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On the date of the
outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, GB I / 38 is attached
to Group No. 10 of the "Reserved Air Forces" of the ZOAE
(East Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB I/38
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| Commander
GOUGNON |
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March
1940
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Captain
FAURE
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March
1940
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Commander
of the 1st Squadron
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Captain
BROHON Raymond
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Commander
of the 2nd Squadron
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| Captain
LAGRAVIERE |
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Pilots
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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
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Citations
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| ANGLADE
Jean - Henri |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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| BAURET
Paul -Henri |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born January 1, 1917
in Paris (75)
Died October 1, 2008 at Equemauville (14 - Calvados)
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BOYER
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Staff-Sergeant
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| BROHON
Raymond - Georges |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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Raymond BROHON graduated
from the Ecole de Saint-Cyr in 1932.
He joined the GB I/38 and took command of a squadron before
becoming Group Commander in 1940.
From 1940 to 1942, he was assigned to the 2nd Air Staff
Office. Appointed Commander, he managed to reach Great Britain,
and fought as a pilot with RAF Squadron 346. After the war,
as a Lieutenant-Colonel, he was appointed head of the 3rd
Air Force Bureau from 1946 to 1947. He later became a member
of the French Delegation to NATO (Washington). He held various
staff positions, including Commandant of the Reims Air Base
in 1955. With the rank of General, he joined the Headquarters
of the Supreme Allied Command Europe in 1956. He then took
command of the French Air Force in the Middle East, and
at his own request, ended his career in 1961 with the rank
of Air Corps General. Returning to civilian life, he did
not remain inactive, successively taking over the management
of several aeronautical companies (SFERMA, SECA, SOGERMA,
Sud Aviation, SNIAS, etc.).
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Born September 7, 1911
in Blendecques (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died June 3, 2002 in Vichy (03 - Allier)
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BROUARD
Jean - Joseph
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Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born August 31, 1902,
Gacé (61 - Orne)
Died August 12, 1973 at Nîmes (30 - Gard)
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| CLAVAUD |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On April
1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land
in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned.
Staff Sergeant CLAVAUD is unharmed.
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CONQUERIAUX
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| DESCHAMPS |
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| DEVAUX
Léon - Marcel |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Born May 6, 1908 in
Senargent-Mignafans (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed August 4, 1942 in Arles (13 - bouches du Rhône)
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| FAURE |
Captain
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Cder
of Group et Crew Chief
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On April
1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land
in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned.
Captain FAURE is slightly injured.
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| FONTAINE |
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| FUSTER
Serge |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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1st Sqn.
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An aviation enthusiast,
he joined the French Air Force in 1934 and was assigned
to the 1st African Aviation Group. He joined the Ecole d'Avord
before joining the 55th Escadrille in Lyon. He returned
to Africa in 1935 - 1936 and was mobilized in 1939 with
the GB I/38.
Serge Fuster became known under the pseudonym "Casamayor".
In 1939, he embarked on a career as an examining magistrate,
which ended in 1978.
He was also a writer, with 3 novels and 10 essays published
in Esprit magazine. His uncompromising analysis of the justice
system from the inside earned Serge Fuster a number of sanctions,
particularly after his stance on the Ben-Barka affair in
1958.
He nevertheless ended his career as President of the Versailles
Court of Appeal.
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Born November 28, 1911,
Algiers (Algeria)
Died October 29, 1988 in Paris (75)
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| GOUGNON
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Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| HERBIERT
Charles - Victor |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On April
1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land
in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned.
Adjutant HERBIER is slightly injured.
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JEANNE
Robert - Louis
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Sub-lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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A primary school teacher
in civilian life, Robert JEANNE did his military service in
the French Air Force and attended the Elèves Officiers
de Réserve (EOR) course, graduating as a Second Lieutenant
with an Air Observer's Certificate in 1938.
Mobilised, he joined the GB I/38 and was demobilised in August
1940.
He returned to his job as a schoolteacher for a while, before
becoming a salesman for a machine-tool company. This job was
a cover: Robert JEANNE had joined the Resistance's SR Air
Intelligence Service and became deputy to Louis LESPARRE,
who headed up the network. But Louis Lesparre, who was being
hunted down, had to be taken to safety in the Free Zone and
Robert Jeanne replaced him. But the German police managed
to infiltrate the network, and it fell in November 1942: Robert
JEANNE was arrested. He was tried from 1 to 11 May 1943 and
sentenced to death on 15 May 1943. He was shot on 28 May 1943
at Mont-Valérien.
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Born on 7 May 1917 in
Paris (75)
Killed on 29 May 1943 at Suresnes (92 - Haut-De-Seine)
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| KASTLER
Robert - Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Robert KASTLER graduated
as an engineer from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures.
He was called up to the GB I/38.
On 1 April 1940, an Amiot 143 was hit by Flak and had to
land in Luxembourg. The crew set fire to the plane before
being interned. Lieutenant KASTLER was unhurt.
