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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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Etat
Civil
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Photos |
Citations
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| ARCHAUX
Jean-Jacques |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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Jean
Archaux was killed on 24 June 1943 in Tunis while flying LéO
451 n°323. He wanted to make a low pass over the city of
Tunis to greet his family, as was his custom, but when he went
on the throttle, his aircraft hit a building and crashed. All
10 crew members and three civilians were killed. |
Born on 29 June 1911
in Meaux (77 - Seine et Marne)
Killed on 24 June 1943 in Tunis (Tunisia)
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| BONNEMAISON |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| BONNET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| BOUVALLET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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1st Squ..
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| BOYRON |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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1st Squ..
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Roger
BOYON was killed on 24 June 1943 in Tunis as a passenger in
LéO 451 n°323. Jean ARCHAUX, the pilot, wanted to
make a low pass over the city of Tunis to greet his family,
as was his custom, but when the throttle was released, the aircraft
hit a building and crashed. All 10 crew members and three civilians
were killed. |
Born on 3 July 1918
at Saint-Martin en Vercors (01 - Ain)
Killed on 24 June 1943 in Tunis (Tunisia)
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| CANONE |
Adjudant-Chef
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Machine-Gunner
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| CAPDEGELLE
Gustave |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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After
the armistice, he joined the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur.
Arrested, he was deported and killed on 12 March 1945 in the
Dachau concentration camp. |
Born on 19 September
1902 in Dax (40 - Landes)
Killed on 12 March 1945 in Dachau (Germany)
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| CARROUE
Louis - Philippe |
Adjudant-Chef
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Machine-Gunner
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Born on 18 March 1901
at Saint-Amand en Puysaye (58 - Nièvre)
Died 17 April 1973
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| CHARBONNEL |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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1st Squ.
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| CHUNEAU |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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| COTANNEC |
Captain
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Observer
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| DAMPENON |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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| DAPAGNERC |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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1st Squ.
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| DELAPORTE
Fernand - Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born in Ailly Sur Noye
(80 - Somme) on 16 February 1916
Died in Paris (75) on 13 May 1984
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| DE
PHILIP Jehan - Marie |
Lieutenant
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Crew-Chief
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Born 13 January 1911
in Aix en Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died 20 August 1992 in Corsica (20)
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| DIGUET
Jean - Pierre |
Master
Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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On June
15, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3011 crashed accidentally. Corporal
Chief DIGUET is killed.
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Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
on 25 May 1910
Killed on 15 June 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| DOUMERC
Jean |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Jean
Doumerc, a brilliant aeronautical engineer who graduated from
ENSA, obtained his Military Pilot's Licence and became a test
pilot and flight engineer. From 1927 to 1933, he became an instructor
pilot and then a test pilot with the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier,
then the Compagnie Française d'Aviation, and the Société
des avions Bernard before joining the Société
Lioret and Olivier, the future S.N.C.A.S.E. in 1935. Jean Doumerc
made the first flight of the production Dewoitine 510 and the
first prototype LéO 45 in January 1937.
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Born in Paris (75) on
8 February 1903
Died at Viella (32 - Gers) on 18 June 1980
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| DUPUY
Jean |
Adjutant
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Radio
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1st Squ.
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| FOURNIOL
Gaston - Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigator
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Emile
FOURNIOL was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra,
during the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the
Vichy troops. |
Born on 30 October 1918
in Villefranche sur Mer (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
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| GANUCHAUD
Jean-Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Jean-Marie
GANUCHAUD was posted to the Versailles Air Force School in 1939
and took the EOR competitive examination at Le Bourget (Reserve
Cadet), before joining the PPEOR School at Avord (Reserve Cadet
Preparation Platoon). He was posted to the GB I/25 at Sidi-Ahmed
in Tunisia. He attended flying schools in Oran and Meknes. On
29 June 1940, after the Armistice, he joined the Free French
Air Force in Gibraltar, then the United Kingdom. He was posted
to various flying schools and then to the OTU from 1940 to 1943.
He was sent to the USA as part of the Free French naval forces
and then to the Naval Mission in the United States. In 1945,
he was posted as second-in-command of the Navy to the French
establishments in Oceania in Papeete (Tahiti). Demobilised from
the Navy in 1946, he was transferred to the Air Force reserves.
Re-enlisted in August 1952, he was posted to SHAPE (Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) in Fontainebleau. Jean-Marie
GANUCHAUD served in the reserves from 1954 to 1977. |
Born
on 2 July 1916 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique).
Died on 27 July 1986 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) |
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| GUINLE
Hubert - Jean |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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Hubert
GUINLE was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra,
during the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the
Vichy troops. |
Born on 19 June 1919
in Marsac (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
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| HERROU
Pierre - Marie |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Squ.
