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Night fighter squadron
ECN III/13
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Historical
On May 10, 1940, the ECN III / 13 is attached to the Night Hunting Group of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)
Staff
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Commander
of the Squadron ECN III/13
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ROUYER |
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May 17,
1940
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| Captain
COMTE |
May 18,
1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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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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| BERTRANDY
Alfred |
Sergeant-Chef
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Machine-Gunner
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| CHABERT
Emile |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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He was
killed on May 17, 1940 aboard the Potez 631 No. 178 destroyed
by the Flak during the attack of a motorized column.
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| CHARLATTE
Guy |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| COLLINOT
Jean |
Sergeant-Chef
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Pilot
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On September
21, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 631 No. 30 was destroyed
by accident: the Sergeant-Chief COLLINOT is unscathed.
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| COMTE |
Captain
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Commander
of the Sqn.
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| FUES
Daniel |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| LEPAGE
Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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On September
21, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 631 No. 30 was destroyed by
accident: the Chief Warrant Officer LEPAGE was unharmed.On
May 23, 1940, his aircraft, a Potez 631 is shot down by mistake
by Bloch 152, probably victim of the resemblance of the Potez
with the German ME110. : Chief Warrant Officer LEPAGE is unscathed.
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| ROUYER
Eugène |
Lieutenant
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Commander
of the Sqn.
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He was
killed on May 17, 1940 aboard the Potez 631 No. 178 destroyed
by the Flak during the attack of a motorized column.
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Function
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Informations
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Crew
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COLLINOT |
Sergeant-Chef
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Pilot
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Potez
631 n° 30 : Destroyed by accident on September 21,
1939. The crew is unharmed.
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| LEPAGE |
Chief Warrant
Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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ROUYER
Eugène |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Potez
631 n° 178 : Destroyed by the Flak May 17, 1940
during a motorized column attack. The crew is killed..
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| CHABERT
Emile |
Chief Warrant
Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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COLLINOT |
Sergeant-Chef
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Pilot
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Potez
631 : May 23, 1940, shot by mistake by Bloch MB152 GC
I / 1: the Potez was probably a victim of its resemblance to
the German ME110. Chief Sergeant COLLINOT is killed during the
attack.
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| LEPAGE |
Chief Warrant
Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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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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| Reims-Courcy |
51
- Marne
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August
29, 1939
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| Le
Plessis-Belleville |
60
- Oise
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August
29, 1939
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| Melun
Villaroche |
77
- Seine et Marne
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June
1, 1940
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| Chailly-en-Bière |
77
- Seine et Marne
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June
4, 1940
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| Fontenay
le Comte |
85
- Vendée
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June
15, 1940
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| La
Rochelle |
17
- Charente-Maritime
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June
16, 1940
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| Aix-Les-Milles |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
19, 1940
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| Nimes-Garons |
30
- Gard
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June
21, 1940
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Itinerary
of the ECN III/13
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Aircrafts
The ECN
II/13 was equipped
since its creation, 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 :
The GCN III / 13 did not obtain victories during the Campaign of France
Casualties
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Killed
Pilots
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3
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Lieutenant
ROUYER (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer CHABERT (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
COLLINOT (mistake)
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May 22,
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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