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In September 1939, the GB
I / 31 is chosen to experiment the Lioré & Olivier Léo
451 : five aircrafts will be delivered to the unit.
On May 10, 1940, GB I / 31
is attached to Group No6 of the Southeast Bombardment Aviation
Training Group of the ZOAA (Alpine Air Operations Area).
After the dissolution of
GB II / 31 in August 1940, 2nd Squadron of GB I / 31 incorporates
the traditions and insignia of the 3rd Squadron of GB II / 31
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Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB I/31
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| Commander
DUMAS Bernard |
March
1939
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September 19, 1939
(Injured by accident)
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Lieutenant-colonel
GERARDOT Paul
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September
20, 1939
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October
5, 1939
(Prisoner)
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| Commander
SCHMITTER Pierre |
October
5, 1939
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Commander
of the 1st Squadron
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Lieutenant
COLLE Jacques
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Lieutenant
HIRSCH Robert
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Commander
of the 2nd Squadron
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| Captain
MONCHEAUX Jean |
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May 20, 1940
(Killed in aerial combat)
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Lieutenant
FANGEAUX Joseph
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May 21,
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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Etat
Civil
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Photos |
Citations
& Décorations
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| AJAM
Raymond - Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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- Wounded
on May 20, 1940, when his aircraft, the LeO 451 No114 was
hit by the Flak.
- Killed on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft,
the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into
the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne.
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Born January 24, 1916
in Paris (75)
Killed on June 7, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
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| AOUACH
Georges |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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1st Sqn.
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On October 6, 1939,
returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany, LéO
451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters. Georges AOUACH,
wounded, managed to land his burning aircraft near Euskirchen.
Lieutenant Georges Aouach is taken prisoner.
Initially interned at Oflag IV-D in Elsterhorst, where he
was treated, he was transferred to the Dulay Luft camp.
On March 29, 1942, along with some twenty other officers,
he managed to escape through a tunnel dug beneath the camp.
Georges Aouach managed to reach Marseille, in the Zone Libre,
where he was reunited with his wife. Together, they headed
for Tunisia, then Algeria after the Allied landings in North
Africa in November 1942.
Georges AOUACH joins the Free French Air Force, serving
as a pilot in a Bombardment Group, before joining the GB
II/20 "Bretagne". He took part in the fighting
in Italy, supported the American offensive on the Saar in
1945, and took part in the reduction of the Royan pockets.
In September 1945, he was assigned to General Paul GERARDOT's
staff. He was none other than the Chief Flight Officer of
Léo451 n°6, on board which he crashed in Germany
on October 6, 1939.
With the war over, Georges
AOUACH continued his career as a pilot with theGT 3/15 Maine
before retiring around 1950 with the rank of Colonel.
Returning to civilian life, he became Sales Director of
Thomson-France.
On August 5, 1971, while driving to Spain with his wife,
he was involved in a road accident near Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher,
and ended up in the path of an oncoming truck: they were
both killed in the accident...
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Born on May 27, 1909
Killed August 5, 1971 near Saint-Agnan-sur-Cher (41 - Loire
et Cher)
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| AUBERT
Maurice - Henri |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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1st Sqn.
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On October
6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany,
LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters. Maurice
AUBERT, seriously wounded in his turret, died of his injuries.
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Born May 29, 1914 in
Issoudun (36 - Indre)
Killed on October 6, 1939 in a field hospital)
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| AUDOUX
Abel - Louis |
Master-Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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Assigned
to the group on 1 September 1938, Abel AUDOUX was appointed
master corporal on February 1st, 1939. Holder of the Aircraft
Machine Gunner's Patent No3197 (Approved on September 9, 1939).
On September 9, 1939,
Bloch 200 No132, severely damaged by German fighters,
had to land in enemy territory. Sergeant-Chef AUDOUX is
wounded and taken prisoner.
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Born September 25, 1916
in Sillards (86 - Vienne)
Died February 3rd 2000 at Sillars
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| BELLEGUIC |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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| BERANGER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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2nd Sqn.
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On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German
Fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Sub-Lieutenant
BERANGER, unscathed, is taken prisoner
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| BERTAUX
Fran�ois - Leon |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Killed
on the November 8, 1939: his plane, the Bloch MB200 No162,
hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
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Born May 17, 1908 at
Thierville (55 - Meuse)
Killed November 8, 1939 at Mamsheim (Germany)
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| BERTRAND |
Sergeant
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Radio
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| BONGARD
Maurice - Joseph |
Commander
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Navigator
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Born March 29, 1913,
Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle), France
Died March 27, 1998 in Aressy (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantique)
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| BORDENAVE
Raoul |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Flight
Mechanic
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Born
September 10, 1905 |
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| BOUDOT
Gilbert - Marcel |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On may
17, 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was hit during
an attack on an armoured column: seriously wounded, he left
the aircraft last, but died as a result of his injuries .
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Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
on July 15, 1917
Killed May 18, 1940 at Esquéhéries (02 - Aisne)
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| BOUGAULT
Hervé - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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2nd Sqn.
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Killed
on May 17, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, was shot
down by enemy fighters.
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Born February 02, 1917
at Rennes (35 - Ile et Vilaine)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
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| BOUGRAT
Paul |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| BOZON
André |
Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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Confirmed
presence at GB I/31 in September 1939. He later joined GB
II/31 and was killed on May 31,1940.
