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Historical
Escadrille 4S-1 was born
on April 1, 1928. Scheduled for assignment in Tunisia, it is based
in Fréjus Saint-Raphael, before joining the Karouba base.
During the Campaign of France, from this base, she will carry out
missions of surveillance of the coasts of Algeria and Tunisia.
On June 22, 1940, two CAMS
55 will be victims of a mistake that could have been tragic. The
two aircraft are attacked by a French fighter, and one of them,
piloted by the Sub-Lieutenant GARDANNE, has to land in the middle
of a field. The aircraft is destroyed, but the crew is almost unscathed:
only two wounded are to be deplored.
The squadron is dissolved
on August 30, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Squadron 4S-1
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| DURAND
René Lieutenant |
January
3,1939
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August
30,1940 (Dissolution)
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew-members of 4S-1 Squadron
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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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| DURAND
René |
Lieutenant
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Commander
of squadron
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| GARDANNE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
June 22, 1940, his aircraft, the CAMS55 4S1-1 is attacked by
a ... French fighter. Forced to land in the field, the aircraft
is destroyed but the crew is unscathed, only two men are slightly
injured. |
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| BLAIN |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
June 22, 1940, his aircraft, the CAMS55 4S1-1 is attacked by
a ... French fighter, but he will manage to join his base without
hindrance |
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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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Saint-Raphael
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83 -
Var
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April
1928 to August 1928
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Karouba
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Tunisie
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August
1928 to August 30, 1940
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Aircrafts
The
squadron 4S-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
The squadron
"4S-1" 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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