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Bomber Group GB II/34

3rd Squadron
4th Squadron


Historical

Originally, the 34th Aviation Regiment was an Observation (GO) unit equipped with Potez 39s. But from September 1936, the 34th Wing received Amiot 143s, and changed its speciality by becoming a Bombing unit.

On May 10, 1940, the GB II / 34 is attached to the Group No. 9 of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)


Staff

Commanders of the group GB II/34
Lieutenant-Colonel DONZEAU Pierre
October 13, 1939
 
Commander DEJOBERT André
October 14, 1939
November 24, 1939
 
Commander RAVAS Etienne
November 25, 1939
January 8, 1940
 
Commander De-LAUBIER Jean
January 9, 1940
May 14, 1940
Captain DE-TOURTIER Roger
May 15, 1940
 
Commander of the 3rd Squadron
Captain RAUCH
 
Captain ROUFF Pierre
     
Captain GRIMAL Georges
 
Commander of the 4th Squadron
Captain DEBRABANT Henri

 


Personnel

Pilots and crew of the Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Informations
Civil-statut
Photos
Citations
ABELE Staff-Sergeant Pilot At the beginning of 1940, the staff-sergeant ABELE took part in the experimentation of the Amiot 354 at Marignane.    
ANKAOUA Robert
Sergeant
Radio
4th Sqn.

On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot down by the Flak. Sergeant ANKAOUA parachutes and will be taken prisoner when arriving on the ground.

Born in Algiers on 3 November 1915
Died at Enghien-les-Bains (95 - Val d'Oise) on 26 September 2015
ASTRUC Roger
Sergeant
Machine gunner
4th Sqn.
Roger ASTRUC studied at the Lycée CONDORCET in Paris, where he passed the Sciences-Languages Baccalauréat and continued to draw. He was hired as an industrial draughtsman at Avions Marcel BLOCH, then in the design office of the aircraft manufacturer DEWOITINE in Courbevoie, where he worked from the end of the 1930s until the outbreak of the war and during the Occupation. In early November 1938, he did his military service in Chartres, where he was posted as a draughtsman to the Major Commandant. He then joined the EOR (Ecole Officier de Réserve) platoon at Dugny air base. In April 1939, he entered the Cazaux Advanced Training School, where he was certified as Sergeant Machine Gunner on 13th July 1939: Certificate No. 2077 issued on 6th November 1939.

. He briefly joined the Dugny base in August 1939 before being posted to the GB II/34 - 4th Squadron based at Poix (Somme). Roger flew day and night bombing missions on Amiot 143s from the Dijon and Metz areas, among others, before moving to Meknes Air Base in Morocco when the Group withdrew. In August 1940, Roger Astruc joined the GB I/31 2nd Escadrille at Istres Air Base. Finally, he was posted to the GR I/14 based at Perpignan-Llabanère Air Base until his demobilisation in March 1941.
In 1943, he joined the ‘Ceux de la Libération-Vengeance’ resistance network; arrested by the Gestapo in 1944 in Paris for his Jewish-sounding name, he was interned for 4 months in Fresnes prison, where he was released after persistent efforts by his wife and the intervention of H. Carol, Director of the Boulogne plant of Avions Marcel DASSAULT, and Jeff ROOS, then Chairman of INDAERO, thus narrowly escaping deportation. He is mentioned in the Order of the Air Force (Croix de Guerre with a palm).
After the war, Roger worked in the aeronautical industry until his retirement, starting with S.N.C.A.S.O. (Société Nationale des Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest) after the company was successively called Sud-Aviation, then S.N.I.A.S. (Société Nationale de l'Industrie Aéronautique et Spatiale) and finally Aérospatiale.
Roger was a proud participant in the Concorde adventure at the end of the 60s. He was in charge of a group responsible for designing and producing advertising.
He retired in 1978 and returned with his wife ‘au Pays’ to Espira-de-l'Agly. In the village he made friends with the Catalan poet Joan CAYROL, with whom he planned to start drawing again to illustrate his poems, but CAYROL died too soon.

Source Mr J.C. ASTRUC: see full details in the ‘Stories’ section below.

