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Surveillance Squadron
HS-1
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Historical
This unit, originally known
as 7S-2, became the HS-1 Escadrille on October 1, 1938, attached
to the seaplane carrier, "Commander Teste".
At the outbreak of hostilities,
the unit and its Home Ship are based in Oran. It was Lieutenant
HAMELET who was in charge of the command of the unit before being
replaced in November 1939 by Lieutenant LE-ROUX. The "Commander-Teste"
being taken by seaplane transport missions, the Squadron is disembarked
and will operate from now on from the base of Arzew, until the end
of the Campaign of France. The unit now based on land, is attached
to the BPAN of Karouba on 1 February, thus ending its attachment
to the Flotilla F1H "Commander Teste". The unit performs
from this base, monitoring missions. It will lose during this period,
the Loire 130 No. 32, which after ditching, can not be towed and
will sink. The crew will be safe.
After Italy's declaration
of war, the missions intensify. By a bad blow of fate, one of the
last missions of the Naval Aeronautics before the Armistice will
be fatal to three men of the unit: On June 24, at the end of the
afternoon, the Loire 130 n ° 16 "s 'crushes' at sea, the
crew is killed: Lieutenant LE-ROUX, commander of the unit, Petty
Officer LACAMPAGNE, pilot and Chief Bosun’s Mate BELUCHE, Radio
On August 1, 1940, the HS-1
Squadron became 1-HS, but would finally be dissolved on August 31,
1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Squadron HS-1
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| HAMELET
Lieutenant |
November
2,1937
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November
13,1939
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| LE-ROUX
Alain Lieutenant |
November
13, 1939
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June
24, 1940 (Died)
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| SIROUY
Jean Lieutenant |
June
25, 1940
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July
25, 1940
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Pilotes
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Pilots
and Crew Members of the Squadron
HS-1
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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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| BELUCHE
André Jules |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
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Radio
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Killed
by accident on June 24, 1940 aboard the loire 130 No. 16 which
is lost at sea. |
Born on 26 December
1917 in Vagney (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 24 June 1940 in the Bay of Oran - Algeria
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| HAMELET
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Commander
of squadron
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Commander
of the Squadron from November 2, 1937 to November 13, 1939 |
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| LACAMPAGNE
Louis Pierre |
Petty
Officer
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Pilot
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Killed
by accident on June 24, 1940 aboard the loire 130 No. 16 which
is lost at sea. |
Born on 25 March 1914
in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 24 June 1940 in the Bay of Oran - Algeria
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| LE-ROUX
Alain François |
Lieutenant
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Commander
of squadron
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Commander
of the Squadron from November 13, 1939. Killed by accident on
June 24, 1940 aboard loire 130 No. 16 which falls at sea. |
Born on 9 November
1937 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 24 June 1940 in the Bay of Oran - Algeria
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| NICOLLE
Bernard |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| SIROUY
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Commander
of squadron
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Commander
of HS-1 Squadron from 25 June 1940 |
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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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Oran
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Algeria
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Until
Decembre 13, 1939
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Arzew
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Algeria
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From
December 13, 1939
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Aircrafts
The
Squadron HS-1 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 :
Casualties
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Killed
Crew Members
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3
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| BELUCHE
Chief Bosun’s Mate (Accident) |
June
24, 1940
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| LACAMPAGNE
Petty Officer (Accident) |
June
24, 1940
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| LE-ROUX
Lieutenant (Accident) |
June
24, 1940
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Sources
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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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