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| BROUQUIER |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Sergeant
BROUQUIER was assigned to GB I/23 after the Armistice. |
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| CASSEGRAIN
Gilbert - Paul |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born November 19, 1917
in Chinon (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died October 11, 1996 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
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| CASTELA
Georges - Gilbert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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Born August 22, 1914
in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Died January 27, 2002 at Yerres (91 - Essone)
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| CERCUEIL
Jean - Marie |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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See
the individual file of Jean CERCUEIL |
Born February 27, 1915
at Montigny La Resle (89 - Yonne)
Died February 22, 1997 at Auxerre (89 - Yonne)
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| CHABOUREAU
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief and Pilot
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On September 30, 1939,
Leo 451 No4 was destroyed on takeoff. The crew is unscathed
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| CHAMPENOIS
Guy - Leon |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Killed
on 31 may 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109:
His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane
back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew
members were killed.
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Born January 11, 1920
in Auriens (?)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
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| CHARPENTIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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2nd Sqn.
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On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German
fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Chief Warrant
Officer CHARPENTIER, injured, is taken prisoner
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| COLLE
Jacques |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn. and Pilot
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Jacques COLLE leaves
GB I/31 to join GBA II/51.
On May 22, 1940, during an attack on a German column, GBA
II/51's Potez 633 n° 26R, hit by flak, was finally shot
down by Me109s. Jacques COLLE, unhurt, was taken prisoner.
He joined the FFL and
was killed on 27 July 1944.
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Born June 10, 1910 in
Champigneules (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on July 27, 1944 at Kasba Tadla (Morocco)
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| COLLETER
Jacques - Jean |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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- Killed
on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His plane, the LeO
451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea
off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff
Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor.
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Born May 31, 1914 in
Plomordiern (35 - Finistère)
Killed on June 8, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
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| COLLOMBET
Jacques - Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Jacques COLLOMBET, a
graduate of SupAéro, class of 1937, successfully completes
his Special Military Preparation, and is awarded a scholarship
to take his Pilot's Licence and do his Military Service as
a non-commissioned officer.
He obtained his pilot's license in September 1937 at the Ecole
de Pilotage CAUDRON based in Ambérieu en Bugey.
He served with the Bataillon de l'Air 127, and was posted
to the Ecole de l'Air d'Avord. At the end of his military
service, in March 1938, Jacques COLLOMBET asked to join the
Active Air Force. He was posted to the 31st Wing, 2nd Squadron,
with the rank of Second-Lieutenant.
In April 1938, he was commissioned as an Aircraft Observer.
He began the Campage de France with GB I/31 before joining
GBA II/51 on January 5, 1940. Jacques COLLOMBET was wounded
on June 6, 1940, in an accident while returning from a training
flight.
On August 16, 1940,
he was appointed squadron commander.
After the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942,
the 51st squadron was disbanded, and Jacques COLLOMBET was
demobilized. Returning to civilian life, he became an aeronautical
engineer at FARMAN, and in June 1943 turned down an offer
to join the Vichy Air Defense Staff.
He joined the Resistance in July 1944, and at the end of August
asked to be reintegrated into the Armée de L'Air, which
he obtained in... March 1945 as Commander of a refueling and
repair center.
After the war, he continued his career in various air liaison
units, before joining the Brétigny sur Orge Flight
Test Center (CEV) in 1950 as a test pilot, specializing in
weapons.
In November 1952, he joined the Ecole Supérieure de
Guerre Aéronautique in Paris, then left for the United
States for a 2-month training period. At the end of his training,
he completed a year's internship with the General Staff and
asked to join the CEV.
He was assigned to the CEV in Colomb-Béchar, Algeria;
he left the CEV in May 1958 to join the Secrétariat
de l'Air. He remained there for 3 years before being appointed
Commander of Base Aérienne 107 at Vélizy-villacoublay.
Promoted to General in October 1963, he retired at the age
of 51.
Returning to civilian life, he joined Société
Sud-Aviation, before moving to Aerospace in 1970, where he
stayed for 14 years, retiring in 1977.
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Born October 12, 1912
in Paris (75)
Died November 17, 1989, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (78 - Yvelines)
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| COURAPIED |
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Pilote
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2eme
Esc.
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| DACHEUX |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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2nd
Sqn.
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| DAVID |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DE-CATALANO
Erick - Gregoire |
Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
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He
will then join GBA I / 51 and will be killed in air combat on
June 5, 1940 |
Born June 20, 1915 in
Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed May 5, 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme)
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| DEGUIL
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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2nd
Sqn.
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Killed
on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the aircraft
crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
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Born March 30, 1916
at Sainte-Radegonde (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11
- Aude)
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| DENIAUD
Henri |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DESEQUELLES
Jean - Eugène |
Sergeant
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Radio
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Killed
on May 31, 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109
: His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane
back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew
members were killed.
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Born December 29, 1919,
Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
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| DESNEUX
Jean |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Jean DESNEUX was a qualified
Civilian Pilot, but spent the French Campaign as a Machine
Gunner.
Seriously wounded on
May 20, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, is shot down
by Flak and the German Fighter. However, he succeeds in
parachuting.
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| DOIDEAU
Robert |
Adjutant
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Observer
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Killed
on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane
crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
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Born October 19, 1910
at Lascaux (19 - Corrèze)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11
- Aude)
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| DUMAS
Bernard - Antoine |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
Crew Chief
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Wounded
on 19 september 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed
on take-off due to an engine failure.