Born on 1st June 1918
in Corneilla-De-La-Rivière (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Died on 6th April 2000 in Espira-de-L'Agly
BENOIST
Staff-Sergeant
     
BEUCHER René - Ferdinand
Adjutant
Mechanic - Machine-gunner
Born 11 February 1910 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died 11 August 1993 in Paris (75)
 
BLANCHET
Sergeant
Pilot
4th Sqn.
 
BONHIVERS Jacques
Adjutant
Navigator
Born in Levallois-Perret (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 5 April 1909
Died 21 September 1994 in Vitry-le-françois (51 - Marne)
 
BOUCHARD Gislain - Ludoniel
Lieutenant
   

Gislain BOUCHARD was an aeronautical engineer before mobilisation.
He was killed on 16 October 1942: ‘Civilian victim of the French Internal Resistance’.

Born on 17 August 1911 in Cherbourg-Octeville (50 - Manche)
Killed on 16 October 1942 in Tunisia
   
CHAISE Robert - Louis
Adjutant
Crew Chief
Born August 11, 1911 in Troyes (10 - Aube)
Died at Les Angles (30 - Gard) on 10 February 2002
 
CHARLON Roger
Adjutant
Pilote
 
CONSTANT
Staff-Sergeant
       
COUZON Auguste - Adolphe
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
4th Sqn.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 27, was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. The CHief Warrant Officer COUZON is unscathed.
Born on 29 January 1912 in Aubigne-Racan (72 - Sarthe)
Died in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 23 April 1990
   
DAGNAUX Jean - Charles
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
- May 10, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 85, is damaged during a bombardment. Lieutenant-colonel DAGNAUX is unscathed.
- On May 18, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 354 No. 29, was shot down by the Flak during a German armor attack. Lieutenant Colonel DAGNAUX is killed.
Born on 28 November 1891 in Montbeliard (25 - Doubs)
Killed on 17 May 1940
 
DEBRABANT Henri - Charles
Captain
Cder 4th Sqn.
4th Sqn.
After the war, he was commander of Bremgarten Air Base from 1954 to 1957. Henri DEBRABANT held the rank of colonel.
Born on 3 September 1913 in Jussey (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died in Grimaud (83 - Var) on 3 January 2000
DEJOBERT André
Commander
Cder of Group
Né le 23 décembre 1893    
DE-LAUBIER Jean - Dieudonné
Commander
Cder of Groupand Machine Gunner (Dorsal)
4th Sqn.

Jean-Dieudonné DE-LAUBIER enlisted voluntarily in 1914 at the age of 17. He was posted to the artillery and fought with the Crapouillots. In September 1918, he asked to join the Air Force and ended the war with 4 commendations and the rank of second lieutenant.
After the war, he passed the entrance exam for the Sant-Cyr Military School. On completion of his training in 1923, he was posted to the 32nd Aviation Regiment. He first obtained his Observer's Certificate and then his Pilot's Certificate in 1924. Appointed Captain in 1929, he took command of a squadron in 1935, then in 1938, with the rank of Major, he took command of a Bombardment Group in the 38th Wing, before being appointed head of GB II/34 in January 1940.
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot down by the Flak. Commander DE-LAUBIER is killed.

Born on 17 June 1897 at Saint-Méloir des Ondes (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Se(08 - Ardennes)
DENIS
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
   
DE TOURTIER Roger
Captain
Cder of Group
Roger DE-TOURTIER became a colonel after the war.
Born 15 July 1906 in Hermes (60 -Oise)
Died at Antibes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 6 July 2000
   
DOMERGUE
Staff-Sergeant
       
DONZEAU Pierre - Marcel
Lieutenant-Colonel
Cder of Group
Pierre DONZEAU studied literature and opted for a university career. However, he was mobilised in 1916 and took part in the Battle of Verdun as a Reserve Second Lieutenant. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur for this battle.
After the war, having become an Active Officer, he decided to join the air force and took his pilot's licence in 1919.
He studied Russian and stayed in Serbia to perfect his Russian with an emigrant Russian general. In the early 1930s, he became an instructor pilot at the Turkish aviation school in Eskisehir.
In February 1934, he was posted as deputy military attaché to the French embassy in Moscow. He became Air Attaché when the French Air Force was created in July 1934.
In 1938-1939, Pierre DONZEAU took command of a Bombardment Group, then briefly served as Air Attaché in Romania. At the end of 1939, he was appointed head of GB II/34.
At the time of the armistice, he was preparing to go to England, but gave up after the British attacked the French fleet at Mers el-Kébir in July 1940. He also refused to join the Normandy-Niemen squadron because he did not want to serve under Stalin, whom he knew well.
In 1945, he was sent to Vienna as a military administrator, before leaving the army in the early 1950s.
Born 20 February 1895, Vieux-Mareuil (24 - Dordogne)
Died 13 May 1976, Draveil (91 - Essonne)
   
