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Historical
On
the date of the outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the
GB I / 15 is attached to the Group No. 15 of the "Reserved
Air Forces" of the ZOAE (East Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB I/15
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| Commander
QUERAT |
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Commanders
of the 1st Squadron
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Captain
DUTERTRE
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Captain
TERRASSIER
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Commanders
of the 2nd Squadron
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Captain
FLEURIAN
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| Captain
VANHOUTTE |
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May 30,
1940
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| Captain
CHARLAN |
May 31,
1940
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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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Sqn.
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos |
Citations
& Decorations |
| AVENARD |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| BALASC
Paul - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born on 2 September
1903 at Le-Mas-D'Azil (09 - Ariège)
Died at Villenave-d'Ornon (33 - Gironde) on 14 February 1988
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| BARATIER
Marie - Georges |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born at Boulieu-Les-Annonay
(07 - Ardêche) on 5 December 1913
Died at Annonay (07 - Ardêche) on 16 October 1973
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| BARBAZANGE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| BARBERAIN |
Master-Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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| BERNARD |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| BODIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| CANTINI |
Staff-Sergeant
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| CASSE
Serge - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost.
The 7 crew members parachute, but Sub-Lieutenant CASSE is
killed, his parachute did not work
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Born on 25 April 1908
in Paris (75)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
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| CHARLAN
Yves - Charles |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
Crew
Chief
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Born on 16 February
1911 in Ottawa (Canada)
Killed on 8 June 1944 in Cairo (Egypt)
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| CLASSET |
Sergeant
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On May
17, 1940, the Farman F222-1 No 7 was taken by Frost. The Crew
Chief ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain
control. 3 crewmen have already jumped ...
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| CORRIOL
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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1ere
Esc
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Born on 16 May 1914
in Meuchin (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 25 May 2008
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| DE-LACCABE
Marie |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost.
The 7 crew members parachute. Lieutenant DE-LACCABE is injured.
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| DESROCHES
Pierre - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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On May
18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost.
The 7 members of the crew parachute, but the Staff-Sergeant
DESROCHES is killed, his parachute not having worked.
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Born on 17 July 1912
at Mâcon (71 - Saône-et-Loire)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
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| DUTERTRE |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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| FLEURIAN
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Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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| FROMAGET
Robert |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| GAUVAIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| GILLET |
Lieutenant
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Navigator
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| HUMBERT
Roge - Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May
30, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant HUMBERT is killed.
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Born 8 April 1914, Paris
(75)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
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| LOYER
Robert - Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Bombardier
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30,
1940. The Chief Warrant Officer LOYER is killed.
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Born on 22 October 1901
in Paris (75)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
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| MILLE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| MOREAU |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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| PAILLOUX
Jean - Lucien |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Farman
F222-2 No. 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May
30, 1940. Lieutenant PAILLOUX is killed.
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Born 8 January 1915
at Isles et Bardais (03 - Allier)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
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| PELLETIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| PUISSESSEAU
Gustave - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
17, 1940, the Farman F222-1 No 7 was taken by Frost. The Crew
Chief ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain
control. 3 crewmen have already jumped ...
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Born on 2 February 1908
in Sainte-Adresse (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Biarritz (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
on 10 May 1973
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| QUERAT
Raymond |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Born
on 26 February 1897 |
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| RICHARD
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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André RICHARD joined
the French Air Force in April 1933. Posted to Compiègne
Air Base until 1935, he was then transferred to the 15th Bombardment
Wing at Avord Air Base. He obtained his Brevet de Mitrailleur
in 1937. He served in the GB I/15 during the French Campaign.
After the Armistice, he went on Armistice leave in December
1940.
In 1942, he rejoined the
Air Force with the rank of Warrant Officer and joined the
Resistance. He was wounded in 1944 while fighting with the
Auvergne Light Division. He was appointed a Lieutenant in
the Air Force, and after being posted to the Ecole des Cadres
de Meudon, then to Marrakech, he joined the C.S.E.A (Commandement
Supérieur des Ecoles de l'Air). He was killed on 16
December 1945 in the crash of an NC-701 Martinet.