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Born April 6, 1899 in
Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Died July 13, 1979, Capbreton (40 - Landes)
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| DUPRE
Pierre - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Pierre
DUPRE later joined the GB II/34 |
Born March 6, 1915 at
Nangis (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died March 4, 1999 at Vielle-Adour (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
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| ENSLEN
André |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Crew
Chief
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On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German Fighters,
must make a landing in enemy territory. Lieutenant-Colonel
ENSLEN, unscathed, is taken prisoner
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Born
May 15, 1891 |
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| ESNAU
Henri - Joseph |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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Killed
on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162,
hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
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Born October 03, 1906
in Rezé (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Kollermisel (Germany)
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| FANGEAUX
Joseph - Léon |
Lieutenant
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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Joseph FANGEAUX was
a pilot with the 3rd RAC (Régiment d'Aviation de
Chasse) at Chateauroux.
He was assigned to the CEMA before joining the 31st Wing.
He completed a training course on the LeO 451 in the summer
of 1939, and joined the GB I/31 in September 1939.
He later joined the Free French Air Force, fighting with
GB I/22 "Maroc" as deputy head of the 3rd Bureau,
and with GB I/34 "Gascogne" as head of group training.
At the time, he held the rank of Captain.
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Born January 31, 1903,
Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne), France
Died May 25, 1980, Rochecorbon (37 - Indre et Loire)
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FLAMANT
Emile - Philippe
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Adjudant-Chef
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Canonnier
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See
the individual file of Emile FLAMANT |
Born October 22, 1909
in Sierck-les-Bains (57 - Moselle)
Died June 24, 1985, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
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| FOURNEAU
Paul - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Killed
on 17 May 1940 in air combat: his aircraft, the LeO451 No61,
was shot down by the fighter.
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Born December 18, 1900
at Ambrières (53 - Mayenne)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
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| GAIGNARD
Michel - Léon |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Michel
GAIGNARD was the first Pilote Breveté de l'Aviation Populaire
in 1936. |
Born March 12, 1916
in Chalonnes-Sur-Loire (49 - Maine-et-Loire)
Died January 6, 2011 in Angers (49 - Maine-et-Loire)
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| GAST
Louis - René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Observer
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Killed
on 17 May 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, is shot down
by the Flak. Chief Warrant Officer GAST jumps by parachute,
but the parachute does not open...
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Born January 23, 1905
at Erstein (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Rocquigny (02 - Aisne)
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| GEOFFROY
Louis |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| GERARDOT
Paul - Jacques |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Crew
Chief
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1st Sqn.
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Paul GERARDOT, a
Saint-Cyr alumnus (1917), began his career in the infantry
in 1919. He joined the Air Force in February 1921, and
was commissioned as an Observer.
He was commissioned as a pilot in 1925 and took part in
a number of raids.
He commanded the 16th Escadrille of the 34th Aviation
Regiment, and worked for a time in the Cabinet of the
Under-Secretary of State for the Air in 1931, before being
assigned to the New Aircraft group at Villacoublay.
In 1933, he took part in the Croisière Noire (28
Potez 25TOEs flew from Istres to North Africa and Sub-Saharan
Africa). On his return, he took command of the Ecole Supérieure
de Guerre.
In October 1938, he became Deputy Commander of the 51st
Wing, then Commander of the GB I/51 with which he began
the French Campaign. In September 1939, he took command
of the 31st Wing, replacing the Lieutenant-Colonel who
had been taken prisoner on September 9, 1939.
On October 6, 1939, returning from a reconnaissance mission
over Germany, LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two
German fighters.
Paul GERARDOT, whose leg was fractured in the crash, was
taken prisoner. He is interned at Oflag IV-D near Elsterhorst.
He managed to escape
in December 1940, and joined the Free Zone. He became
Commander of the 8th Bombardment Group based at Al-Aouina,
Tunisia, then Chief of Staff of the Air Force Command
in AFN and AOF in 1943. In September 1944, he was appointed
Chief of the French Section of the XII° Air Tactical
Command.
In August 1945, he was appointed Deputy Inspector General
of the French Air Force, and from March 1946, Chief of
the General Staff of the French Air Force.
Paul GERARDOT's staff included Georges AOUACH, none other
than the pilot of LéO451 n°6, which he crashed
on October 6, 1939.
From February 1947, he was in charge of the Centre d'Enseignement
Supérieur Aérien.
At his request, he was placed on leave of absence in July
1949, and put on permanent leave from flying personnel
in January 1950.
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Born July 6, 1898 in
Paris (75)
Died April 4, 1980, Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
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| GILLET
Pierre - Michel |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Killed
on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane
crashed during a training flight at low altitude.
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Born January 30, 1906
in Paris (75)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11
- Aude)
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| GOMBERT
Gérard - Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Killed
on 17 th May 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, is shot
down by the Flak. He will succeed in keeping his plane in
the line of flight to allow the crew to jump.
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Born September 09, 1915
in Hellemes Lille (59 - Nord)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Rocquigny (02 - Aisne)
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| GOSSET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| GUELOU
Georges - Hyacinthe |
Staff-Sergeant
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He later joined the
GB I/19 "Gascogne" and was killed on August 18,
1944 aboard the B26 Marauder serial 42 107706 coded "69"
during a bombing mission on the German batteries at Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer
(Var),
The aircraft, hit by flak, fell into the sea. The crew was
killed.
