orza"
from August 25th 1938 to September 3rd 1939 |
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| RAULT
Marcel |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Radio
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Marcel
RAULT was radio aboard the Latécoère 302 "Le
Guilbaud from April 1939" |
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| ROUX
André |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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From
April 1940, he replaced the Lieutenant RUE and became pilot
of Latécoère 302 "Cavelier de Cuverville" |
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| RUE
François |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Pilot
Latécoère 302 "Cavelier Cuverville" |
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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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Berre
l'Etang
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13 -
Bouches du Rhône
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From
1936 to April 1938
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Lanvéoc-Poulmic
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29 -
Finistère
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From
may 1938 to August 1939
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Dakar
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Senegal
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Present
on May 10, 1940,
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron E-4 was equipped since its creation, following aircrafts:
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Laté 301 & 302
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 :
- 3 Latécoère
302
- 1 Latécoère
301
Casualties
The squadron
"E-4" had no losses to deplore during the Campaign of
France.
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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