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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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| ALEXANDRE
Jean |
Staff
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On June
13, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 275, severely damaged by
the Flak, was destroyed on landing. The crew is unscathed.
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| AUBOURG
Pierre - Maurice |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Born on 25 April 1912
in Chalette-Sur-Loing (45 - Loiret)
Died in Paris (75) on 3 January 2006
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| AUDREN
Hector |
Sergeant
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Radio
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After
the Armistice, Hector AUDREN joined the Amarante Resistance
as a radio operator. He was arrested twice by the French police,
but managed to escape. He was finally arrested by the Gestapo
in Le Mans, a few days before the town was liberated.
Hector AUDREN was deported and arrived at the Neuengamme camp
on 31 July 1944. He was killed on 12 April 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen
camp, three days before the camp was liberated... |
Born 8 June 1917 in
Pont-Croix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 12 April 1945 in Bergen-Belsen (Germany)
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| BARDON
Gilbert - Faiderbe |
Master
Corporal
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Maxchine
Gunner
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On June
13, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 275, severely damaged by
the Flak, was destroyed on landing. The crew is unscathed.
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Born on 13 May 1918
in La Clotte (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Died at Salon-de-Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) on
22 February 1988
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| BEAUNE
Robert - François |
Sergeant
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Cannoneer
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Born in Saint-Doulchard
(18 - Cher) on 10 July 1916
Died at Saint-Doulchard on 14 February 2005
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| BOILLOT
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Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| BOZON
André |
Staff
Sergeant
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Radio
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On 29 May
1940, LéO 451 No 128 was shot down by Flak. Staff Sergeant
BOZON, the only survivor, was taken prisoner and interned
in Stalag IIa before being repatriated by the Red Cross in
1942.
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Born on 7 March 1914
in Oran (Algeria)
Died at Saint-Herblain (44 - Loire-Atlantique) on 3 June 1991
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| CALLAC
Roger - Louis |
Sergeant
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Radio
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On 31 May
1940, LéO 451 No 73 was shot down by fighter aircraft.
Wounded, Sergeant CALLAC jumped by parachute.
Roger CALLAC was killed on 20 February 1945 at the controls
of P51 No 4410884 while serving with GR II/33.
However, this last piece of information remains to be confirmed:
to this day, I am not certain that Roger CALLAC, radio sergeant
with GB II/31, was the same Roger CALLAC who became a pilot
with GR II/33. If this were not the case, it would also call
into question the date of birth and death opposite.
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Born on 30 September
1917 in Neuilly-Seine (92 - Hauts-De-Seine)
Killed on 20 February 1945
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| CAUDRY
Pierre |
Staff
Sergeant
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Radio
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- On May 31, 1940,
the LeO. 451, No.268, was shot down by Fighters, and the
crew unscathed parachutes.
- On June 6, 1940,
the Leo 451 No. 271 is shot down by Fighters. The men composing
this crew are shot for the second time ... Staff Sergeant
CAUDRY is seriously injured. "
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| CHAREIRE
Jean - Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed
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Born on 23 April 1912
in Paris (75)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
(57 - Moselle)
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| CORNET
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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Pierre
CORNET joined the French Air Force in 1934, and qualified
as a pilot in 1936. He was admitted to the Versailles Air
Academy in 1939.
In 1943, he joined the Groupe de Bombardement 2/20 ‘Bretagne’
of the Free French Forces. He was killed on 11 July 1944 when
his aircraft was hit by enemy fighters and went up in flames.
He stayed on board to allow the crew to jump out...
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Born on 9 December 1907
in Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed on 11 July 1944 at Monticelli d'Ongina (Italy)
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| DAUGE
Pierre
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Sergeant
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Radio
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4th Sqn.
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On 31 May
1940, LéO 451 No 29 was shot down by hunters. Sergeant
DAUGE was killed during the fight against the fighting.
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Born on 1 March 1917
at Saint-Mathieu (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Le Caule-Saint-Beuve (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| DU
CHEMIN DE CHASSEVAL Gabriel - Augustin |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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Gabriel
DU CHEMIN DE CHASSEVAL is a former student of the Saint-Cyr
school, class ‘Du Rif’ 1924-1926.
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Born on 8 January 1905
in La Bussière (45 - Loiret)
Died at Gien (45 - Loiret) on 25 September 1964
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| DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN
VERCLAUSE Geoffroy - Marie |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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4th Sqn.
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Born in Paris. He
joined the French Air Force in 1935.
