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118 Bombardment crew members are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Rank
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AMIEL Marcel
Chief Bosun’s Mate
AB-1
Flying Radio
         
BAGOT
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
   
BARON Georges
Lieutenant
HB-1
Pilot

HB-1 Squadron Commander

He was killed in an air crash on 14 January 1946 at Port-Liautey

Born on 19 January 1902 in Cerets (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on 14 January 1946 in Port Liautey - Morocco
BEDOS Jean
Lieutenant
B-1
Pilot
B-1 Squadron Commander from November 1939    
BESSEY-DE-COTENSON Louis
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-1
Machine-Gunner
Shot down in aerial combat on June 9, 1940: His pilot managed to land in the field and the crew joined the French lines    
BEYAERT Joseph - René
Petty Officer 1st Class
B-2
Pilot
Accidentally killed on September 8, 1939 aboard a Leo H257 Bis Born January 21st 1915 at Rexpoëde (59 - Nord)
Killed on 8 September 1939 at Berre-l'Etang (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
 
BILLIEN Marcel - Pierre
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-4
Pilot
Disappeared at sea on 19 June 1940 while returning from an attack on the Italian base at Liguria
Born on 25 May 1912
Disappeared on 19 June 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea
BLANCHET
Sub-Lieutenant
B-3
Pilot
   
BLANCHOT Joseph
Petty Officer
T-2
  Demobilised in August 1940, he joined the Resistance in 1943 and was arrested on 5 November 1943. Deported to Buchenwald, he was liberated by the Soviet Army on 2 May 1945. Born in 1912 at Batz-Sur-Mer      
BODIN Jean
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-1
Radio - Machine Gunner
         
BOEHM
Chief Petty Officer
T-1
Pilot
     
BONNEFOY Louis
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
Petty Officer BONNEFOY will be killed on April 16th 1945 while serving in the Naval Air Group No2 in Cognac during the operations of liberation of the Atlantic pockets Born on 18 January 1915 at Auxerre (89 - Yonne)
Killed on 16 April 1945 at Saint-Augustin (17 - Charente Maritime)
   
BRUNEL François
Lieutenant
AB-3
Pilot
Squadron second in command      
BUHOT-LAUNAY Hyacinthe
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
Shot down in aerial combat on June 9, 1940: He succeeded in landing in the field and the crew joined the French lines      
CAMARD Noel - Jules
Lieutenant
T-4
Pilot
T-4 Squadron Commander      
CAMBON Bernard
Lieutenant
T-1
T-1 Squadron Commander      
CARIOU
Petty Officer 1st Class
T-2
Mechanic
Forced to parachute his aircraft on May 23, 1940 following an air combat      
CHAUBY
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-2
Pilot
     
CLAUDE Roland
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-1
Pilot
On May 17, 1940, on returning from a mission, he got lost in the night and had to land on a beach in Normandy. Born on 24 July 1910
Killed on 14 July 1943
   
CODOS Paul
Captain
B-5
Pilot
On board the "Flammarion", he will participate in the search for the German battleships "Admiral Graf Sppe" and "Von Scheer" which are destroying allied transports in the South Atalantic. Born on 1st May 1896 at Iviers (02 - Aisne)
Died on 30 January 1960
     
COMET Paul
Sub-Lieutenant
B-5
Paul COMET is an experienced navigator : before the conflict, he crossed the Atlantic several times on board the Couzinet.
He took part in the bombing of Berlin during the night of 7 to 8 June 1940 on board the Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne".
     
COMMINES-DE-MARSILLY
Sub-Lieutenant
B
Pilot
     
CORNEILLET
Petty Officer 1st Class
B-5
Mechanic
Participates in the bombing of Berlin on the night of June 7 to 8, 1940 aboard the Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne"      
COUCAL Raymond
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-2
Machine-gunner
Killed in aerial combat May 23, 1940 Born on 16 January 1913 in Paris (75)
Killed on 23 May 1940
   
DAILLIERE Henri - Laurent
Lieutenant Commander
B-5
Commander of Farman NC 223.4 No2 "Jules Verne". Took part in the bombing of Berlin during the night of 7 to 8 June 1940 on board Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne".

