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Site in French
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Historical
On May 10, 1940, the GB II/12 is attached to the Group No6 of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/12
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| Commander
DE-LA-HERVERIE Yves |
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November
13,1939
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Commander
RUTH
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November
14,1939
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Commanders
of the 3rd Squadron
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Lieutenant
LABARRE
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Captain
KNIPPING Max
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Commanders
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
RUTH |
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November
13,1939
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Captain
TONON Joseph
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November
14,1939
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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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Photos |
Citations
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| ANNON |
Sergeant
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| ARACHEQUESNE
Maurice |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Leo
451 No38 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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| AUGE
Paul |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Leo
451 No37 was shot down by Me109 on May 20, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| BACOT |
Lieutenant
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| BAERT
Albert |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Leo
451 No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew, injured, parachuted.
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| BARBIER |
Sergeant
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| BARDOLLET
Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| BEUVIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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On November
13, 1939, the LEO 451 No1 took off to join Oran, struck
a MB210 bloch on the ground and crashed. Staff Sergeant BEUVIN
is injured.
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| BOMO |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On June
9, 1940, the crew of LeO 451 No208 was forced to evacuate
his aircraft for unknown reasons. Sergeant BONNET and Adjutant
PRENEZ are injured
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| BONNET |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On June
9, 1940, the crew of LeO 451 No208 was forced to evacuate
his aircraft for unknown reasons. Sergeant BONNET is injured.
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| BORGNIET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigator
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On November
13, 1939, the LEO 451 No1 took off to join Oran, struck
a MB210 bloch on the ground and crashed. Sub-Lieutenant BORGNIET
is killed.
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| BRISSET
Lucien |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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The LeO
451 No42 damaged by the Flak on 16 May 1940, was destroyed
on landing by striking LeO451 No78 of the GB I/31. Adjutant
BRISSET is unharmed.
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| BRISSON |
Sergeant
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| CADIOU
Félix |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo
451 No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew, injured, parachuted.
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| CAILLET
Lucien |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Leo
451 No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Sergeant
CAILLET was killed.
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| CHOUREAUX |
Sergeant
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| COURREGES |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo
451 No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land
in the countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft.
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| DARNAL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DE
LA HERVERIE Yves |
Commander
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Cder of
Group
Pilot
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On November
13, 1939, the LEO 451 No1 took off to join Oran, struck
a Bloch MB210 on the ground and crashed. Commander DE LA HERVERIE
is killed.
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| DELACOURT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The Leo
451 No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land
in the countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft.
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| DEPRETTE
Michel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| DESSAULT |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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| GENTIER
Maurice |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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The Leo
451 No38 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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| GENTY
René |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born
in Monthermé, in the Ardennes, he joined the air
force in April 1936.
The Leo 451 No151
was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Lieutenant GENTY,
injured, parachuted.
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| GOBEAU
Gustave |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| GUERCHON
Paul |
Corporal
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Cannoneer
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| JACQUET
Lucien |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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The LeO451,
No46, was hit by an armored vehicle during the attack
of a column on May 11, 1940, and crashed on the ground; Sub-Lieutenant
JACQUET is killed.
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| JACQUOT
Charles |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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The Leo
451 No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Sergeants
JACQUOT was killed.
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| KES-LOMBARDIE |
Sergeant
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| KNIPPING
Max |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| LABARRE |
Lieutenant
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| LAMBERT
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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�Radio
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The No451
Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| LE-GOYAT
Yves |
Master-Corporal
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Machine
Gunner
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The No451
Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| LEGROS |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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The Leo
451 No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land
in the countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft.
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| LESUEUR
Robert |
Master-Corporal
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| LEVRAY |
Sergeant
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| MAHAUT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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On June
9, 1940, the crew of LeO 451 No208 was forced to evacuate
his aircraft for unknown reasons. Chief Warrant Officer MAHAUT
is unharmed.