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Born March 04, 1915
in Plougrescant (22 - Côtes-d'Armor)
Killed August 18, 1944 at Toulon (83 - Var)
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| GUESPIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| GUIDEAU |
Sergeant
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Radio
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GUILLOU
Louis
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Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| GUISSET
Marcel - Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on November 8, 1939 during a night mission: his aircraft,
the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
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Born February 11, 1915
in Saint-Laurent de Cerdans (66 - Pyrénées Orientales)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Kollermisel (Germany)
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| HALMA
Robert - Jacques |
Sergeant
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Observer
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Killed
on 17 may 1940 in aerial combat: his aircraft, the LeO 451
No61, is shot down by German fighters. The crew is killed.
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Born February 01, 1919
in Chartres (28 - Eure et Loir)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
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| HIRSCH
Robert - Henry |
Lieutenant
then Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
Pilot
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Robert Hirsch entered
Polytechnique in 1932, and chose the French Air Force on
graduating. He was assigned to the 1st Escadrille of the
GB I/31, a group with which he fought in the French Campaign.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was
destroyed by Flak. Captain HIRSCH, wounded, parachutes out.
After the Armisitice,
he joined the Resistance in October 1941 under the pseudonym
"LASSUS" and settled in Pau in early 1942.
He was arrested on April 1, 1943, but managed to escape.
He became head of the Basses-Pyrénées FFI
Operations Office, and took part in the fighting during
the Liberation.
After the war, he
was appointed Préfet de la Charente-Maritime, then
Directeur Général de la Sûreté
Nationale in 1951: he worked in collaboration with the
FBI and CIA to monitor the illegal activities of the Communists.
In 1954, he was
appointed Prefect of Seine-Inférieure (later Seine-Maritime),
and became President of the Groupement Local des Anciens
Elèves de l'Ecole Polytectnique, before becoming
Prefect Inspector General of Administration on an extraordinary
mission for the Second Military Region, and Prefect of
the Northern Department.
From 1963 to 1970, he was appointed Administrateur Général,
Government Delegate to the Commissariat à l'Energie
Atomique (CEA).
In 1970, he became Chairman of Elf Aquitaine, a company
he retired from in 1977. From 1980 to 1985, he was Chairman
and CEO of LEP (Laboratoires d'Electronique et de Physique
Appliquée).
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Born November 20, 1912
in Paris (75)
Died January 8, 2003, Gif-sur-Yvette (91 - Essone)
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| HOURTIC
Henri - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the
Hunt and flak. He managed to parachute down, but was seriously
wounded and had to have one leg amputated.
|
Born September 9, 1914
in Arcachon (33 - Gironde)
Died May 18, 1971
|
|
|
| JAMOT
Gaston - Eugène |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
|
|
Born March 31, 1911
at Rocheserviere (85 - Vendée)
Died July 28, 1994 at La Richardais (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
|
|
|
| KERRIEN
Roger - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Radio
|
|
In
1953, Roger KERRIEN, then Captain, was killed in an air accident.
He had been on a mission in the French West Indies since December
8, 1953, and on December 29, 1953, he was a passenger on board
CEAM's Nord 2501 F-SDAC n°2. This aircraft, which had left
Algiers Maison-Blanche, was due to return the teams to Toulouse-Francazal
for the festive season. But the aircraft, betrayed by strong
winds, collided with the "Canigou", a mountain south
of Perpignan. There were no survivors among the 11 people on
board. The crash site was not discovered by the rescue services
until January 5, 1954... |
Born March 31, 1917,
Toulon (83 - Var), France
Died December 29, 1953
|
|
|
| LE-GUELLEC
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
On 17 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was shot down by Flak.
Staff Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was the only survivor of the crew.
|
|
|
|
| LE-TORREC
Pierre |
Adjutant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MACOMBE
Fernand - Arthur |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
On 17 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German
fighters: Second Lieutenant MACOMBE was wounded.
|
Born June 5, 1915 at
Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne)
Died February 24, 2002 at Binic-Etables-sur-Mer (22 - Côte
d'Armor)
|
|
|
| MAGNAN
Maurice |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
|
On September 30, 1939,
his aircraft, the LeO 451 No4, was destroyed on takeoff.
The crew was unharmed.
It was later transferred
to GB II/31
|
|
|
|
| MARION |
Sergeant
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MARTIN
Jean - Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MERIGUET
René - Lucien |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
René MERIGUET
joined the French Air Force in January 1934. He was assigned
to the 37th Aviation Regiment based in Casablanca, Morocco.
In April 1935, he joined the Rochefort apprentice mechanics'
school, and was certified as a radio mechanic in April 1936,
then as a radio navigator in January 1937. He was assigned
to the Bataillon de l'Air 109, then to the GB II/51, and
finally joined the 31e Escadre Aérienne in January
1940.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No27, was
destroyed by Flak. Sergeant-Chef MERIGUET, unhurt, parachutes
out.
After the Armistice,
he was posted to the Levant and took part in the Syrian
Campaign. In July 1941, he returned to the Metropole and
joined the GB I/31. before being placed on Armistice leave
in June 1943, then recalled in January 1944. He was placed
on Armistice leave from May 1, and employed by the BCRA
(Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action) from September
1944 to October 1945. He rejoined the French Air Force
in October 1945 with the rank of Second-Lieutenant, and
was assigned to the S.L.A (Section de Liaisons Aériennes)
based at Saint-Cyr as a Radio-Navigator. He then joined
the G.L.A.M (Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles),
then the G.M.M.T.A (Groupement des Moyens Ministériels
de Transports Aériens) and finally the G.L.T.A
I/60.