He will be killed in an air accident on October 11, 1942

Born on 26 February 1901 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on 11 October 1942 in Conakry (Guinea)
   
DAVONNEAU Bernard
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
         
DECAIX Patrice
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-4
Pilot
On May 19, during an attack by an Armored formation, his aircraft, too damaged, forces him to land: he will be taken prisoner
     
DE-LA-NOUE
Sub-Lieutenant
T-4
Pilot
     
DE-RODELLEC-DU PORZIC Olivier
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-4
Pilot
     
DESCHAMP
Petty Officer
B-5
Machine-Gunner / Bomber
Participates in the bombing of Berlin on the night of June 7 to 8, 1940 aboard the Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne""      
DESMONS Emile - Robert
Lieutenant
T-1
Pilot
Killed on March 21, 1940 in an accident on board the Latécoère 298 n ° 11 Born on 8 August 1918 at Toul (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 21 March 1940 at Boulogne sur Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
   
DOMERGUE
Sub-Lieutenant
T-2
Pilot
     
DOUXAMI Marcel - Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-2
Pilot

During the attack on May 19, 1940 against an armored column, his aircraft was hit by the Flak, and forced to land in the field, he was taken prisoner

He was killed on 4 August 1943, when his Hudson crashed on take-off and caught fire

Born on 20 April 1911 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 4 August 1943 in Dakar (Senegal)
   
DUVAUCHELLE René - Georges
Petty Officer 1st Class
HB-2
Pilot

On July 4, 1940, accompanied by Radio Jaques MEHOIUAS, he will join Malta aboard the Latécoère 298 n ° 33

He joined the Free French Air Force, and was posted to 69th Squadron (RAF operational unit). He was killed in aerial combat on January 11th 1941 at Catalane (Italy)

Born on 30 May 1912 in Le Havre (76 - Seine Maritime)
Killed on 11 January 1941 over Catalonia (Italy)
 
ECHINARD Maurice
Lieutenant
B-3
B-2 Squadron Commander until May 15, 1940      
ELIOT Bernard
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
He participated in the transfer of the Squadron to Bône (Algeria), but victim of a breakdown, he was forced to stay in Corsica to repair, and will not join the Squadron until June 28 .... thus violating the ban flight dictated by the Armisitice!      
ETIENNE
Petty Officer
             
EVEN Eugène
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-1
Pilot
Shot down in aerial combat on May 20, 1940. Unscathed, he succeeded in landing in the field and joined the lines.      
FAIVRE Robert Jules
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-2
Pilot

During the attack on May 19, 1940 against an armored column, his aircraft was hit by the Flak. He tries to join the lines, but he is attacked by ME109 on the way back and he must land in the countryside where he will be taken prisoner.

He was killed on 30 June 1943 while serving at the Agadir Naval Air Station in Morocco

Born on 11 November 1912 in Paris (75)
Killed on 30 June 1943 in Inezgane (Morocco)
   
FELTZ Georges
Sub-Lieutenant
AB-1
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 20, 1940 Born on 20th July 1917 at Woippy (57 - Moselle)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Beaumont en Argonne (08 - Ardennes)
 
FOURNIER Lucien
Lieutenant
B-2
Pilot
B-2 Squadron Commander      
GASTON Robert
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-3
Mechanic
Accidentally killed on June 11, 1940 Born on 31 August 1918 at Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Killed on 11 June 1940 at Castres (81 - Tarn)
   
GIBERT André
Lieutenant
T-3
Pilot
André GIBERT after his demobilization in September 1940, joined the Free French Forces where he became a fighter pilot in the "Ile de France" fighter group Born on 31 March 1914 in Paris
Died on 11 July 2003 at La Celle-Saint-Cloud (78 - Yvelines)
     
GUEUGNET Chief Petty Officer
B-5
Pilot
He took part in the bombing of Aix la Chapelle on 19 May. But severely tested by the mission, he will be replaced thereafter by Master Henri YONNET, in particular during the raid on Berlin        
GUILLAUMET Henri  
B-5
Pilot

On board the "Flammarion", he will participate in the search for the German battleships "Admiral Graf Sppe" and "Von Scheer" which destroy the allied transports in the South Atalantic.

He disappeared on 27 November 1940 on board Farman F2234 No3 "Le Verrier", shot down by an Italian fighter.

