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POTEZ 540
Potez 540
31
X-105
Assigned to the GB II / 51 - 3rd Squadron.Present to the Group at Tours in 1938. Transferred to the CIR (Center of Instruction to the Recognition). During the withdrawal of the aircraft to the AFN before the Armistice, this Potez 540, victim of a breakdown, is forced to land in the Balearic Islands. The crew is taken prisoner. The Aircraft, dismantled, will be stored until the end of the war.
BLOCH MB 210
Bloch MB210
181
E-854
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Destroyed by accident on April 11, 1940. The aircraft crashes to the ground on takeoff. The Pilot, Sgt YVONNON is badly wounded, the rest of the crew is killed: Cptne PERNET (Chef de Bord), Sgt PONSOT (Mechanic) and Corporal GAILLARD (Machine Gunner)
Bloch MB210
183
E-856
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Destroyed December 15, 1939 because of frost. Adjut-Chef BOUVET (Crew Chief) and Corporal Master LUCAS (Machine Gunner) are killed. Lieutenant BONNARDEL is injured
POTEZ 633
Potez 633
17G
B-237
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Belongs to Potez 633 originally intended for Greece. Shot by german fighters on May 30, 1940. Sergeant VIGER (Machine Gunner) is injured. The Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant ROLLAND is unscathed.
Potez 633
24R
X-743
Aircraft originally planned for export to Romania, but requisitioned by the French Air Force in 1939. Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot by Flak May 22, 1940. Sergeant BRIANCON (Pilot) killed. Sergeant HANRAS (Cannoneer) parachutes and is taken prisoner.
Potez 633
26R
X-745
Aircraft originally planned for export to Romania, but requisitioned by the French Air Force in 1939. Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot down by the Flak and the German Hunt on May 22, 1940. The crew is taken prisoner: Lieutenant COLLE (Pilot) and Sub-Lieutenant BRUCKHARDT (Gunner)
Potez 633
27R
X-746
Aircraft originally planned for export to Romania, but requisitioned by the French Air Force in 1939. Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by hunting on May 26, 1940. It will be destroyed later.
Potez 633
29R
X-748
Aircraft originally planned for export to Romania, but requisitioned by the French Air Force in 1939.Affected at GB I / 54, then at GBA II / 51. Present in Etampes-Mondésir in May 1940
Potez 633
34R
X-753
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Originally intended for export to Romania. Shot down by the Flak on May 20, 1940, he makes a makeshift landing in the field. The crew is taken prisoner: Sergeant DUPOND (Pilot) and Master Corporal LACROIX (Machine Gunner).
Potez 633
36R
X-755
Aircraft originally planned for export to Romania, but requisitioned by the French Air Force in 1939. Assigned to GBA II / 51. Hit by the flak, he crashed on landing on May 21, 1940. The crew was unscathed: Captain NICOT (Pilot) and Adjutant IRZEN (Machine Gunner)
BREGUET Br 693
Breguet Br 693
40
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew is wounded: DE-SAINT-MARCEAUX Sub-Lieutenant (Pilot) and Sergeant BEDA (Gunner Machine)
Breguet Br 693
44
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged following an aerial combat on May 30, 1940: the crew is unscathed: Sergeant ANCELIN (Pilot) and Sergeant LAMY (Machine Gunner).
Breguet Br 693
48
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by the Flak on June 8, 1940, he crashed on landing: Chief Warrant Officer HERVIER (Machine Gunner) was injured. The Pilot, Lieutenant COLLOMBET is undamined.
Breguet Br 693
49
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot by Hunting on June 9, 1940: ROLLAND Sub-Lieutenant (Pilot) is wounded, and Sergeant DES-COURTIS (Machine Gunner) is taken prisoner.
Breguet Br 693
51
Assigned to GBA II / 51, 3rd Squadron. Accidented in Orleans-Bricy on June 13, 1940. He will be abandoned on the ground.
Breguet Br 693
52
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by the Flak on June 8, 1940, he crashed on landing: the crew was unscathed. : Sub-Lieutenant ROLLAND (Pilot) and Sergeant DES-COURTIS (Machine Gunner).
Breguet Br 693
59
Assigned to GBA II / 51, 4th Squadron on May 27, 1940. Damaged following an aerial combat on June 5, 1940, he managed to regain his ground. The crew is unscathed: Captain NICOT (Pilot) and Adjutant IZERN (Machine Gunner). The plane, irreparable, is abandoned on the ground of Brouard
Breguet Br 693
61
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Destroyed following an aerial combat on June 5, 1940. The Corporal Corporal GODINEAU (Machine Gunner) is seriously injured. Staff Sergeant LE-GOFF (Pilot) is injured.
Breguet Br 693
68
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot by Flak on June 12, 1940. Sergeant LAMY (Machine Gunner) is injured. Pilot, Sergeant ANCELIN is unscathed
Breguet Br 693
69
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew is killed: Lieutenant MAUREL (Pilot), Staff-Sergeant ROCHAIS (Machine Gunner).
Breguet Br 693
72
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Shot down by Flak on June 12, 1940. The crew is unscathed. Chief Warrant Officer HEGRON (Pilot) and Chief Warrant Officer HERVIER (Machine Gunner).
Breguet Br 693
76
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Abandoned at Brétigny on June 9, 1940.
Breguet Br 693
77
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by the flak on June 7, 1940, he crashed on landing: the crew was unscathed: Sergeants ANCELIN (Pilot) and LAMY (Machine Gunner).
Breguet Br 693
80
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by german fightersing on June 14, 1940, he crashed on landing: The MALOUET Corporal Master (Machine Gunner) was seriously injured. Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant DU-TERTRE is unharmed.
Breguet Br 693
81
Assigned to GBA II / 51. Damaged by Hunting on June 14, 1940, he crashed on landing: Adjutant IZERN (Machine Gunner) was seriously injured. The Pilot, Captain NICOT is unscathed.
BREGUET Br 695
Breguet Br 695
51
Assigned to GBA II / 51, 3rd Sqn. One of the few Br 695 breguets taken into account by the GBA. current June 1940.

 

Aircrafts allocated to the GBA II/51