He became an apprentice navigator, and when appointed
Captain, was awarded the title of Aircraft Navigator Observer.
In 1953, he was posted to the Far East, arriving in Saigon
in January 1954.
He was killed in an
air accident in Indochina on September 22, 1954. The Douglas
C-47 on board which René MERIGUET was navigator,
crashed into the sea on take-off after suffering damage
to its right engine. René MERIGUET tried to swim
to shore, but drowned.
|
Born on May 25, 1913
at La Saunière (23 - Creuse)
Born on September 22, 1954 in Indochina
|
|
|
| MONCHEAUX
Jean - Charles |
Captain
|
Cder
2nd Sqn.
Crew Chef
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft,the LeO 451 No95, attacked by German fighters,
hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
|
Born May 31, 1911 in
Blida (Algeria)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
|
|
|
| MULLER |
Captain
|
|
|
After
the Armistice, Captain MULLER joined the GT 2/15 and took part
in the Syrian Campaign. He was interim Commander of GT 2/15
in 1943. |
|
|
|
| NADAUD
Michel - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
Michel NADAUD was an
experienced pilot when he joined GB I/31. He obtained his
glider pilot's licence in May 1933 and his Tourismen pilot's
licence in October of the same year. A scholarship enabled
him to join the Sardier school, based at Aulnat, and he obtained
his Brevet de pilote militaire in July 1934.
In January 1935, he was assigned to the Potez 25-equipped
31st Wing. In 1936, he joined the 3rd Wing based in Marrakech,
before returning to Tours, to the GB I/31 just before the
start of the war. He spent the entire French campaign with
this group.
After the Armistice, still with the GB I/31, he took part
in the Syrian Campaign.
When the war was over, he became pilot-receiver at the CEV
(flight test center) in Brétigny.
|
Born September 11, 1915
in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died March 19, 2002, Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
|
|
|
| OLIVERES
Marcel - Joseph |
Adjutant
|
Radio
|
|
- Killed
on 8 June 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft, the LeO
451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea
off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff
Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor.
|
Born April 01, 1915
in Cherbourg (50 - Manche)
Killed on June 8, 1940 in Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
|
|
|
|
OUDOT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PANAY
Emile |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Wounded
on 17 May 1940, aboard the LeO 451 No74, shot down by German
fighters.
|
Born July 19, 1918 at
Le Mayet d'Ecole (03 - Allier)
Died May 22, 2001 at Gannat (03 - Allier)
|
|
|
| PECHERANT |
Sergeant
|
Machine-Gunner
|
2nd Sqn.
|
|
|
|
|
| PERRIGOUARD
André - Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Observer
|
|
On 16 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak.
Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD, wounded, jumps by parachuteHe
will be hospitalized in Reims.
|
Born July 25, 1908 in
Nouzilly (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died June 27, 1988 at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
|
|
|
| PIGELET
Pierre - Jules |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Navigator
|
|
Pierre
PIGELET was killed on May 8, 1944 over Germany while fighting
with RAF 152 Squadron. |
Born February 20, 1909,
Chateauroux (36 - Indre), France
Killed on May 8, 1944 in Berlin (Germany)
|
|
|
| POCHART
Laurent |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
|
|
Born November 04, 1912
at Saint-Pierre Quilbignon (29 - Finistère)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11
- Aude)
|
|
|
| POILANE |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
|
Adutant
Poilane took part in the Group's first mission, on 9 September
1939, over Germany. |
|
|
|
| QUIDEAU
Corentin - Jean-Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Radio
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the fighter,
hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
See
the individuael file of Corentin QUIDEAU
|
Born May 27, 1917 at
Plobannec-Lesconil (29 - Finistère)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
|
|
|
| RAOUL
Louis - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
On 16 May 1940, his
aircraft, the LeO 451 No 27, was destroyed by Flak. Sub
Lieutenant RAOUL, wounded, jumps by parachute.
After the war, Louis
RAOUL, an agricultural teacher, was mayor of CALLAC from
1965 to 1981.
|
Born February 16, 1917
in Plouguer (29 - Finistère)
Died May 14, 1981, Roanne (42 - Loire)
|
|
|
| REGNOUX
Jules - Raymond |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
|
Wounded
on 19 September 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed
on take-off following an engine failure.
|
Born August 31, 1902
at Vineuil (36 - Indre)
Died August 15, 1983, Vierzon (18 - Cher)
|
|
|
| RENARD
Auguste - Adrien |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
From GB
II/34 at the end of May 1940.
On 8 June 1940 during
a night mission, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by
flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne.
The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who
was unhurt and was the only survivor.
He was killed on March
02, 1945 over Germany while serving with the RAF's 142 Squadron;
this unit, specialized at the time in night hunting, was
equipped with Canadian-made Mosquito B MK25s.
|
Born August 04, 1904
in Magneville (50 - Manche)
Killed on March 2, 1945 in Putzchen (Germany)
|
|
|
| RIGOURD
Arsène - Alfred |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
On 17th
May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, was destroyed by
the German Fighter Force. The crew is killed.
|
Born August 29, 1918
at saint-Onen La Chapelle (35 - Finistère)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
|
|
|
| RIVIERE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ROBERT |
Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
|
|
|
|
| ROGER |
Corporal
|
Radio
|
|
On 20th
May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by
Flak and the German Fighter. Slightly wounded, he had to parachute.
|
|
|
|
| ROSENTAL
Libérato |
Adjutant
|
Radio
|
|
Adjutant
ROSENTAL was killed on 19 May 1940 during a bombardment of the
field by the enemy Air Force . |
Born April 11, 1940
in Buenos-Aires (Argentina)
Killed May 19, 1940 at Bruyères-Sur-Oise (95 - Val
d'Oise)
|
|
|
| ROY |
Aspirant
|
Radio
|
1st Sqn.
|
From GB II/38
On October 6, 1939,
returning from a reconnaissance mission over Germany,
LéO 451 No6 was shot down by two German fighters.
