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Surveillance Squadron 4S-2


Historical

On November 1, 1939, Karouba's Training Section became Squadron 4S-2 under the command of Lieutenant Combe. This one will be replaced by Lieutenant LUTHEREAU from January 1940. Armed with CAMS 55 and Lioré & Olivier LeO H258, she is in charge of the surveillance of the coast around Bizerte.

The Escadrille will be out in July 1940


Staff

Commanders of the Squadron 4S-2
COMBE Fernand Lieutenant
November 1st, 1939
January 2nd,1940
LUTHEREAU Paul Lieutenant
January 2nd,1940
August 30,1940 (Dissolution)


Personnel

Pilots and crew-members of Squadron 4S-2
Names of pilots
Rank
Function
Informations
Civil Statut
Photo
Citations
COMBE Fernand
Lieutenant

Commander of Squadron 4S-2

Commander of the 4S-2 from November 1st, 1939 to January 1940  
 
LUTHEREAU Paul
Lieutenant
Commander of Squadron 4s-2
Commander of the 4S-2 from January to July 1940  

 


Airfields

Various used Airfields
City
Department or country
Period of use
Karouba
Tunisia
From November 1st, 1939 to July 1940

 


Aircrafts

The Squadron 4S-2 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 :

  • 3 CAMS 55
  • 4 Lioré & Olivier LeO H258

Casualties

The squadron "4S-2" had no losses to deplore during the Campaign of France.

 


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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