On May 31, 1940,LéO
451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters. Lieutenant DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN
is unharmed.
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Born 8 July 1914 in
Paris (75)
Died at Combourg (35 - Ille et Vilaine) on 23 December 1971
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| DELOZANNE
Eugène - Emile |
Commander
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Cdt de
Groupe
Crew Chief
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On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed
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Born on 17 November
1894 in Morlaix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
(57 - Moselle)
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| D'IRUMBERRY-DE-SALABERRY
Charles - Bernard |
Captain
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Cdt 4th
Sqn.
Pilot
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4th Sqn.
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On May
31, 1940, LéO 451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters.
Captain D'IRUMBERY-DE-SALABERRY is unscathed.
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Born in Fossé
(41 - Loir et Cher) on 1 February 1911
Died at Blois (41 - Loir et Cher) on 15 May 1971
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| DUBALEN
Guy - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of board
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Guy
DUBALEN was killed on 20 March 1944 in Safi, Morocco. |
Born on 6 December 1916
in Mali
Killed on 20 March 1944 in Safi (Morocco)
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| GAILLERES
Jean - Martial |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed
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Born on 13 February
1911 in Aureilhan (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
(57 - Moselle)
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| JOLY
Marcel - Gaston |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed
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Born on 22 November
1911 in Cornimont (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
(57 - Moselle)
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| LE-MEZO
Michel - Jean |
Sergeant
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Maxchine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 73 was shot down by Fighters on
May 31, 1940. Injured, Sergeant LE-MEZO parachuted.
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Born 23 May 1919, Vannes
(56 - Morbihan)
Died at Vannes (56 - Morbihan) on 19 April 1986
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| LOISELEUX
Daniel - Maurice |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May
31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 73 was shot down by Fighters. Adjutant
LOISELEUX, unscathed, parachutes.
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Born on 10 October 1911
in Vouvray (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) on 12 April 1990
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| MAGNAN
Maurice |
Adjutant
then Chief Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Maurice
MAGNAN was attached to the GB I/31 before joining the GB II/31.
- On 31 May 1940, LéO 451 No 268 was shot down by fighter
aircraft. The crew, unhurt, parachuted out.
- On 6 June 1940, LéO 451 No 271 was shot down by fighters.
The men who made up this crew were shot down for the 2nd time...
Chief Warrant Officer MAGNAN was unhurt,
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| MALAISE
Pierre - Edouard |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Pierre
Malaise took part in both world wars. After the armistice
of 1918, he continued his commitment and took part in the
Rif war and operations against the great Syrian revolt.
He took part in the French Campaign as part of the GB II/31.
After the Armistice, in July 1940, he joined the military
cabinet of the Vichy air minister, before being transferred
to the French embassy in Spain as a military attaché,
but above all as a member of the air force intelligence service.
This post enabled him to help French nationals escaping from
France and interned in Spain. In 1942, he met General Giraud,
who had taken refuge in the Free Zone after escaping from
the fortress of Konigstein, and decided to join him. He left
the French embassy and became his representative in Spain.
He set up an intelligence service, which provided information
to the Allies. He helped refugees to join the African Army,
but also tried to persuade French resistance fighters to join
General Giraud. Relations with General DE-GAULLE's services
deteriorated: in 1944, he was accused of desertion, and tried
in December 1946, but finally acquitted. Returning to civilian
life, he joined an insurance company, where he worked for
around twenty years.
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Born 7 July 1898, Reims
(51 - Marne)
Died at Eaubonne (95 - Val d'Oise) on 8 October 1971
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| MESPLES
Raymond - Jean |
Staff
Sergeant
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Radio
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Raymond MESPLES joined
the French Air Force in October 1935. Initially posted to
the Moulins air base, he moved to the Istres air base in
June 1936.
On 13 June 1940, LéO 451 No 275 was severely damaged
by Flak and destroyed on landing. The crew was unharmed.
After the Armistice, it returned to Istres Air Base in October
1940, and in 1941 took part in the fighting in the Levant
against the Free French forces. After the Allied landings
in North Africa, he joined the Free French Air Force and
was assigned to the ‘Gascogne’ bomber group, fighting
in the Mediterranean theatre before taking part in the French
and German campaigns.
At the end of the war, Raymond MESPLES was transferred to
Germany until August 1946, when he was posted to the Mont-De-Marsan
air base, where he remained until June 1954. He then went
to Indochina and took part in the fighting until June 1955
before returning to Mont de Marsan. He was then transferred
to the Airborne Troops School in Pau. In January 1958, he
left for Algeria to fight with the Saharan Reconnaissance
and Support Group.