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Pierre HERROU, Seaman
2nd Class, joined the Vaisseau Ecole Armorique in October
1929. At the end of his training, he joined the Navy for 5
years, first as Quartermaster Ordnance Surveyor, then as Second
Master, before re-enlisting for 3 years in 1935. He was transferred
to the brand new Air Force in January 1936.
On 15 January 1943, LéO 45 No. 424 was involved in
an accident: Chief Warrant Officer HERROU was unhurt.
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Born
on 22 March 1913 |
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| HOSPITAL
Lucien - Honoré |
Adjutant
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Radio
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Lucien
HOSPITAL was killed on 30 October 1940 at Blandan (Algeria). |
Born on 1 July 1911
in Montauban (82 - Tarn et Garonne)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Blanban (Algeria)
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| HUYLESVOCEK |
Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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| JACOB |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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| JANSEN
Angel |
Adjudant
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Machine-Gunner
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Born
on 1 November 1910 |
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| JOURDAN
Roger |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chiel
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Roger
JOURDAN was killed in the accidental crash of a Vickers-Wellington
on 25 September 1944 at Rehamma (Morocco). The aircraft crashed
while on a training mission. The investigation report indicated
that the fire had started in the right engine, which would have
triggered the release of the dinghy which, hitting the control
surfaces, would have rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. The
aircraft continued on course, setting itself on a slight glide
path, as if it wanted to land on the plain after the line of
high hills. The plane continued its descent. When it reached
an altitude of 50 or 100m, the plane turned sharply to the right,
banking steeply before hitting the ground after a 120° change
of direction, exploding on impact, flipping over completely
and spreading over 150m. All the crew were killed instantly.
They had all stapled on their parachutes (Source: MANGIN@MARRAKECH). |
Born on 5 December 1910
in Sainte-Marie (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 25 September 1944 at Rehamma (Morocco)
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| KAFKA |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| LACAULT
Albert |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Flight
Mechanic
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| LACOMBE
Albert - Raymond |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Albert
LACOMBE was killed on 30 October 1940 in Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria). |
Born on 9 July 1917
in Viroflay (78 - Yvelines)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria)
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| LAMBERT |
Master-Corporal
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Flight
Mechanic
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| LAMBERT |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| LATOMBE |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| LEFORT
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| LERAT
Maurice - Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Maurice
LERAT was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 at Palmyra,
during the Syrian Campaign pitting Allied Forces against Vichy
troops. His aircraft was hit by British flak and Maurice LERAT
died trying to land his aircraft near a French post to save
the crew. |
Born on 7 December 1905
in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
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| LORIOT |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| MARIN
Xavier - Yves |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Xavier
MARIN was killed on 16 January 1945 in Calvorde (Germany). His
aircraft, the Halifax III MZ986, was hit head-on by flak during
a raid on Magdeburg. Xavier MARIN died at the controls of the
aircraft, which crashed in the Rebenberg forest. |
Born on 3 December 1914
in Saint-Malo (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Killed on 16 January 1945 in Calvorde (Germany)
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| MARZIN
Alexandre |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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Alexandre
MARZIN joined the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur.
Arrested, he was deported and died in Dachau concentration camp
on 10 April 1945. |
Born on 24 January 1906
in Morlaix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 10 April 1945 in Dachau (Germany)
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| MATMOBEL |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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1st Squ.
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| NOVION |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Flight
Mechanic
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| OULES
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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1st Squ.
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André
OULES was killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba in Algeria aboard
Glenn Martin No 42 of the SSLA (Section Spéciale de Liaisons
Aériennes) at Boufarik. |
Born on 3 June 1914
in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba (Algeria)
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| PAGANELLI
Jean - Paul |
Master-Corporal
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Radio
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Jean
PAGANELLI was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra,
during the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the
Vichy troops. |
Born on 22 January 1921
in Montjoie (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
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| PAUNE |
Captain
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| PELLOUX |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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| PIERRE
Jules - Isidore |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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Jules
PIERRE was killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Dieb in
Algeria. |
Born on 3 March 1919
in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria)
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| SAMPONT |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| STANREVICH |
Adjutant
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Flight
Mechanic
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| STEFF
eugène |
Captain
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Cder
1st Squadron and
Pilot
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1st Squ.
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Born on 6 June 1906
Died 29 June 1951
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| STEPHAN |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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| THIRRIER |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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| THUMIER
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Adjutant
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Pilot
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| THUNLAN |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Squ.
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| THUSSEAU |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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| TIBLE |
Adjutant
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Flight
Mechanic
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1st Squ.
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| TIERCET |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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| VIGUIER
Jean - Adam |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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Jean
VIGUIER was killed on 30 October 1940 in Blandan, Algeria. |
Born on 7 March 1918
in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Blandan (Algeria)
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