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Fighter Squadron ECMJ
I/16
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Historical
The ECMJ I / 16 Squadron
(Day fighter squadron Multiplace) was formed on January 29, 1940
with elements of the GC II / 2 Watch Section.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the ECMJ I-16 belongs to the
Fighting Group No. 23 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commander
of the Squadron ECMJ
I/16
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ESCUDIER Georges |
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CORMOULS Henri |
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Pilots
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Pilots
and crew of the Groupe
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Squadron
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Victories
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Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
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Citations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| BLANCHARD
Marcel |
Adjutant
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| BRUYERE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| CORMOULS
Henri |
Lieutenant
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| CREUZET
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DUFFOUR
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| ESCUDIER
Georges - Emile |
Captain
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Georges
ESCUDIER enlisted voluntarily in 1927. He joined the Istres
school and did the EOR at Avord. He obtained his observer's
licence and was posted to the 11th aviation regiment in Metz,
then to the 32nd in Dijon in 1929. He entered the École
militaire et d'application de l'aéronautique in Versailles
in 1932, and was posted to Metz in 1934, then to Bizerte in
Tunisia in 1935, and finally to the 6th Wing in 1939. He took
part in the French Campaign as part of the ECMJ I/16. He was
sent to the Levant to the GC I/7 fighter group at Rayack (Syria)
in October 1940. On his return to France, he was posted to the
École de l'Air and was responsible for training the chicks
at the École de l'Air (October 1941). He was placed on
Armistice leave in 1943 and began looking for a new job. He
was granted renewable leave until May 1944. He was posted to
an Air Force fire brigade and was then appointed commander of
the Saint-Cyr airfield. He was arrested in September 1944 by
the FFI and interned in Fresnes prison. He appeared before a
people's commissioner and was transferred to Saint-Denis, then
to Drancy. He was charged at Fresnes and released in April 1945.
While waiting for the case to be dismissed, he looked for work
and became a housing inspector. He was charged and appeared
before the chamber; sentenced, he appealed for clemency. But
his conviction excluded him from society. Nevertheless, he worked
in the car industry and then in real estate. Georges ESCUDIER
was finally amnestied in 1956. |
Born
6 January 1908 in Auxonne (21 - Côte-d'Or)
Died 29 March 2006 at Chambourcy (78 - Yvelines). |
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| FAURE
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| GENSON
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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| GISCLON
Jean - Jules - Justin |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Jean GISCLON did his
military service in the French Air Force in 1933-1934. He
re-enlisted and was posted to the Reims base in 1937. He joined
the ECMJ I/16 squadron in 1940, then the Groupe II/5.
He withdrew to AFN with his Group and joined the Free French
Air Force after the Allied landings in AFN. He was posted
to the ‘La Fayette’ group in 1943-44 and fought
on P47s, notably during the Italian Campaign.
In 1945, he was posted to the training base at Tours and then
joined the 4th Air Liaison Wing at Villacouy.
at Villacoublay. He was appointed second-in-command of the
Air Force Reserve Training Centre.
In 1960, back in civilian life, he became a journalist and
writer. He published a number of books:
- Le cinquième
quart d'heure. 1965
- Ils ouvrirent le bal. 1967
- Des avions et des hommes. 1969
- Un du ciel. 1973
- De l'escadrille La Fayette au «La Fayette squadron».
1975
- La grande aventure de la chasse française de 1939
à 1945. 1983
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Born
30 April 1913 in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Died in Paris (75) on 7 January 2009 |
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| MARMION |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| MERLIN |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Observer
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| MILLOT |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MIRAUCOURT
Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| SAINT-GENIS |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| SAUVAGE
André |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| SIGRIST
Michel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
- Machine-Gunner
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| SIMON |
Sergeant
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Observer
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| WURTZ
Paul |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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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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| Soissons-Saconin |
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- Aisne
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January
29, 1940
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| Wez-Thuisy |
51
- Marne
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April
8, 1940
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| Meaux-Esbly |
77
- Seine et Marne
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May
17, 1940
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| Moissy-Cramayel |
77
- Seine et Marne
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May
27, 1940
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| Saumeray |
28
- Eure et Loir
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June
12, 1940
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| Fontenay-le-Comte |
85
- Vendée
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June
15, 1940
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| Villedoux |
17
- Charente-Maritime
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June
16, 1940
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| Aix-Les-Mille |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
18, 1940
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| Nimes-Garons |
30
- Gard
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June
20, 1940
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on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the ECMJ I/16
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Aircrafts
The ECMJ
I-16 was equipped
since its creation on January 29, 1940, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will
find Nb of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group,
and fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
Records
1/2 or 1/3
of victories were obtained in association with another Group.
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Confirmed
Victories
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3.5
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Dornier
Do 17
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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2.5
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Casualties
The Squadron ECMJ I / 16 did not have any losses to deplore during the comapagne 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
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