DUPRE Pierre - Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
4th Sqn.
Pierre DUPRE was posted to GB I/31 before joining GB II/34.
Born on 6 March 1915 at Nangis (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died at Vielle-Adour (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées) on 4 March 1999
 
FAUR
Staff-Sergeant
   
FERALJean - Désiré
Sergeant
Bomber Navigator
On June 22, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 351 No. 80, is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed.
Born 08 June 1921 in Bessac (81 - Tarn)
Killed 22 June 1940 in Oran (Algeria)
 
FERRAND Raymond - Fernand
Chief-Warrant Officer
Pilot
  Raymond FERRAND, assigned to the GLAM at Villacoublay, was killed on 22 December 1945.
Born 19 December 1913 in Lure (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Boissise-la-Bertrand (77 - Seine et Marne) on 22 December 1945
 
FIQUET Jean-Michel
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
4th Sqn.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 27, was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. Lieutenant FIQUET is unscathed.
Born on 27 March 1917 in Seloncourt (25 - Doubs)
Died on 15 January 2011 in Vesoul (70 - Haute-Saône)
 
FOUCHIER
Lieutenant
  Crew Chief
   
FRANCOIS
Colonel
Crew Chief
   
FREMOND Frank - Frédéric
Lieutenant
Pilot
He joined the ranks of EOR (Eleves Officeirs de Réserve) in October 1935. At the beginning of 1940, he took part in the experimentation of the Amiot 354 at Marignane. Following this mission, in April, he flew some new Bombers to the 34th Wing.
On 18 May 1940, his aircraft,
the Amiot 354 No. 29, was shot down by Flak during an attack of German armoured tanks. Lieutenant FREMOND parachuted down and was taken prisoner. He will be repatriated to France in May 1941.
Born on 14 July 1914 in Blankenese-Hamburg, Germany
Died on 28 February 2008 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime).
 
GELLY Guy - Edmond
Sergeant
Machine Gunner (Front)
4th Sqn.
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot down by the Flak. Sergeant GELLY parachutes himself and will be taken prisoner when he reaches the ground.
Born on 3 November 1916 in Leynhac (15 - Cantal)
GENEST Pierre
Adjutant
Pilot
3rd Sqn.
Born on 14 April 1909
Died 22 August 2002
   
GIRARD Maurice - Jules
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
  He later joined GB II/54 and was wounded on 9 June 1940.
Born 9 June 1915
Died 15 January 1966
   
GIRAUD
Sergeant
       
GRIMAL Georges - Fernand
Captain
Cder 3rd Sqn.
Georges Grimal was admitted to the École Polytechnique in 1929. On graduating, he joined the air force and was seconded to the École militaire et d'application de l'aéronautique in Versailles in 1931. He was assigned to the 21st bombing squadron in 1933, before being called up to the 3rd office of the Air Force General Staff in 1937, then to the 5th office in 1938.
He was transferred to the GB II/34 group in 1940, with which he took part in the French Campaign. He withdrew to AFN and moved to group I/52 in Marrakech in 1941. In February-March 1942, he was assigned to reconnaissance and bombardment groups in AFN, and in December 1942 took over command of the École d'application du Personnel Navigant. He was posted to 34 Squadron in 1944, then to 31 Squadron as second-in-command in 1945, and took part in the French and German campaigns.
He was seconded to the Ministry of Armament in May 1946, before being called to the Technical Planning Office of the Air Force General Staff in 1947. In 1951, he joined the military standardisation office of the French delegation in London. He was then transferred to the command of Air Defence Zone 903 in Algiers in 1953. He was placed at the disposal of the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe in 1955 and then appointed deputy head of the French delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Permanent Group in Washington in 1956. He was appointed Inspector General of Armed Forces Manufacturing and Programmes in 1959. From 1960, he was deputy to the General Chief of Staff of the French Air Force for Air Defence. Georges Grimal left the active army in October 1961 with the rank of Air Division General.
Returning to civilian life, he became Deputy Managing Director of Erpi (Engineering, petrochemicals) in 1961, then Managing Director of Potez Avco in 1963-64. But Georges Grimal is also a painter, a portrait painter since 1964, and a sculptor: geopolymer sculptures and the inventor of the dramatised sculpture formula.
Born on 2 October 1908 in Lyon (69 - Rhône).
Died at Baigts de Béarn (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 27 June 2006
 