Born on 29 May 1902 in Bouy (51 - Marne)
Killed on 27 November 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea
     
GOASGUEN Auguste - François
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
Killed on May 19, after an attack by an Armored formation, he succeeded in bringing his aircraft back over the French lines, but was shot down by the French DCA.. Born on 25 June 1915 at Locquénolé (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 19 June 1940 at Etreux (02 - Aisne)
   
GOBERT
Petty Officer 1st Class
T-2
Pilot
On June 10, 1940, his aircraft, the Latécoère 298 T2-9 was shot down by the DCA of a French ship ..., but the crew was saved.      
GRAND André - Georges
Petty Officer 1st Class
T-3
Pilot
Disappeared June 9, 1940 during a bridge attack mission Born on 13 November 1914 in Chaumont (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 9 June 1940
   
GUILLARD
Lieutenant Commander
B
Pilot
B Squadron Commander      
HABERT Pierre
Lieutenant
AB-4
Pilot
Former test pilot of the SNCAO Company which manufactures the LN 401: a very useful recruit for the Group!      
HALGAND
Petty Officer
T-2
Pilot
Captured on May 23, 1940 after air combat      
HAUTIN
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
Shot dead and taken prisoner on May 20, 1940      
HIRTZ Alfred
Petty Officer
AB-1
Machine-Gunner
Killed on May 20, 1940, he was taken prisoner      
HUET
Sub-Lieutenant
T-2
Pilot
Wounded in aerial combat on May 23, 1940      
JALABERT
Lieutenant
B-3
B-2 Squadron Commander from May 15, 1940      
JAMAIS Mick
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
On May 19, during an attack by an Armored formation, his aircraft, too damaged, forces him to land: he will be taken prisoner      
JEANDRON Jean-louis
Petty Officer
AB-1
Machine-gunner
Killed on May 20, 1940 in aerial combat. Born on 22 February 1915 at Chateauneuf du Faou (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 20th May 1940 at Urvillers (02 - Aisne)
 
JOURDAIN
Lieutenant
T-2
Pilot
T2 Squadron Deputy Commander      
KLEIN Joseph
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
On May 19, during an attack by an Armored formation, his aircraft, too damaged, forces him to land: he will succeed in joining the French lines      
LAFON Roger
Petty Officer
AB-1
Machine-gunner
Killed on May 20, 1940 after an aerial combat. his pilot succeeded in landing in the countryside, but he was machine-gunned to the ground by a German fighter. Born on 01 March 1931 in Brest (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 20 May 1940
   
LAINE Francis
Lieutenant
AB-4
Pilot
AB-4 Squadron Commander      
LAMIOT Jacques
Lieutenant
T-2
Pilot
T2 Squadron Commander      
LANSONNEUR Alexis - Marie
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
Killed by accident on 22 December 1939 at Orly: while landing, he tried to avoid an aircraft in his path, but the aircraft went into a spin and crashed. Born on 31 May 1912 at Ploumoguer (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 22 December 1939 at Orly (94 - Val de Marne)
   
LECOANET Aimé
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
Killed on May 20, 1940, he was taken prisoner      
LE-DROUCPEET Yves - Marie
Petty Officer
AB-3
Pilot
Killed on 13th June 1940 in aerial combat: his aircraft was shot down by a Fiat CR-42 while landing at Hyères on his way back from a training mission. Born on 02 August 1916 at Louannec (22-Côtes d'Armor)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Hyères (83 - Var)
   
LE-LOUARN Marcel
Petty Officer
T-3
Pilot
Accidentally killed on June 11, 1940 Born on 15 June 1916 at Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 11 June 1940 at Castres (81 - Tarn)
   
LE-MOAL
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
On May 24, during the transfer from AB-2 to AFN, his aircraft encountered engine problems between Corsica and Bône (Algeria) and he had to land in Sardinia where he was interned.      
LEULIETTE André - Odilon
B-2
Flight-Mechanic
Accidentally killed on September 8, 1939 aboard a Leo H257 Bis Born on 26 December 1915 at Eperlecques (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 8 September 1939 at Berre-l'Etang (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
   
LEVEILLE Gaston
Lieutenant
AB-1
Pilot
Wounded May 20, 1940 in aerial combat. He managed to land in the countryside.      
LORENZI
Lieutenant
AB-2
Pilot
Commander of the AB-2 Squadron from September 1, 1938 to June 1940      
LOURDELLE Maurice
Petty Officer
AB-1
Radio
       
