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Historical
GAR 545 was created on 15
October 1937 and became GAO 545 on 2 September 1938.
On May 10, 1940, the GAO
545 is attached to the 9th Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
GAO 545 was dissolved on
1st July 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 545
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| Captain
DISCORS Auguste - Roger |
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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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| BOUYAY |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On
May 14, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 621 was destroyed
following a fight against 9 Me109: The pilot managed to pose
in the countryside his aircraft in flame. The crew is unscathed |
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| DELOVE |
Captain
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Observer
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On
May 14, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 621 was destroyed
following a fight against 9 Me109: The pilot managed to pose
in the countryside his aircraft in flame. The crew is unscathed |
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| DISCORS
Auguste - Roger |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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In
1934, Captain Auguste DISCORS was posted to Hanoi, Vietnam.
In 1937, he was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour in recognition
of his 17 years of service and five campaigns.
In 1939, Auguste DISCORS took command of GAO 545.
After the war, he left the Air Force in 1953 with the rank of
Reserve Commander. He returned to service in February 1957 and
was assigned to North Africa.
Auguste DISCORS ended his career with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel.
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Born
on 16 March 1902 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Died on 5 July 1968 in Ajaccio (20 - Southern Corsica) |
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| DUBOIS
Stéphane - Armand |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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He obtained
his pilot's licence on 5 March 1937 and was assigned to GAR
525 in St Jean D'Angély before joining GAO 545. After
the Armistice, he was transferred to GAO 590 based in Gabès
(Tunisia).
Stéphane DUBOIS was killed on 11 October 1944 in Schodike,
the Netherlands, while fighting with Group IV/2 ‘Ile
de France’. His Spitfire IX was hit by flak and crashed
to the ground. His body was found two weeks later in the wreckage
of his aircraft.
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Né
le 5 novembre 1916 à Paris (75)
Tué
le 11 octobre 1944 à Schoodike (Pays-Bas)
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| MARIAGE
Pierre - Paul |
Commander
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Observer
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Pierre
Mariage voluntarily enlisted in the artillery in August 1914.
He was qualified as an aircraft observer in February 1917
and was seconded to the air force in March.
Demobilised in 1919, he was transferred to the reserves. He
was recalled to active service in 1939 and was first posted
to GAO 545 in August 1939, then to the 1/36 reconnaissance
group of the 11th land army. He took part in the French campaign
and became commander of GAO III/551 in May 1940.
Demobilised in August 1940, he joined the Free French Forces
in 1942. Pierre Mariage served periods in the reserves after
the war and left the reserve army with the rank of Colonel.
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Born
30 November 1896, Paris (75)
Died in Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 2 November
1979 |
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| PERNE
Léon - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 621 was destroyed
following a fight against 9 Me109: The Sub-Lieutenant PERNE
succeeded in posing in the countryside his aircraft in flame.
The crew is unscathed |
Born
on 7 March 1918 in Lierneux (Belgium)
Died on 18 June 2003 in Marseille (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) |
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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 |
PERNE
Léon |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 621 : Destroyed following an aerial combat
on May 14, 1940. His crew is unscathed |
| DELOVE |
Captain
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Observer
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| BOUYAY |
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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| Auxerre |
89
- Yonne
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September
3, 1939
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| Metz |
57
- Moselle
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September
10, 1939
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| Jouaville |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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September
26, 1939
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| Fayence |
83
- Var
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October 21, 1939
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| Valence
Chabeuil |
26
- Drôme
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March
20, 1940
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| Denain
Prouvy |
59
- Nord
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April
16, 1940
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| Dieppe
- Saint-Aubin |
76
- Seine-Maritime
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May
19, 1940
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| Orléans
Bricy |
45
- Loiret
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May
21, 1940
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| Bordeaux
Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
06, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 545 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 :
Casualties
The
GAO 545 did not have any casualties to deplore during the campaign
of France.
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