GUILLAUMIN
Sub-Lieutenant
       
HUGON Maurice - Georges
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
On June 22, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 351 No. 80, is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed.
Born on 11 March 1915 in Peschadoires (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on 22 June 1940 in Stidia (Algeria)
 
JOLY Claude - Antoine
Chief Warrant Officer
Born 17 April 1913 in Echenoz-La-Meline (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died 6 September 1989 in Paris (75)
 
JUILLAGUET Gaston - Adrien
Lieutenant
 Crew Chief
3rd Sqn.
Born on 1 May 1906 in Premian (34 - Hérault)
Died on 17 June 1986 in Sète (34 - Hérault)
   
LAVEYSSIERE
Sub-Lieutenant
       
LAVOLLEY Maurice - Louis
Adjutant
Bomber Navigator
On May 18, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 354 No. 29, was shot down by the Flak during a German armored attack. Adjutant LAVOLLEY is killed.
Born on 19 February 1911 in Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at La Vallée-aux-Bleds (02 - Aisne)
LEBEAU Georges - René
Sergeant
Pilot
On June 22, 1940 his aircraft, the Amiot 351 No. 80, is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed.
Born 08 May 1901, Villers Saint Benvist (89 - Yonne)
Killed 23 June 1940, Stidia (Algeria)
   
LEFEVRE Fernand
Lieutenant
Crew Chief 
   
LEGER R.
Corporal
May 31, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 64, is touched by the Flak: The Corporal LEGER is wounded
   
LE-PAPE Gabriel
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On June 22, 1940,his aircraft, the Amiot 351 No. 80, is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed.
   
LORTSCHER
Sergeant
4th Sqn.
 
MAILFERT Jean - Joseph
Lieutenant
 Crew Chief
Born on 16 February 1906 in Beuveille - (54 Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Died on 23 May 1992 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
   
MARCILLAC Raymond - Theophile
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
  Raymond MARCILLAC was called up in 1937. He joined the Avord school and was posted to the 34th Air Wing. Awarded an observer's certificate, he was posted to GB II/34 in 1939. After the Armistice, he joined the Resistance, joining the ‘Duvernois’ network in March 1943.
After the war, he served several periods in the reserves.
Born in Levallois-Perret (92 Hauts de Seine) on 11 April 1917
Died in Paris (75) on 13 April 2007
   
MONTEL
Corporal
Mechanic
4th Sqn.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 27, was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. MONTEL is seriously injured.
   
MOREAU Jean
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
May 10, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 85, is damaged during a bombing.The Sergeant MOREAU is injured.
   
OCCIS Georges - Louis
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
4th Sqn.
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot down by the Flak. Staff Sergeant OCCIS is killed.
Born 27 April 1913, Conty (80 - Somme)
Killed 14 May 1940, Sedan (08 - Ardennes)
 
OEILLARD Guy
Sergeant
Machine Gunner Dorsal
4th Sqn.
On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 27, was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. Sergeant OEILLARD is seriously injured.
Born 3 April 1916, Paris (75)
Died 9 January 1983, Chatou (78 - Yvelines)
   
PALEWSKI Gaston
Sub-Lieutenant
    Gaston PALEWSKI is the former President of the Constitutional Council, a former minister and a member of the Institut. He joined the infantry in 1923. He joined the Ecole spéciale militaire and was posted to the 1st Zouaves regiment in Morocco in 1924. On his return to France, he was transferred to the reserves. Recalled in 1939, he was posted to the GB II/34. After the Armistice on 11 September 1940, he joined the FAFL and was appointed Free French delegate in East Africa. In 1946, he was appointed Director of General de Gaulle's cabinet. Born on 20 March 1901 in Paris (75). Died on 3 September 1984 in Val Saint-Germain (91 - Essone).    
PETIT Jean
Staff-Sergeant
4th Sqn.
 