In April 1959, he returned to the Pau Airborne Troops School,
where he remained until the end of his career on 18 June
1962. He was then a major.
He was killed on 5 May 1965 in a traffic accident in Pau...
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Born on 18 June 1916
in Oullins (69 - Rhône)
Died at Pau (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 5
May 1965
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| MILLET
Paul |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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- On May 31, 1940,
the LeO 451, No. 268, was shot down by the German fighters.
The crew, unscathed, parachutes.
- On June 6, 1940,
the Leo 451 No. 271 is shot down by Fighters. The men composing
this crew are shot for the second time ... Lieutenant MILLET
is unharmed.
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| MOSER
Ferdinand - Marius |
Sergeant
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Maxchine
Gunner
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On May
29, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 128 was shot down by the Flak. Sergeant
MOSER is killed.
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Born on 25 March 1913
at Neunkirchen (57 - Moselle)
Killed on 29 May 1940 at Cahon (80 - Somme)
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| PANTENIER
Robert - Gabriel |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Radio
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Leaves
GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GB II/31 |
Born 28 May 1909, Lille
(59 - Nord)
Died at Amiens (80 - Somme) on 26 May 1991
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| PETTON
Eugène - Guillaume |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed
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Born on 13 July 1906
in Plouarzel (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
(57 - Moselle)
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| PINON
Théophile - Auguste |
Adjutant
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Cannoneer
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Born on 25 August 1912
in Saint-Epain (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died in Paris (75) on 10 November 1989
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| PIOGER
Raoul - Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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On May
18, 1940, the LéO 451 n ° 94 was shot down by the French
... DCA. The crew evacuated the aircraft, but Chief Warrant
Officer PIOGER drowned in the Marne
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Born on 19 December
1907 in Paris (75)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Meaux (77 - Seine et Marne)
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Roland - Joannes |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On June
13, 1940, the LeO. 451 No. 275, severely damaged by the Flak,
was destroyed on landing. The crew is unscathed.
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Born on 26 December
1907 in Renaze (53 - Mayenne)
Died at Ballainvilliers (91 - Essone) on 27 April 1980
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| PROTEAU
Marc - Julien |
Staff
Sergeant
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Maxchine
Gunner
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- On May 31, 1940,
the LeO 451, No. 268, was shot down by the German fighters.
The crew, unscathed, parachutes.
- On June 6, 1940,
the Leo 451 No. 271 is shot down by Fighters. The men composing
this crew are shot for the second time ... Staff Sergeant
PROTEAU is unharmed.
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Born on 24 April 1916
in Rochefort (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Died in Paris (75) on 15 December 1996
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| RAPOPORT
Eugène |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 73 was shot down by Fighters. Sub-Lieutenant
RAPOPORT unhamed, parachutes.
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Born on 3 September
1911
Died 24 August 1949
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| RENNESSON
Roger - Alphonse |
Captain
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Chief
of Board and Cder 3rd Sqn.
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Born in Nancy (54 -
Meurthe et Moselle) on 19 February 1902
Died in Menton (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 22 February 1974
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| RESSEGUIER
Léon - Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born August 25, 1903
in Magalas (34 - Hérault)
Died at Sète (34 - Hérault) on 20 August 2001
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| REY
René |
Sergeant
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Maxchine
Gunner
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On May
31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters. Sergeant
REY was seriously injured.
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| RISSE
André |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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André
RISSE was posted to GB I/12 before joining GB II/31 to take
command.
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Born on 10 June 1903
Died 19 March 1966
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| SABOURDY
Pierre - Marie |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May
29, 1940, the Leo 451 No128 was shot down by the Flak. Lieutenant
SABOURDY is killed.
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Born on 2 September
1913 in Paris (75)
Killed on 29 May 1940 at Cambron (80 - Somme)
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| TOURRES
Pierre - Antoine |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Pierre
TOURRES, a scholarship holder at the Caudron flying school,
obtained his pilot's licence on 29 August 1931.
On 29 May 1940, LéO 451 No 128 was shot down by Flak.
Warrant Officer TOURRES managed to evacuate the aircraft,
but was killed before reaching the ground. His body, hanging
from a tree, was not found until 20 July...
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Born on 30 December
1911 at Tassin La Demi-lune (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 29 May 1940 at Abbeville (80 - Somme)
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