Aspirant ROY was wounded and taken prisoner..
|
|
|
|
| SAINT-UPERY
André - Joseph |
Lieutenant
|
Navigator
|
|
From 1947 to 1952, Colonel
André SAINT-UPERY was Chef de Corps at the Ecole EMPT
Le Mans (Ecole Militaire Préparatoire Technique).
From 1957 to 1958, André SAINT-UPERY was head of the
Equipment Department of the IVth Military Region in Bordeau.
|
Born July 16, 1914 in
Tournay (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Died October 21, 1971 at Tarbes (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
|
|
|
| SCAVIZZI
Pierre - Ernest |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
Killed
on May 31, 1940 in air combat aboard LéO 451 No109.
The aircraft was attacked by a Messerschmitt 109, but its
pilot, Sergeant-Chef VERNA, who was seriously wounded, managed
to bring his badly damaged aircraft back. But all crew members
were killed in action.
|
Born October 10, 1903
in Paris (75)
Killed on May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
|
|
|
| SCHERBER
Gilbert |
Sergeant
|
Cannoneer
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SCHMITTER
Pierre - Nicolas |
Commander
|
Cder
of Group
Pilot
|
|
Pierre SCHMITTER lived
through both world wars. A student at the Ecole des Arts
et Métiers, he was mobilized in December 1915 and
joined the Aeronautical Corps. He obtained his Brevet de
Pilote in August 1916. He was a Squadron Pilot from March
1917 to February 1919. In November 1918, he was temporarily
appointed Second-Lieutenant.
On May 17, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No74, was
shot down by German fighters: Commandant SCHMITTER was wounded.
|
Born May 7, 1897, Nancy
(54 - Meurthe et Moselle), France
Died September 7, 1978, Nimes (30 - Gard)
|
|
|
| SELLIN |
Sergeant
|
Radio
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SENOT
DE LA LONDE Maurice |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters,
must make a landing in enemy territory. Sergeant SENOT DE
LA LONDE, wounded, is taken prisoner
|
Born on August 22nd 1914 in Toulon (83 - Var) |
|
|
| SOMMESOUS
Pierre - Albert |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse,
hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
|
Born April 22, 1913
at Fère-Champenoise (51 - Marne)
Killed May 22, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
|
|
|
| SUDRES
Augustin - Ludovic |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse,
hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed.
|
Born March 16, 1904
at La Salvetat-Peyralès (12 - Aveyron)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
|
|
|
| TANCHOUX
Jacques |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
2nd Sqn.
|
On 20 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the
Hunt and flak. Wounded, he nevertheless managed to parachute
out.
He later joined the
FFL and was killed on 15 June 1941 in Syria, within GB I/39
Gascony.
|
Born March 22, 1912
in Bagneuse (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed June 15, 1941 at Naoua (Syria)
|
|
|
| TERREL
Jean - Robert |
Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
Killed
on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162,
hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
|
Born October 09, 1916
in Macon (71 - Saône et Loire)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Mamsheim (Germany)
|
|
|
| TURBILLON
Wilfried - Stanislas |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Killed
on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162,
hit by flak, crashed to the ground.
|
Born April 30, 1918,
Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed November 8, 1939 at Mamsheim (Germany)
|
|
|
| VEAU
Armand - Clément |
Lieutenant |
Observer
|
|
|
Born September 18, 1914
at La Ferté-Bernard (72 - Sarthe)
Died August 10, 1996, Caen (14 - Calvados)
|
|
|
| VERNA
Abel |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
On May
31, 1940, Sergeant-Chef VERNA, despite severe burns, managed
to bring his aircraft, LéO 451 No109, back from a fighter
attack, but all crew members were killed. Severely burned,
he rejoined the Group 3 months later at Istres airfield,
He later joined the
FFI, the Maquis of Oyonnax and was killed on 13 July 1944.
|
Born February 05, 1915
at Balesmes (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed July 13, 1944 at Coisia (39 - Jura)
|
|
|
| VERGNET
Roger - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Radio
|
|
On 17 May
1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German
fighters: Chief Warrant Officer VERGNET was wounded.
See
the individual file of Roger VERGNET
|
Born November 15, 1911
in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Died February 19, 1991, Paris (75)
|
|
|
| VILLADIER
Adrien - René |
Captain
|
Cder
of Group
|
|
|
Born July 17, 1900
Died in 1952
|
|
|
| WALBANN |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WALKOFF
|
Adjutant
|
Radio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group
Mechanics
|
|
Names
|
Rank
|
Function
|
Sqn.
|
Information
|
Photo
|
| BUMONT |
Master-Corporal
|
Mechanic
|
|
|
|
| GRILLOT |
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqd.
|
|
|
| HERAULT |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
|
|
|
| JACQUELIN |
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqd.
|
|
|
| LE-TORREC |
Adjudant
|
Mechanic
|
|
|
|
| RANCIER |
|
Mechanic
|
2nd
Sqd.
|
|
|
| RIVIERE |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Group
Armoury Manager
|
|
|
|
| RUAUX |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Mechanic
|
|
|
|
Stories
Stories
of crews
|
Crews
of Group
|
|
Names
of crew members
|
Rank
|
Function
|
Sqn.
|
Informations
|
Photo
|
|
Crew
|
BERANGER |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
|
Bloch
200 No132 : Severely damaged by German fighters
on September 9, 1939, he must make a landing in enemy territory.
