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Historical
The squadron E-6 was created
in January 1939 on the base of Lanvéoc-Poulmic Placed under
the command of the Commander BERNARD Marc, it is equipped first
of 3 Latécoère 523. These aircraft, militarized versions
of the civil aircraft Latécoère 521 "LV Vaisseau
Paris", are capable of flying almost 20 hours! One of these
three aircraft, "L'Algol" will be lost September 18: forced
to land off Ushant after a breakdown, it is towed by the Torpedo
"Le Boulonnais". But during the maneuver, "Algol"
hits his savior, and begins to sink. It will be completed by the
gunner Torpedo.
Following this loss, the
E-6 Escadrille receives reinforcement, two aircraft originally planned
for the E12 Squadron currently being created. These are the Latécoère
521 Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris "and Latécoère
522" Ville de Saint-Pierre ", who will be militarized
quickly, but the "Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris" will be
operational only in February 1940. Like all Exploration Squadrons,
the E-6 will carry out during the French campaign long missions
of surveillance and convoy escort.In January, the "LV Paris"
is almost completed, the Latécoère 522 "Ville
de Saint-Pierre" is returned to Air-France.
In front of the German advance,
Squadron E-6 must leave Lanvéoc-Poulmic to withdraw to Biscarosse.
The Latécoère 523 "Aldebaran" which was
in revision since May, will have to be scuttled on the spot. The
other aircraft land at Biscarosse June 18, 1940, before leaving
for Port-Liautey June 19, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Squadron E-6
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| BERNARD
Marc Lieutenant Commander |
January
10,1939
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October
15,1940 (Dissolution)
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Personnel
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Pilots
and Crew mmembers of the Squadron E-6
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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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| BERNARD
Marc |
Commander
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Commander
of Squadron
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Commander of the E-6 Squadron
and commander of the Latécoère 523 "L'Altair"
Marc BERNARD was an experienced
pilot: in 1927, he flew the France-Madagascar route in a CAMS37
single-engine seaplane
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| BURY |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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| COURALET
Etienne |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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Commander
of Latécoère 522 "Ville de Saint-Pierre"
from October 4, 1939 to January 31, 1940, date of return of
the aircraft to Air France |
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| FROMHEIM
Pierre |
Lieutenant
Commander
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| JOLIVET
DE RIENCOURT Urbain |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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From
May 1940, he was commander of the Latécoère 523
"Aldébaran", replacing Lieutenant PAQUIER,
until the aircraft was scuttled at Lanveoc-Poulmic |
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| MATHON
Henri Albert |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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Commander of Latécoère
523 No2 "L'Algol", from May 1938 to September
18, 1939, then of Latécoère 521 "Lieutenant
de Vaisseau Paris".
He will be killed on November
8, 1942 in Port-Liautey
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Born on 23 January 1903
in Watignies (59 - Nord)
Killed on 8 November 1942 in Port Lyautey (Morocco)
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| PAQUIER
Etienne |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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Commander
of Latécoère 523 "Aldébaran"
No3 from October 1938 to May 1940. He will leave the E-6
Escadrille in May 1940 |
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| PRAT
Roger |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
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Pilot
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First pilot of the "Aldebaran"
seaplane
He was killed in a plane
crash on August 23, 1944 in Dakar
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Born on 3 March 1912
in Paris - 18th Arr.
Killed on 23 August 1944 in Dakar (Senegal)
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| THABAUD
Jacques |
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Pilot
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| VILACEQUE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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He
was later Director of the UTA airline company |
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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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| Lanveoc-Poulmic |
29 -
Finistère
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January
1939 to June 18, 1940
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| Biscarosse |
40 -
Landes
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From
June 18 to 19, 1940
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| Port-Liautey |
Maroc
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From
June 19, 1940
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron E-6 was equipped since its creation, following aircrafts:
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Latécoere 521 - 522 - 523
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
523
- 1 Latécoère
522
- 1 Latécoère
521
Casualties
The squadron
"E-6" 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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