LUCAS Edouard
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
After the Armistice, he is the only pilot to successfully join Saint-Laurent La Salanque despite the flight ban      
LUCAS Jean - Louis
Chief Bosun’s Mate
AB-3
Machine-Gunner
Killed on 13th June 1940 in aerial combat: his aircraft was shot down by a Fiat CR-42 while landing at Hyères on his way back from a training mission. Born on 07 August 1914 at Ploaré (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Hyères (83 - Var)
   
MANGIN-D'OUINCE Xavier
Lieutenant Commander
B-5
Commander of Farman NC 223.4 n ° 3 "Le Verrier"      
MARRAUD Paul
Lieutenant
T-3
Pilot
T-3 Squadron Commander Born February 22nd 1907 at Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Died on 22 January 1981 at Antibes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
   
MARTIN Julien Thermod
Lieutenant
AB-1
Pilot
Killed on May 20, 1940 in aerial combat. Born on 18 February 1906 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Urvilliers (02 - Aisne)
 
MEHAULT Elie
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
On June 24, 1940, during the retreat of the Squadron towards Bône (Algeria), Second-Master MEHAULT was victim of an engine failure and he had to land in Sardinia where he was interned      
MEHEUT
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-2
Pilot
On May 24, during the transfer from AB-2 to AFN, his aircraft encountered engine problems between Corsica and Bône (Algeria) and he had to land in Sardinia where he was interned.      
MEHOUAS Jacques
Petty Officer
HB-2
Radio
On July 4, 1940, with René DEVAUCHELLE, his pilot, he will join Malta aboard the Latécoère 298 n ° 33      
MENVIELLE André
Lieutenant Commander
B-5
Commander of Farman NC 223.4 n ° 1 "Camille Flammarion"      
MESNY Gérald
Lieutenant
AB-1
Pilot
Commander of the AB-1 Squadron from October 1937 to August 15, 1940      
MOULINIER Robert
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
On May 20, 1940, he attacked a Heinkel HE111 and succeeded in setting one of his engines on fire, but himself hit by the rear gunner of the bomber, he was forced to land in the field      
NELIAS Robert
Petty Officer
AB-1
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on May 20, 1940 Born on 3 August 1915 in Pont-Aven (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at sea
   
NERI Jacques  
B-5
Radio
In 1941, while trying to reach Spain with 32 other airmen, he was arrested and deported to Buchenwald Born in 1905
Died on 2 April 1995 in Ajaccio (Corsica)
     
NIEL Max gustave
Petty Officer
AB-2
Pilot
He was killed on February 2nd 1944 while serving at the Dakar Naval Air Station (Senegal) Born on 07 May 1914 in Marsqeille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 02 February 1944 at sea
   
PASCAL Louis Jules
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-2
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat May 19, 1940 Born on 15 November 1912 at Marmande (47 - Lot et Garonne)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Landrecies (59 - Nord)
   
PAQUIER Etienne
Lieutenant
4-B
4-B Squadron Commander from mid-June 1940      
PAUL Gabriel - Yves
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-2
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat May 23, 1940 Born on 01 July 1909 in Plouvien (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 23 May 1940
   
PAYOL
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-2
Machine-Gunner
Injured seriously in aerial combat on May 23, 1940      
PENNOGON Pierre
Petty Officer
AB-1
Radio - Machine-gunner
         
PIERRET Robert
Lieutenant
AB-3
Pilot
AB-3 Squadron Commander      
PIQUEMAL René
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
         
PONCHARDIER Pierre
Lieutenant
4-B
Pilot
Second in Command of 4-B Squadron from June 1940      
POUPON Jean
Petty Officer 1st Class
B-2
Machine-Gunner / Bomber
Accidentally killed on September 8, 1939 aboard a Leo H257 Bis Born on 21 March 1911 at Plogonnec (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 8 September 1939 at Berre-l'Etang (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
   
PRIGENT Adrien - Louis
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
Killed during training on May 17, 1940: he failed to straighten his device after a dive and struck the sea. Born on 01 September 1918
Killed on 17 May 1940 at Cherbourg-Octeville (50 - Manche)
   
