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Historical
On May 10, 1940, GA0 544
is attached to the 1st Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 544
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| Captain
DE LOISY |
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Other
Members of the Military Staff
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| Lieutenant
BOSSU |
Mechanic
Officier
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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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| CHOCQUET |
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Pilot
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| DE
LOISY |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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| DELAITRE |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Leaves
the Group to join the GR I/35 on March 25, 1940. |
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| DUGNAT
Georges |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Assigned
to the group on March 5, 1940. Transferred to the GR II/52 on
May 13, 1940. |
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| FARELACCI |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Transferred
to the GR II/52 on May 13, 1940. |
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| JEAN |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
May 12, 1940, he was taken prisoner after his aircraft, the
Mureaux 115 No. 42 , was hit by the Flak. |
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| LARPENT
Serge |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Leaves
the Group to join the GR I/35 on March 25, 1940. Her will be
killed on June 4, 1940. |
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| MONTAGNON |
Captain
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Pilot
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On
May 12, 1940, he was taken prisoner after his aircraft, the
Mureaux 115 No. 42, was hit by the Flak. |
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| TINLAND |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Transferred
to the GR II/52 on May 13, 1940. |
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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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MONTAGNON |
Captain
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n°42 : Shot down by the Flak on May 12, 1940.
The crew is taken prisoner. |
| JEAN |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Airfield
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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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| Romilly
sur Seine |
10
- Aube
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August
1939
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| Saint-Omer |
62
- Pas de Calais
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November 10, 1939
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| Couvron |
02
- Aisne
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| Villers-lès-Guise |
02
- Aisne
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March 24, 1940
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| Brêtigny-sur
Orge |
91
- Essone
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May
13, 1940
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| Tours
Parçay-Meslay / Mettray |
37
- Indre et Loire
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May
18, 1940
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| Clermont-Ferrand |
63
- Puy de Dôme
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| Bordeaux-Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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Juny
05, 1940
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| Pau |
64
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Juny
14, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 544 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 115
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crew
prisoners
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2
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| Captain
MONTAGNON |
May 12,
1940
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| Lieutenant
JEAN |
May 12,
1940
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