Source "cétaitautemps.net"
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Born on 14 May 1913
in Clary (59 - Nord)
Killed on 16 December 1945 near Massy-Palaiseau
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| RION
Gilbert |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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2nd Squadron
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He
joined the Free French Air Force and was seconded to the RAF
School on 1 September 1944 |
Born in Sermiers (51
- Marne) on 15 March 1908
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 22 May 1972
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| SEGUIN
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May
30, 1940. The Staff-Sergeant SEGUIN is killed.
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Born 13 July 1924, Koléa,
Algeria
Killed on 19 November 1943 in Damascus (Syria)
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| SERVIER
Dieudonné - François |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30,
1940. The Chief Warrant Officer SERVIER is killed.
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Born on 28 October 1907
at Bollène (84 - Vaucluse)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
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| SIMEONI
Joachim |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Farman
F222-2 No. 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May
30, 1940. The crew is killed, only Staff Sergeant SIMEONI,
seriously injured, survives the accident.
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Born on 18 May 1913
in Lozzi (20 - Corsica)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 23 June 1991
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| TERRASSIER
André - Victor |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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Born in Sauze-Vaussais
(79 - Deux-Sèvres) on 18 March 1904
Died at Dreux (28 - Eure) on 13 November 1995
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| VANHOUTTE
Théotime - Charles |
Captain
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Cder 2nd
Sqn.
Crew Chief
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30,
1940. Captain VANHOUTTE is killed.
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Born 8 May 1911 at Tourcoing
(59 - Nord)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
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Group mechanics and non-flying personnel
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Name
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Civil
Statutl
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Photo
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| DUTERNE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| LE
BRETON Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| PERRIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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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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Sqn.
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Informations
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Crew
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DE-LACCABE |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Farman
F222.2 No 32 : Destroyed due to frost on May 18,
1940. The 7 crew members parachute, but Sub-Lieutenant BREAK
and Staff-Sergeant DESROCHES crash on the ground, their parachutes
not working. |
| CASSE
Serge |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DESROCHES
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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Crew
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HUMBERT
Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Farman
F222-2 No 25 : Damaged by the Flak, he crashed on
landing on May 30, 1940. The crew was killed, only Staff-Sergeant
SIMEONI, seriously injured, survived the accident. |
| VANHOUTTE
Théotime |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| PAILLOUX
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| LOYER
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Bombardier
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| SERVIER
Dieudonné |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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| SEGUIN
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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| SIMEONI |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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PUISSESSEAU |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Farman
F222-1 No7 : On 17 May, taken by Frost, the Crew
Chief ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain
control. 3 crewmen have already jumped … |
| CLASSET |
Sergeant
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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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| Avord |
18
- Cher
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September
3, 1939
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| Romilly-sur-Seine |
10
- Aube
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November
24, 1939
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| Reims |
51
- Marne
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Décember
21, 1939
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| Romilly-sur-Seine |
10
- Aube
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May
9, 1940
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| Saint-Yan |
71
- Saône et Loire
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May10,
1940
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| Lézignan |
11
- Aude
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Juny 16, 1940
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| Oran-La-Sénia |
Algeria
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Juny
18, 1940
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| Sétif |
Algeria
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Juny
19, 1940
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| Thelepe |
Tunisia
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Juny
23, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GB I/15 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 :
- 1 Mureaux 115
- 1 Farman F221-1
- 4 Farman F222-1
- 5 Farman F221-2
- 3 Farman F223-3
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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8
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Sub-Lieutenant
CASSE (Accident)
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May 18,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
DESROCHES (Accident)
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May 18,
1940
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Captain
VANHOUTTE (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
HUMBERT (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Lieutenant
PAILLOUX (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer LOYER (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
SEGUIN (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer SERVIER (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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Lieutenant
DE-LACCABE (Accident)
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May 18,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
SIMEONI (Combat)
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May 30,
1940
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Sources
- Mr Laurent
MOYAUX : Warrant Officer Gilbert RION was his Great Uncle
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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