RENAUD Paul - Alphonse
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-1
Radio
Killed on March 21, 1940 in an accident on board the Latécoère 298 n ° 11 Born on 29 July 1919 at Toul (75 - Paris)
Killed on 21 March 1940 at Boulogne sur Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
   
RICQUIER Raymond - Joseph
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
Disappeared June 19, 1940 during an attack on the Italian Base of Ligure Born on January 01, 1918 in Marseille (13 - Bouches-Du-Rhône)
Disappeared on 19 June 1940 over Italy
   
RIGOURD Alexis
Chief Bosun’s Mate
AB-1
Radio - Machine-Gunner
         
ROCHON Marcel
Petty Officer
AB-4
Pilot
Injured on June 4, 1940 during the transfer of the Querqueville Squadron to Hyères: The unit was attacked by ... Morane MS406 Poles.      
ROUX DE VENCE Raymond
Sub-Lieutenant
T-3
Pilot
     
ROY René - Julien
Petty Officer
AB-3
Pilot
He was killed on 2 February 1944 during a Convoy Escort mission in a Vickers Wellington Born on 07 May 1915 in Bernouil (89 - Yonne)
Killed on 02 February 1944 off Senegal
   
SAULNIER Christian
Petty Officer
AB-1
Pilot
         
SCOUR
Petty Officer 1st Class
B-5
Radio
Participates in the bombing of Berlin on the night of June 7 to 8, 1940 aboard the Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne"      
SEBIRE André - Joseph
Petty Officer
T-2
Pilot
Accidentally killed on June 19, 1940 Born on 28 November 1913 at Notre-Dame-De-Neuilly (50 - Manche)
Killed on 19 June 1940 at Fougax (09 - Ariège)
   
TANGUY Gabriel
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-3
Radio
Killed by accident on June 11, 1940 Born on 26 September 1905 at Landéda (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 11 June 1940 at Castres (81 - Tarn)
     
TANGUY Georges - Charles
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-3
Radio
Disappeared June 10, 1940 during a bridge attack mission Born on 8 August 1920 in Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 9 June 1940
   
TARQUIS Yves
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-1
Mechanic - Machine-Gunner
         
TASSEL Georges
Chief Bosun’s Mate
T-2
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat May 23, 1940 Born on 17 February 1916 at Messac (35 - Ile et Vilaine)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Bois-Jean (62 - Pas de Calais)
   
TEOULET Eloi - Raoul
Petty Officer 1st Class
AB-4
Pilot
Killed in the attack on an Armored Co-Concentration on May 19. He was killed in flight by a 20mm shell. His device will land, alone, a few kilometers further ... Born on 09 March 1910 at Puylaurens (81 - Tarn)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Fontaine-au-bois (59 - Nord)
   
THENAIZIE
Petty Officer
T-2
Rasio
Seriously injured in aerial combat on May 23, 1940      
TRAUB
Lieutenant
B-1
Pilot
Commander of the Escadriile until November 9, 1939      
VEYRE-DE-SORAS
Lieutenant
HB-2
HB-2 Squadron Commander      
VIANES Pierre - Antoine
Petty Officer
T-3
Pilot
Accidentally killed on February 5, 1940 Born on 11 March 1915 at Cahors (46 - Lot)
Killed on 05 February 1940 at Jobourg (50 - Manche)
   
VILBERT Jules
Lieutenant
AB-2
Pilot
During the attack of a concentration of armored vehicles on May 19, 1940, he was hit hard but managed to finish his attack before landing in the field      
WALGER Marcel
Petty Officer
AB-1
Machine-Gunner
Shot down in aerial combat on May 20, 1940. Unscathed, he managed to parachute but was taken prisoner. Born on 10 April 1918 at Reppe (90 - Territoire de Belfort)
Killed on 14 August 1944 at Livet Et Gavet (38 - Isère)
   
WERLE Charles - Joseph
Petty Officer
T-1
Mechanic
Killed on March 21, 1940 in an accident on board the Latécoère 298 n ° 11 Born on 24 December 1911 at Saverne (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Killed on 21 March 1940 at Boulogne sur Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
   
YONNET Henri
Petty Officer 1st Class
B-5
Co-Pilot
Participates in the bombing of Berlin on the night of June 7 to 8, 1940 aboard the Farman 223-4 "Jules Verne"      
                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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