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| MARAULT
Adrien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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The LeO
451 No42 damaged by the Flak on 16 May 1940, was destroyed
on landing by striking LeO451 No78 of the GB I/31. Chief
Warrant Officer MARAULT seriously injured
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| MASCLAUD
Aimé |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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The No451
Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| MAYER
André |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The Leo
451 No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew, injured, parachuted.
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| MERCIER
Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| MICHELET
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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The Leo
451 No37 was shot down by Me109 on May 20, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| MOQUELET
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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The LeO451,
No46, was hit by an armored vehicle when a column was
attacked on May 11, 1940, and crashed to the ground. Chief
Warrant Officer MOQUELET parachutes, but low and crashes to
the ground.
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| MOREL
René |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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The LeO451,
No46, was hit by an armored vehicle when a column was
attacked on May 11, 1940, and crashed to the ground. Lieutenant
MOREL, badly burned, dies on May 28, 1940.
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| NATTA
Maurice |
Adjutant
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�Radio
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The LeO451,
No46, was hit by an armored vehicle when a column was
attacked on May 11, 1940, and crashed to the ground. Adjutant
NATTA manages to parachute, but is taken prisoner on the ground
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| PAUMIER
Alphonse |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo
451 No38 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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| PETIT
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo
451 No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
PETIT, injured, parachuted.
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| PINTEAUX
Robert |
Lieutenant
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Staff-Sergeant
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| PONSIN
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
11, 1940, the LeO 451 No45, the train damaged by the Flak,
crashes on landing: the crew is unscathed.
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| PRENEZ |
Adjutant
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�Radio
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On June
9, 1940, the crew of LeO 451 No208 was forced to evacuate
his aircraft for unknown reasons. Adjutant TAKE is injured.
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| PRETOT |
Sergeant
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| REYRE |
Chief-Warrant
Offier
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| ROCHER
André |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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The No451
Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| ROQUES
Gilbert |
Staff-Sergeant
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�Radio
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The Leo
451 No37 was shot down by Me109 on May 20, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| ROZOY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mécanicien
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On November
13, 1939, the LEO 451 No1 took off to join Oran, struck
a Bloch MB210 on the ground and crashed. Staff Sergeant ROZOY
is injured
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| RUTH
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Captain
Commander
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Cder 4th
Sqn.
Cder of
Group
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| SAUSSINE
Yves |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The Leo
451 No38 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew was killed.
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| SCHNEIDER
Pierre |
Captain
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| SERVAIS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo
451 No37 was shot down by Me109 on May 20, 1940. The crew
was killed.
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| SIMON
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| TONON
Joseph |
Captain
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Cder 4th
Sqn.
Crew Chief
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The LeO
451 No42 damaged by the Flak on 16 May 1940, was destroyed
on landing by striking LeO451 No78 of the GB I/31. Captain
TONON is unscathed.
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| TRICOT |
Adjutant
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| VASSEUR |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May
11, 1940, the LeO 451 No45, the train damaged by the Flak,
crashes on landing: the crew is unscathed.
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| VERLET
Anthèlme |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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The Leo
451 No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The
crew, injured, parachuted
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Crew
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DE
LA HERVERIE Yves |
Commander
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 1 : Destroyed by accident at takeoff on November
13, 1939. Commander DE LA HERVERIE and Sub-Lieutenant BORGNIET
are killed. Staff Sergeant BEUVIN and ROZOY are injured |
| BORGNIET |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigator
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| BEUVIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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| ROZOY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mécanicien
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Crew
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MOREL
René |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 46 : Hit by an armored vehicle during the
attack of a column on May 11th, 1940, he crashed on the ground:
the crew was killed, except the Adjutant NATTA who managed to
jump in parachute: he was taken prisoner when arriving at the
ground |
| JACQUET
Lucien |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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| NATTA |
Adjutant
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�Radio
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| MOQUELET
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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Crew
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VASSEUR |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 45 : Hit by the Flak May 11, 1940, he crashed
on landing: the crew is unscathed |
| PONSIN |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Crew
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BRISSET |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No42 : Hit by the Flak on May 16, 1940, it was
destroyed on landing by hitting the No45 GB I/31 . Chief
Warrant Officer MARAULT seriously injured |
| TONON |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| MARAULT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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COURREGES |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 80 : Touched by the Flak May 16, 1940, it
is destroyed by posing in the countryside. The crew is unscathed |
| DELACOURT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| LEGROS |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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MASCLAUD
Aimé |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Léo
451 No 40 : Destroyed by the Flak May 17, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| ROCHER
André |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| LAMBERT
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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�Radio
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| LE-GOYAT
Yves |
Corporal-Chef
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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SERVAIS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 37 : Destroyed in air combat on May 20, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| MICHELET
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| ROQUES
Gilbert |
Staff-Sergeant
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�Radio
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| AUGE
Paul |
Adjutant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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PAUMIER
Alphonse |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 38 : Shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| SAUSSINE
Yves |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| GENTIER
Maurice |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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| ARACHEQUESNE
Maurice |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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PETIT |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 151 : Shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940.