: 3 Machine Gunners injured and the crew is taken prisoner |
|
| ENSELEM |
Lieutenant-Colonel
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| CHARPENTIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
| SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE
Maurice |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
| AUDOUX
Abel |
Master-Corporal
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
DUMAS
Bernard |
Commander
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
Léo
451 No 7 : Destroyed on takeoff on 19 September
1939 following an engine failure: Cder Dumas and Chief Warrant
Officer REGNOUX are wounded |
|
| REGNOUX |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Pilot
|
|
|
Crew
|
CHABOUREAU
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
Léo
451 No 4 : Destroyed on takeoff on September 30,
1939. The crew is unscathed |
|
| MAGNAN
Maurice |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
|
|
Crew
|
AOUACH
Georges |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
1st Sqn.
|
Léo
451 No 6 : On October 6, 1939, the aircraft, seriously
damaged by the fight and the German Flak, had to land in flames
in the enemy lines: Sergeant AUBERT, shot in the legs, died
of his wounds, and the rest of the crew, wounded, was taken
prisoner. |
|
| GERARDOT
Paul |
Lieutenant-Colonel
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| ROY |
Aspirant
|
Radio
|
|
| AUBERT
Maurice |
Sergeant
|
Machine-Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
TERREL
Jean |
Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
Bloch
MB200 No 162 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak
on November 8, 1939. The crew is killed. |
|
| BERTHAUX
François |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| GUISSET
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Observer
|
|
| ESNAULT
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Radio
|
|
| TURBILLON
Wilfried |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
POCHART
Laurent |
Adjutant
|
Pilot
|
|
Léo
451 No 111 : The aircraft crashed during a training
flight at low altitude on April 14, 1940. The crew is killed |
|
| GILLET
Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| DOIDEAU
Robert |
Adjutant
|
Observer
|
|
| DEGUIL
André |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
HIRSCH
Robert |
Captain
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 27 : The aircraft was destroyed by the Flak
on May 16, 1940. The crew parachute down. Second Lieutenant
RAOUL, Captain HIRSCH and Chief Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD
are wounded. |
|
| RAOUL
Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| PERRIGOUARD
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Observer
|
|
| MERIGUET
René |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
BOUGAULT
Hervé |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 61 :The aircraft is destroyed by the German
Fighter Command on May 17, 1940. The crew is killed. |
|
| RIGOURD
Arsène |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| HALMA
Jacques |
Sergeant
|
Observer
|
|
| FOURNEAU
Paul |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
GOMBERT
Gérard |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
Léo
451 No 122 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak on May
17, 1940. Lieutenant BOUDOT, Staff Sergeant GOMBERT and Chief
Warrant Officer GAST are killed. Staff Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was
the only survivor. |
|
| BOUDOT
Gilbert |
Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| GAST
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Observer
|
|
| LE-GUELLEC
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
SCHMITTER
Pierre |
Commander
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 74 : The aircraft is shot down by the German
Fighter on May 17, 1940: All the crew members are wounded. |
|
| MACOMBE
Fernand |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| VERGNET
Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
Observer
|
|
| PANAY
Emile |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
SUDRES
Augustin |
Lieutenant
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 95 : The aircraft, attacked by the Chasse on
May 20, 1940, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew is killed. |
|
| MONCHEAUX
Jean |
Captain
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| QUIDEAU
Corentin |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Radio
|
|
| SOMMESOUS
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
TANCHOUX
Jacques |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 106 : The aircraft was shot down by Flak and
the German Fighter Force on May 20,1940. The crew parachute
down. Sergeant DESNEUX and Lieutenant HOURTIC, are seriously
wounded, the latter will have to be amputated of a leg. Staff
Sergeant TANCHOUX and Corporal ROGER were more slightly wounded. |
|
| HOURTIC
Henri |
Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| ROGER |
Corporal
|
Radio
|
|
| DESNEUX
Jean |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
VERNA
Abel |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 109 : The aircraft was shot down by the hunt
on May 31,1940. Staff Sergeant VERNA, seriously wounded, succeeded
in bringing his aircraft back to the French lines, but all the
other crew members were killed on board: Second Lieutenant SCAVIZZI
and Sergeants DESEQUELLES and CHAMPENOIS. |
|
| SCAVIZZI
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| DESEQUELLES
Jean |
Sergeant
|
Radio
|
|
| CHAMPENOIS
Guy |
Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
|
Crew
|
AJAM
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Pilot
|
|
LéO
451 No 3006 : During a night mission, the aircraft,
hit by flak, went astray and crashed into the sea on 7 June
1940. Lieutenant COLLETER, Staff Sergeant AJAM and Warrant Officer
OLIVERES were killed. Staff Sergeant RENARD is unharmed. |
|
| COLLETER
Jacques |
Lieutenant
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
| OLIVERES
Marcel |
Adjutant
|
Radio
|
|
| RENARD
Auguste |
Staff-Sergeant
|
Machine
Gunner
|
|
Airfield
|
Airfields
|
Period
of use of airfields
|
|
Names
|
County
|
| Connantre |
51
- Marne
|
September
1, 1939
|
| Lézignan |
11
- Aude
|
January
1940
|
| Roye-Amy |
60
- Oise
|
May
13, 1940
|
| Persan-Baumont |
95
- Val d'Oise
|
May
16, 1940
|
| Claye-Souilly |
77
- Seine et Marne
|
May
19, 1940
|
| Chartres |
28
- Eure et Loir
|
May
25, 1940
|
| Châlon-Sur-Saône |
71
- Saône et Loire
|
June
3, 1940
|
| Paray-Saint
Yan |
71
- Saône et Loire
|
June
16, 1940
|
| Saint
Rambert d'Albon |
26
- Drôme
|
June
17, 1940
|
| Istres |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
|
June
18, 1940
|
|
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Click
on the map to enlarge
:
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Aircrafts
The GRII/22 has been mainly
equipped since its creation with the following Aircraft :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
Noof series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 8 Bloch MB200
- 4 Bloch MB210
- 35 Lioré &
Olivier LéO451
Casualties
|
Crewmen
killed
|
27
|
| Sergeant
AUBERT (Combat) |
October
6, 1939
|
| Sub-Lieutenant
BERTHAUX (Combat) |
November
8, 1939
|
| Sub-Lieutenant
GUISSET (Combat) |
November
8, 1939
|
| Sergeant
TERREL (Combat) |
November
8, 1939
|
| Staff-Sergeant
ESNAULT (Combat) |
November
8, 1939
|
| Sergeant
TURBILLON (Combat) |
November
8, 1939
|
| Adjutant
POCHARD (Accident) |
April
15, 1940
|
| Adjutant
DOIDEAU (Accident) |
April
15, 1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
DEGUIL (Accident) |
April
15, 1940
|
| Lieutenant
GILLET (Accident) |
April
15, 1940
|
| Sub-Lieutenant
RIGOURD (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
BOUGAULT (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Chief
Warrant Officer FOURNEAU (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Sergeant
HALMA (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Lieutenant
BOUDOT (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
GOMBERT (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Chief
Warrant Officer GAST (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
|
| Captain
MONCHEAUX (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
|
| Lieutenant
SUDRES (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
QUIDEAU (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
SOMMESSOUS (Combat) |
May 20,
1940
|
| Sub-Lieutenant
SCAVIZZI (Combat) |
May 31,
1940
|
| Sergeant
DESEQUELLES (Combat) |
May 31,
1940
|
| Sergeant
CHAMPENOIS (Combat) |
May 31,
1940
|
| Lieutenant
COLLETER (Accident) |
June
7, 1940
|
| Staff-Sergeant
AJAM (Accident) |
June
7, 1940
|
| Adjutant
OLIVERES (Accident) |
June
7, 1940
|
|
Crewmen
injured
|
21
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer Charpentier (Combat)
|
September
9, 1939
|
|
Sergeant
SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE Maurice (Combat)
|
September
9, 1939
|
|
Master-Corporal
AUDOUX Abel (Combat)
|
September
9, 1939
|
|
Commander
DUMAS (Accident)
|
September
19, 1939
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer REGNOUX (Accident)
|
September
19, 1939
|
|
Lieutenant
-colonel GERARDOT (Combat)
|
October
6, 1939
|
|
Lieutenant
AOUACH (Combat)
|
October
6, 1939
|
|
Aspirant
ROY (Combat)
|
October
6, 1939
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
RAOUL (Combat)
|
May 16,
1940
|
|
Captain
HIRSCH (Combat)
|
May 16,
1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD (Combat)
|
May 16,
1940
|
|
Commander
SCHMITTER (Combat)
|
May 17,
1940
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant
MACOMBE (Combat)
|
May 17,
1940
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer VERGNET (Combat)
|
May 17,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
PANAY (Combat)
|
May 17,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
AJAM (Combat)
|
May 20,
1940
|
|
Lieutenant
HOURTIC (Combat)
|
May 20,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
TANCHOUX (Combat)
|
May 20,
1940
|
|
Corporal
ROGER (Combat)
|
May 20,
1940
|
|
Sergeant
DESNEUX (Combat)
|
May 20,
1940
|
|
Staff-Sergeant
VERNA (Combat)
|
May 31,
1940
|
|
Crewmen
prisoner
|
8
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel
ENSELEM
|
September
9, 1939 |
|
Sub-Lieutenant
BERANGER
|
September
9, 1939 |
|
Chief
Warrant Officer CHARPENTIER
|
September
9, 1939 |
|
Sergeant
SENOT-DE-LA-LONDE Maurice
|
September
9, 1939 |
|
Master-Corporal
AUDOUX Abel
|
September
9, 1939 |
|
Lieutenant
-colonel GERARDOT
|
October
6, 1939 |
|
Lieutenant
AOUACH
|
October
6, 1939 |
|
Aspirant
ROY
|
October
6, 1939 |
Sources
- Mr Gilles
AUDOUX, son of Master-Corporal Abel AUDOUX
- Mr Etienne
CERCUEIL, son of Sergeant Jean CERCUEIL
- Mrs Anne-Claire
RATAJCZAK, granddaughter of Chief-Warrant Officer Emile FLAMANT
- Mrs Monique
BEUZIT-POCHART, daughter of Adjutant Laurent POCHART
- Mr Jean-Claude
QUIDEAU, Staff-Sergeant CORENTIN was his Great Uncle
- Mr Roger VERGNET,
son of Chief-Warrant Officer Roger VERGNET
- 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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