Surveillance Squadron 3S-5

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Historical

The squadron was created on August 30, 1939 from elements of the training and servitudes section of Hyères. The equipment consists of Potez 25A2 and Potez 25TOE.

Initially, the unit carries out target towing missions for the benefit of the AC-2 Fighting Squadron but also the DCA of the Toulon base's ships.

In February 1940, seaplanes Lioré & Olivier LeO H43 replace the Potez. The crews will carry out on this new machine, surveillance missions around Toulon and the Mediterranean coast.

Armisitice will end the Campaign and the unit will be dissolved soon after.

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Staff

Commanders of the Squadron 3S-5
HEPP Jean Lieutenant	September 02,1939	August 20,1940 (Dissolution)

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Personnel

Pilots and crew-members of Squadron 3S-5
Names of pilots	Rank	Function	Informations	Civil Statut	Photo	Citations
HEPP Jean	Lieutenant	Commander of Squadron	Commander of Squadron 3S-5 from 2 September 1939 to 20 August 1940, date of the dissolution of the Squadron

 

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Airfields

Various used Airfields
City	Department or country	Period of use
Hyères	83 - Var	August 30, 1939 to February 1940
Saint Mandrier sur Mer	83 - Var	March 1940 to July 1940

 

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Aircrafts

The Squadron 3S-5 was equipped since its creation, following aircrafts:

- Potez 25

- Lioré & Olivier LeO H43

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 :

• 10 Potez 25 A2
• 2 Potez 25 TOE
• 7 Lioré & Olivier LeO H43

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Casualties

The squadron "3S-5" had no losses to deplore during the Campaign of France.

 

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Sources

- The citations or decorations listed are extracted from the Official Journals archived in « Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France »

- 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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