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On August 31, 1939, part
of Lanveoc-Poulmic's training section was transformed into 2S-4
Exploration Squadron. It is first equipped with Gourdou-Leseurre
GL812, CAMS 37-11 and a Loire 130. The unit takes up residence on
the base of Lorient, from where it carries out missions of surveillance
and escort of convoys.
On October 6th, it was decided
to turn the 2S-4 Squadron into a land unit. It is therefore logically
that it exchanges its CAMS 37-11 by Levasseur PL10 and PL101 in
terrestrial version. On October 10, the unit is transferred to La
Baule-Escoublac from where it will continue its missions. During
the winter, weather conditions are particularly bad and crews do
not fly much.
Pushed back by the German
advance, the squadron rejoins Rochefort, then Agen, Marignane and
finally Fare Les Oliviers near Berre-L'étang just before
the Armisitice.
The squadron will pay a heavy
tribe in losses by accident because 3 men are killed and one seriously
injured: The multiplication of the types of materials can undoubtedly
partly explain this state of fact
Staff
|
Commanders
of 2S-4 Squadron
|
| BLONDEAU
Robert Lieutenant |
August
31, 1939
|
October
16,1939 (Killed by accident)
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| ESPOUY
Bernard Lieutenant |
November
1st,1939
|
August
15, 1940 (Dissolution)
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Personnel
|
Pilots
and crew-members of 2S-4 Squadron
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|
Names
of pilots
|
Rank
|
Function
|
Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
|
Citations
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| AMIEL |
Chief
Bosun’s Mate
|
Radio
|
Seriously
injured by accident on October 16, 1939 aboard PL-101 No. 51 |
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| BLONDEAU
Robert Louis |
Lieutenant
|
Commander
of Squadron and Pilot
|
Accidentally
killed on October 16, 1939 aboard PL-101 No. 51 |
Born
on 01 November 1905 at Epinal (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 16 October 1939 at Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique) |
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| BOUCHER
André Camille |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
|
Accidentally
killed on May 20, 1940 aboard PL-101 No. 69 |
Born on February 19,1914
at Barret (16 - Charente)
Killed on May 20,1940
at Rochefort (17 - Charente)
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| ESPOUY
Bernard |
Lieutenant
|
Commander
of Squadron and Pilot
|
Joined
2S-4 Squadron on October 28, 1939 to replace the BLONDEAU LV
killed by accident on October 16 |
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| LE-BERRE |
Petty
Officer
|
Pilot
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| LE-GAL |
Petty
Officer 1st Class
|
Pilot
|
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| POINTEL
Roland René |
Ordinary
Seaman
|
Radio
|
Accidentally
killed on May 20, 1940 aboard PL-101 No. 69 |
Born on September 27,1917
at Paris - 18eme Arr
Killed on May 20,1940
at Rochefort (17 - Charente)
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Stories
of Crews
|
Crews
of Squadron 2S-4
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Names
of pilots
|
Rank
|
Function
|
Informations
|
|
Crew
|
BLONDEAU
Robert |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
Levasseur
PL-101 No51 : On October 16, 1939, the aircraft, losing
speed during the landing, picks up and crashes to the ground.
Lieutenant BLONDEAU is killed. The Quarter-Master AMIEL is seriously
wounded |
| AMIEL |
Chief Bosun’s
Mate
|
Radio
|
|
Crew
|
BOUCHER
André |
Petty Officer
|
Pilot
|
Levasseur
PL-101 No69 : On May 20, 1940, during a transfer between
Rochefort and Agen, the aircraft, victim of bad weather, crashed
on the ground. The crew is killed. |
| POINTEL
Roland |
Ordinary
Seaman
|
Radio
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Airfields
|
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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Lorient
|
29 -
Finistère
|
August
31 to October 6, 1939
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Lanvéoc-Poulmic
|
29 -
Finistère
|
October
6 to 10, 1939
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La Baule-Escoublac
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44 -
loire Atlantique
|
October
10, 1939 to May 19, 1940
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Rochefort
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17 -
Charente-Maritime
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May 19
to 21, 1940
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Agen
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47 -Lot
et garonne
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May 21
to 22, 1940
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Marignane
|
13 -
Bouches du Rhône
|
May 22,
1940
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Fare
les Oliviers
|
13 -
Bouches du Rhône
|
May 22
to 24, 1940
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Aircrafts
The
2S-4 Squadron was equipped since its creation, following aircrafts:
- Levasseur PL 10 from
early October 1939
- Levasseur PL 101
from early October 1939
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
|
Crew members
Killed
|
3
|
| BLONDEAU
Robert Lieutenant (Accident) |
October
16, 1939
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| BOUCHER
André Petty Officer (Accident) |
May 20,1940
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| POINTELRoland
Ordinary Seaman (Accident) |
May 20,1940
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Crew
members Wounded
|
1
|
| AMIEL
Ordinary Seaman (Accident) |
October
16, 1939
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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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