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Historical
GAR I/506 was formed on
15 January 1937 and became GAO 1/506 on 2 September 1938.
At the time of the German attack on 10 May 1940, GAO I/506 was attached
to the Third Army within the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAE
(Eastern Air Operations Zone).
The Group was disbanded on 1 July 1940
Staff
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Commandants
duCommanders
of the group
Groupe GAO I/506
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| Captain
ROBERT Guillaume |
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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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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Photos
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Citations
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| BERNHEIM
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Pierre
Bernheim was wounded on 17 June 1940. |
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| COIGNIER
Marcel - Max |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Killed
on 27 May 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 413, which was attacked
by 12 Me109s. It was the observer, the sole survivor but seriously
wounded, who managed to make an emergency landing in the countryside,
behind French lines. |
Born on 13 November
1914 in Bouhans-et-Feurg (70 – Haute-Saône)
Killed on 27 May 1940 in Vittarville (55 – Meuse)
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| DILLAT
Charles - Laurent |
Chief
warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On
6 November 1939, his aircraft, the Mureaux 117 No. 66, was shot
down by three Me109s. Chief Warrant Officer DILLAT, who was
wounded during the attack, managed to parachute to safety. |
Born on 14 November
1893 in Vernet-Les-Bains (66 – Pyrénées-Orientales)
Died on 5 January 1982 in Millas (66 – Pyrénées-Orientales)
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| GOETZ
Jérome - Jean |
Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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Killed
on 27 May 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 413, which was attacked
by 12 Me109s. It was the observer, the sole survivor but seriously
wounded, who managed to make an emergency landing in the countryside,
behind French lines. |
Born on 13 November
1914 in Paris (75)
Killed on 27 May 1940 in Vittarville (55 – Meuse)
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| LELEU
Gilbert - Dieudonné |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Killed
on 10 September 1939 aboard the Mureaux 113 No. 4, shot down
by two Me109s |
Born on 30 November
1902 in Lestrem (62 – Pas-de-Calais)
Killed on 10 September 1939 in Rohrbach (57 – Moselle)
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| MOLL
Nicolas - Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Nicolas MOLL was an air
observer seconded from the 61st Artillery Regiment.
Killed on 10 September 1939 aboard the Mureaux 113 No. 4,
shot down by two Me109s
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Born on 16 January 1917
in Oherdorff (57 – Moselle)
Killed on 10 September 1939 in Lisdorf (Germany)
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| ROBERT
Guillaume - André |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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Born on 13 February
1904 in Saint-Lo (50 – Manche)
Died on 14 December 1974 in Lyon (69 – Rhône)
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| SCHMIT
Ernest - Eugène |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on 6 November 1939 aboard the Mureaux 117 No. 66, shot down
by three Me 109s. |
Born on 20 December
1912 in Thionville (57 – Moselle)
Killed on 6 November 1939 in (57 – Moselle)
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| SOGNET
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
27 May 1940, the pilot and gunner of Potez 63-11 No. 413 were
killed during an attack by 12 Me109s, and it was Lieutenant
SOGNET, who was seriously wounded, who managed to land the aircraft
in open country behind French lines. |
Born on 21 August 1910
in Liverdun (54 – Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Died on 26 August 1999 in Nancy (54 – Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Informations
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Crew
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LELEU
Gilbert |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
113 n° 4 : shot down in air combat on September
10, 1939: the crew is killed |
| MOLL
Nicolas |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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DILLAT
Charles |
Chief
Warrant officer
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Pilot
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Mureaux
117 n° 66 : Shot down on November 6, 1939 by three
BF109E. Sub-Lieutenant SCHMITT is killed, Chief Warrant Officer
DILLAT, injured, parachutes |
| SCHMITT
Ernest |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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COIGNIER
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 413 : Shot down by German Fighters on May
27, 1940, Lieutenant COIGNIER was killed, and Lieutenant SOGNET,
seriously wounded, put the aircraft in the field. Sergeant GOETZ
is killed too. |
| SOGNET
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| GOETZ
Jérome |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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| Conflans
Doncourt |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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September
3, 1939
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| Neufchâteau |
88
- Vosges
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Juny 12, 1940
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| Marcy-sur-Til |
21
- Côte d'Or
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Juny
14, 1940
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| Roanne |
42
- Loire
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Juny
15, 1940
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| Castres |
81
- Tarn
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Juny
16, 1940
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| Port-Vendres |
66
- Pyrénées Orientales
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Juny
17, 1940
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on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the GAO I/506
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Aircrafts
The GAO I/506 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described 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 Mureaux 113
- 1 Mureaux 117
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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5
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| Lieutenant
LELEU (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
MOLL (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
SCHMITT (Combat) |
November
6, 1939
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| Sub-Lieutenant
COIGNIER (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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| Sergeant
GOETZ (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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| Chief
Warrant Officer DILLAT (Combat) |
November
6, 1939
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| Lieutenant
SOGNET (Combat) |
May 27,
1940
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Sources
- Mr Marc BERNHEIM - the lieutenant
Pierre BERNHEIM &was his Father
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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