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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 |
| ANGE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Injured
in aerial combat on June 13, 1940
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| ARNULPHY
Albert - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 28 February
1909 at Chateauneuf sur Sarthe (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| BEGUIER
Marcel - Pierre |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 9 January 1920
in Sempt (79 - Deux-Sèvres)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| BELIN
André - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 20 January 1912
at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| CHAROY
Marie - Emmanuel |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 8 February 1909
at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)
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| CHASSANDE-PATRON
Hubert - Marie |
Commander
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Pilote
and Group commander
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Graduate of the Ecole
Spéciale Militaire de Metz, 109th Class (1922 - 1924)
In 1942, he commanded the Marrakech Base: he held the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel.
In November 1944, he took command of the 34th Bombardment
Wing.
Hubert CHASSANDE-PATRON ended his career with the rank of
Air Division General.
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Born on 02 December
1901 in Lunéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died in Paris (75) on 7 April 1972
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| CONSTANT
André - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 5 September
1914 at Capbreton (40 - Landes)
Killed at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise) on 31 May 1940
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| COUILLEAU
Pierre - Jules |
Captain
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Pilot
and Staff 1st Sqn.
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Captain
Pierre Couilleau was killed on 8 November 1942 in Algeria
during the Allied landings in North Africa.
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Born on 12 September
1913 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 8 November 1942 at Bordj el Bahri (Algeria)
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| DECAMPS
Guy - Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born in Saint-Gaudens
(31 - Haute-Garonne) on 16 May 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| DELPERIE
Jean - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 19 March 1914
in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| DUPONT
Pierre - Henri |
Captain
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Staff
2nd Sqn.
Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 14 June 1913
at Etricourt Manancourt (80 - Somme)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
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| DUPUID |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No20 was hit by the Flak on May 29, 1940, and must land
in the field: Staff-Sergeant DUPUID is wounded.
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| EVRARD
Joseph - Fernand |
Adjutant
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Born in Somain (59 -
Nord) on 21 October 1908
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 2 May 1998
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| FRICEAU
Gilles - Clément |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Gilles
FRICEAU was killed in Algeria on 3 June 1942. |
Born on 28 November
1909 in Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 3 June 1942 at the Maillot military hospital in
Algiers
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| GILLET
Jacques - Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born on 6 January 1913
at Calais (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Raisnes (59 - Nord)
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| GUILLEMIN
de MONPLANET Jacques - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Jacques
GUILLEMIN DE MONPLANET, a former student at the Saint-Cyr military
academy, joined the Versailles air academy in 1939. He was posted
to the GB I/19 at Colomb-Béchar, then to the GC II/5
La Fayette at Bône. He took part in operations over Corsica
and France with this group.
He was posted to the Ministry of Air before leaving for Indochina
in 1949. In 1951, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied
Air Forces Central Europe, then Operations Commander of the
1st Fighter Wing in Reims, and finally Commander of the 4th
Fighter Wing. He was assigned to the Inspectorate General of
the French Air Force before being appointed . Second-in-command
of the Mont-de-Marsan air base and air experiment centre in
1958, then commander of the Tours air base. In 1963, he became
Air Attaché to the French Embassy in Bonn, then Head
of the Export Section at the Direction du Matériel in
1966. Jacques Guillemin de Montplanet left the active army in
1969 with the rank of Air Brigadier General. |
Born
on 16 June 1918 in Montmorillon (86 - Vienne).
Died on 6 July 2012 in Asnières sur Seine (92 - Hauts
de Seine) |
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| HAGER
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Observer
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| HENRY
Franck |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Lieutenant HENRY is killed.
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Born in Bordeaux (33
- Gironde) on 31 December 1914
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
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| LE-GOFF
Georges - Gustave |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed.
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Born in Lorient (56
- Morbihan) on 30 July 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
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| LEMOINE
Robert - Marie |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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Born on 31 July 1905
in Traves (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Champenoux (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 9 April 1988
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| MAIGROT
Marcel - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
and Staff 2nd Sqn.
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Born on 29 May 1905
in Joinville (52 - Haute- Marne)
Died at Saint-Dizier (52 - Haute-Marne) on 31 December 1993
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| PALMADE
François - Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Sub-Lieutenant PALMADE is killed.
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Born on 14 March 1908
at Bages (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme)
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| QUANAUX
Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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| RAVENEAU
Victor - Henry |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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Born on 14 May 1905
at Clefs (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| SCHOENHER
Henri - Emile |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters.
The crew is killed
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Born on 26 August 1908
(54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)
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| THYL |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters.
Staff Sergeant THYL parachutes but is taken prisoner
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| TOUAILLES
Marc |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
- Machine-Gunner
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Staff
Sergeant TOUAILLES was killed in Algeria on 9 March 1945. |
Born on 10 July 1913
at Vire (46 - Lot)
Killed on 9 March 1945 in Algiers
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