QUEMENER
Chief Warrant Officer
4th Sqn.
 
RAUCH
Captain
Cder 3rd Sqn.
3rd Sqn.
   
RAVAS Etienne - Jean
Commander
Cder of Group
In 1934, Etienne Ravas, then Captain, was seconded to the airline ‘Les Chargeurs Réunis’. Armed with his knowledge of the African coast, he carried out a meteorological study with a view to setting up the Company's trading posts, and thus contributed to the establishment of the Dakar-Pointe Noire line.
Born 16 December 1896, Cognac (16 - Charente)
Died 11 April 1982, Antibes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
   
REGNAULT Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
At the beginning of 1940, he took part in the experimentation of the Amiot 354 in Marignane, France.
On May 18, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 354 No. 29, was shot down by the Flak during a German armored attack. Sergeant-Sergeant REGNAULT, wounded, parachutes himself and will be taken prisoner.
 
RENARD August - Adrien
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-gunner
4th Sqn.

On May 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 27, was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. The CHief Warrant Officer RENARD is unscathed.

It will subsequently join GB I/31.
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)
   
ROCHEREAU Camille - Alexis
Chief Warrant Officer
   
Born 1 October 1912
Died 20 July 1945
   
ROUFF Pierre - Jean
Captain
Pilot and Cder 3rd Sqn.
3rd Sqn.
Born 7 December 1897, Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Died 19 October 1978, Fréjus (83 - Var)
 
SOMMER François - Noel
Staff-Sergeant
After brilliant studies, François SOMMER took over the business of his father, Chairman and Managing Director of the Mouzon felt factory.
In September 1939, he was mobilised with the rank of Sergeant-Chef and joined the GB II/34 Bombardment Group at the end of April 1940. He fought with this group during the French Campaign, carrying out 25 missions and being injured three times before the Armistice... For this, he was twice cited in the Divisional Order.
After the Armistice, he withdrew with his Group to North Africa before being demobilised in August 1940.
Back in occupied France, he joined the ‘Ceux de la Libération’ (CDLL) resistance network in December 1940 and became one of the movement's leaders.
Wanted by the Germans, however, he had to go to England in December 1942; he managed to escape from France via Spain, where he was interned for a month. François SOMMER finally reached London in March 1943...
He joined the Free French Air Force and was assigned to the ‘Lorraine’ Bombardment Group as an observer with the rank of second lieutenant.
At the end of October 1944, after 53 war flights, he was appointed Lieutenant and Chief of Staff to General Valin, Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, before being demobilised at the end of 1945.
François SOMMER returned to civilian life and joined his father at the head of the company. Under his impetus, this French company took on a European dimension
François SOMMER, a great specialist in hunting and safaris, was awarded the Académie Française prize for his book La Chasse Imaginaire in 1969.
He has also been a member of the Conseil de l'Ordre de la Libération since November 1963.
Né le 25 décembre 1904 à Mouzon (08 - Ardennes)
Décédé le 8 janvier 1973 à Paris (75)
 
TOUREL Gaston - Georges
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Machine-Gunner
After the Armistice, Gaston TOUREL joined the Free French Air Force. He was assigned to the ‘Tunisia’ Bombardment Group, with which he flew 39 war missions.
Born 3 January 1911 in Belgium
Died 23 November 1995 in Varilhes (09 - Ariège)
 
VAUZELLE Jean - Eloi
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
4th Sqn.
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot down by the Flak. Lieutenant VAUZELLE is killed.
Born in Château-D'Oléron (17 - Charente Maritime)
Killed on 14 May 1940
 

 

 


Mechanics

Group Mechanics
Name
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Informations
Photo
ABRAHAM
Staff-sergeant
Mechanic
1st Sqn.
ABRANT
Sergeant
Mechanic
2nd Sqn.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Stories

Names
Photos
Descriptive
Sergeant Roger ASTRUC
Source Mr J.C. ASTRUC, son of Sergeant Robert ASTRUC, machine-Gunner

 

 

 

 