From 1943 to 1947, he was a national scout commissioner
for the Eclaireurs Unionistes de France, then a site engineer
at Donzère-Mondragon from 1947 to 1952. From 1952
to 157, Robert KASTLER was a director at Entreprise Lefrançois,
then director of Société des grands travaux
en béton armé from 1957 to 1965. In 1965,
he was department director, then chairman and CEO of Socaltra
BTP from 1969 to 1979. At the same time, he has been a member
of the editorial committee since 1953, a member of the board
of directors of the journal Réforme, and an honorary
adviser on technological education. Robert Kastler has also
been an expert before the Paris Court of Appeal, an expert
and, since 1995, an honorary expert before the Paris Administrative
Court. In 1986, he also became Honorary Chairman of the
Association of Experts at the Paris Administrative Court
and a member of the Comité d'Organisation des meilleurs
ouvriers de France.... A great career!
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Born 15 January 1914
in Paris (75)
Died 6 November 2004 in Paris
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| KIRSCH |
Sergeant
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Radio
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On April
1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land
in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned.
Sergeant KIRSCH is unharmed.
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| LAGRAVIERE
Lucien |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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Born
on 19 February 1895 |
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| PILATE
Jean - Lucien |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Born in Lille (59 -
Nord) on 24 January 1910
Died in Poitiers (86 - Vienne) on 8 August 2005
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RABOUIN
Roger
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Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born
on 13 May 1903 |
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| SAUVANET
Léon - Antoine |
Lieutenant
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Chief
on board
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Léon
SAUVANET enlisted in 1927 and was posted to the 11th aviation
regiment as an aircraft mechanic. After various postings, he
was admitted to the Ecole de l'Air de Versailles in 1934 and
posted to the 38th squadron at Metz. He was placed on armistice
leave in November 1942, before being seconded to Francisque
Gay's cabinet. He was then seconded to the Secretary of State
for Aviation. Léon SAUVANET was struck off the flying
personnel register in 1947 and transferred to the reserves.
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Born in Crevant-Laveine
(63 - Puy de Dôme) on 24 July 1908
Died at Culhat (63 - Puy de Dôme) on 28 October 1995
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| THOMERET
André - Joseph |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Born in Valleroy-Aux-Saules
(88 - Vosges) on 6 January 1910
Died at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 22 May 1978
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| VALLET |
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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
Statut
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Photo
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JACQUET
Marc
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Lieutenant
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Head
of
2nd office
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1st
Sqn. .
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Before
the war, Marc JACQUET was a law student at the universities
of Paris and Kiel. He did his military service in the French
Air Force, with the 54th Air Wing. He attended officer training
courses and graduated as a second lieutenant. He was mobilised
in 1939 and appointed Lieutenant, joining the GB I/38 as head
of the 2nd Bureau. He was demobilised in August 1940, and
became assistant to Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred HEURTAUX, chief
of staff to Air Force General Jean d'Harcourt, the General
Secretary for Family and Youth. Under cover of his position,
Alfred HEURTAUX set up an intelligence network for the Resistance,
and persuaded Marc JACQUET to join him in hiding and become
his deputy. Following Alfred HEURTAUX's arrest in November
1941, Marc JACQUET continued the network's activities, but
hunted down by the Germans, he took refuge in North Africa
and continued his involvement with Henri d'Astier de la VIGERIE.
In North
Africa, he joined the Royalist camp, which aimed to install
the Comte de Paris in power. But after the assassination of
DARLAN, Marc JACQUET was sought after and had to assume an
assumed identity: Marc VAUTHIER. Under this name and with
the rank of Captain, he succeeded in being given command of
a Cavalry Squadron and went ashore with the Allies at Saint-Trpoez
on 15 August 1944. But unmasked by the Military Police, he
was arrested and taken back to Algiers.
After the war, he entered politics, serving as an RPF MP from
1951 to 1955, UNR MP for the 1st constituency of Seine-et-Marne
from 1958 to 1973, and finally as Senator and Chairman of
the RPR Group in the Upper House from 1978 to 1981.
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Born on 17 February 1913
in Mercy-Le-Bas (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died in Paris (75) on 18 April 1983
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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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HERBIER |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 No ? : Hit by the Flak on April 1, 1940, the
aircraft must land in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before
being interned. Captain FAURE and Adjutant HERBIER are slightly
injured |
| FAURE |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| KASTLER |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| KIRSCH |
Sergeant
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Radio
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| CLAVAUD |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Airfield
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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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| Troyes-Barberey |
10
- Aube
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October
15, 1939
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| Nuits-Saint-Georges |
21
- Côte D'Or
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June
13, 1940
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| Feurs |
42
- Loire
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June
15, 1940
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| Avignon
Pujaut |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
16, 1940
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| Perpignan |
66
- Pyrénées-Orientales
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June
18, 1940
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| Avignon
Châteaublanc |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
19, 1940
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| Arles
Mas-De-Rus |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
21, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GB I/38 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 :
Casualties
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Crewmen
injured
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2
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Captain
FAURE (Combat)
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April
1, 1940
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Adjutant
HERBIER (Combat)
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April
1, 1940
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Crewmen
prisoner
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5
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| Captain
FAURE (Luxembourg) |
April
1, 1940
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| Adjutant
HERBIER (Luxembourg) |
April
1, 1940
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| Lieutenant
KASTLER (Luxembourg) |
April
1, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
CLAVAUD (Luxembourg) |
April
1, 1940
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| Sergeant
KIRSCH (Luxembourg) |
April
1, 1940
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Sources
- 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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