Sergeants JACQUOT and CAILLET are killed. Lieutenant GENTY and
Staff-Sergeant PETIT, injured, parachute. |
| GENTY |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| JACQUOT
Charles |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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| CAILLET
Lucien |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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CADIOU |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 152 : Shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940.
The crew, injured, parachutes. |
| MAYER |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| VERLET |
Sergeant
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�Radio
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| BAERT |
Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Crew
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BOMO |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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LéO
451 No 208 : On June 9, 1940, his crew was forced
to abandon him in flight (Accident?). Sergeant BONNET and Adjutant
PRENEZ are injured |
| MAHAUT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| PRENEZ |
Adjutant
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�Radio
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| BONNET |
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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| Damblain |
88
-Vosges
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September
1, 1939
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| Orléans-Bricy |
45
- Loiret
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September
8, 1939
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| Caen-Carpiquet |
14
- Calvados
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September
10, 1939
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| Orange
Plan-De-Dieu |
84
- Vaucluse
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November
21, 1939
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| Salon
de Provence |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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December
13, 1939
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| Persan-Beaumont |
95
- Val D'Oise
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April
20, 1940
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| Orléans-Bricy |
45
- Loiret
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May
20, 1940
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| Montbard |
21
- Côte d'Or
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June
1, 1940
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| Dôle
Tavaux |
39
- Jura
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June
3, 1940
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| Istres
Paty |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
15, 1940
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on the map to enlarge
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Itinerary
of the GB II/12
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Aircrafts
The GB II/12 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 :
- 30 Lioré & Olivier
LeO 451
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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19
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Sub-Lieutenant
BORGNIET (Accident)
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November
13, 1939
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Commander
DE LA HERVERIE (Accident)
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November
13, 1939
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Sub-Lieutenant
JACQUET (Combat)
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May 11,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
MOREL (Combat)
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May 11,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer MOQUELET (Combat)
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May 11,
1940
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Captain
ROCHER (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
MASCLAUD (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer LAMBERT (Radio)
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May 17,
1940
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Corporal-Chef
LE-GOYAT (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer MICHELET (Combat)
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May 20,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
SERVAIS (Combat)
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May 20,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
ROQUES (Combat)
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May 20,
1940
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Adjutant
AUGE (Combat)
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May 20,
1940
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Lieutenant
SAUSSINE (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
PAUMIER (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
GENTIER (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
ARACHEQUESNE (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
JACQUOT (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
CAILLET (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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12
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Staff-Sergeant
BEUVIN (Accident)
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November
13, 1939
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Staff-Sergeant
ROZOY (accident)
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November
13, 1939
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Adjutant
NATTA (Combat)
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May 11,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer MARAULT (Combat)
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May 16,
1940
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Lieutenant
GENTY (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
PETIT (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Lieutenant
MAYER (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
CADIOU (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
VERLET (Combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Sergeant
BAERT (combat)
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June
6, 1940
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Adjutant
PRENEZ (Accident ?)
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June
9, 1940
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Sergeant
BONNET (Accident ?)
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June
9, 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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