Stories of crews

Crews of Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Sqn.
Informations
Crew
DAGNAUX Jean
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
Amiot 143 No 85 : The aircraft was damaged during a bombing on May 10, 1940. Sergeant MOREAU is injured.
MOREAU Jean
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Crew
OCCIS Georges
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
4th Sqn.
Amiot 143 No 56 : : The aircraft was shot down by the Flak on May 14, 1940. Lieutenant VAUZELLE, Commander DE-LAUBIER and Staff Sergeant OCCIS are killed. Sergeant GELLY and Sergeant ANKOUA are prisoners.
VAUZELLE Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
ANKOUA Robert
Sergeant
Radio
GELLY Guy
Sergeant
Machine Gunner (Front)
DE-LAUBIER Jean
Commander
Machine Gunner (Dorsal)
Crew
COUZON Auguste
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
4th Sqn.
Amiot 143 No 27 : The aircraft was wounded by the Flak on May 16, 1940, while attacking for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. Sergeant OEILLARD and Corporal MONTEL are wounded
FIQUET Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
RENARD Auguste
Chief Warrant Officer
Observer
MONTEL
Corporal
Mechanic
OEILLARD Guy
Sergeant
Machine Gunner (Dorsal)
Crew
FREMOND Franck
Lieutenant
Pilot
Amiot 354 No 29 : : The aircraft was shot down by the Flak on May 18, 1940 during a German armor attack. Lieutenant-Colonel DAGNAUX and Adjutant LAVOLLEY are killed. Lieutenant FREMOND and and Staff Sergeant REGNAULT are prisoners.
DAGNAUX Jean
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
REGNAULT Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
LAVOLLEY Maurice
Adjutant
Bomber navigator
Crew
LEBEAU Georges
Sergeant
Pilot
Amiot 351 No 80 : The aircraft was destroyed by accident on June 22, 1940: the crew is killed.
LE-PAPE
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
HUGON Maurice
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
FERAL Jean
Sergeant
Bomber navigator

 


Airfield

Airfields
Period of use of airfields
Names
County
Poix Terron
08 - Ardennes
September 3, 1939
Dijon
21 - Côte d'Or
December 26, 1939
Roye Amy
60 - Oise
April 10, 1940
Montdidier
80 - Somme
May 10, 1940
Nangis
77 - Seine et Marne
May 11, 1940
Briare
45 - Loiret
June 1, 1940
Avord
18 - Cher
June 9, 1940
Moulins-Sur-Yèvre
18 - Cher
June 12, 1940
Agen La Garenne
47 - Lot et Garonne
June 15, 1940
Bergerac
24 - Dordogne
June 16, 1940
Lézignan
11 - Aude
June 19, 1940
Oran La Sénia
Algérie
June 20, 1940
Kalaa-Djerda
Tunisie
June 22, 1940

Click on the map to enlarge :

Itinerary of the GB II/34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Aircrafts

The GB II/34 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 N ° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and fate of the plane there.

In this list are identified :

  • 26 Amiot 143
  • 4 Amiot 351
  • 2 Amiot 354

 


Casualties

Crewmen killed
9
Lieutenant VAUZELLE (Combat)
May 14, 1940
Staff-Sergeant OCCIS (Combat)
May 14, 1940
Commander DE-LAUBIER (Combat)
May 14, 1940
Lieutenant-Colonel DAGNAUX (Combat)
May 18, 1940
Adjutant LAVOLLEY (Combat)
May 18, 1940
Sub-Lieutenant LE-PAPE (Accident)
June 22, 1940
Sergeant LEBEAU (Accident)
June 22, 1940
Staff-Sergeant HUGON (Accident)
June 22, 1940
Sergeant FERAL (Accident)
June 22, 1940
Crewmen injured
5
Sergeant MOREAU (Combat)
10-May-40
Corporal MONTEL (Combat)
16-May-40
Sergeant OEILLARD (Combat)
16-May-40
Staff-Sergeant REGNAULT (Combat)
18-May-40
Corporal LEGER (Combat)
31-May-40
Crewmen prisoner
4
Sergeant GELLY
May 14, 1940
Sergeant ANKAOUA
May 14, 1940
Staff-Sergeant REGNAULT
May 18, 1940
Lieutenant FREMOND
May 18, 1940

 


Sources

- Mr Jean-Charles ASTRUC, son of Sergeant Roger ASTRUC
- The citations or decorations listed are extracted from the Official Journals archived in « Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France »
- 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
- Book : "Amiot 143 " byJérome RIBEIRO / Michel LEDET - Editions LELA-PRESSE (Immatriculations of Amiot 143 of the aircraft list)