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Units of the French Air Force 1939 - 1940

Fighter

Fighter Group GC I/1

History

At the end of the first conflict, after having stayed in the Lorraine region, SPA 31 joined, when it was established in Germany, the one that will become its "sister squadron", the SPA 48, thus linking their destinies.
Thus the SPA 31 will become in 1924, after several changes of designation, the 5 ° squadron of the 34 ° Mixed Aviation Regiment.
On July 1, 1932, born the Fighter Group I/1 from the 34 ° dissolved RAM. SPA 48 and SPA 31 will be attached to this group until it is dissolved in November 1942.
Equipped with Nieuport Delage NiD, 62 C1, GC I/1 began in 1933 a task that the group will pursue regularly until 1938, scientific work of high altitude weather surveys. In December 1934, although reMayning in the Paris area the Group is transferred from Bourget to Villacoublay, and the following year, the provisions of the plan I of equipment of the forces being concretized, it is re equipped with Dewoitine 500. The year 1936 sees the GC I / 1 take position on the field of Etampes-Mondésir may before abandoning his Dewoitine 500 for Dewoitine 510, the fastest French aircraft of the time, but which will be largely exceeded when the Group will be put on alert on August 24, 1939, before this one reaches its looseness ground located in Chantilly les Aigles. Assigned to the 1st Air Force, in the No. 21 Fighter Group, the GC I / 1 is responsible for covering the capital. The "Funny of War" will be for the Group the opportunity to leave his old D510 for Bloch 152 and train all the pilots on his new aircraft.
On the date of the outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC I / 1 belongs to the Fighter Group No. 21 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area).
He joined Laon-Couvron to provide coverage and protection missions for reconnaissance aircraft. On June 14, reinforcements arrived at the Group, in this case eight Polish Pilots from the Polish Fighter Group 1/145 whose aircraft have just been declared unfit. Not knowing their new aircrafts, they will nevertheless begin their operational missions the next day after noon. It is finally on the ground of Agen that the GC I / 1 learns the signature of the Armistice. The Group is exhausted, its equipment in poor condition.
Under the armisitice, the flights will be limited to the strict minimum due to lack of fuel: the group flies less than 100 hours per month. Young pilots come to replace the pilots of the campaign of France. The only rejoicing for GC I / 1, the month of June 1942 sees the transformation of the Group on Dewoitine 520, the normal endowment being completed in October.
On the night of November 26, 1942, the airfield of Lyon-Bron is invaded by the German forces, and under the pressure of the occupant, GC I / 1 is officially dissolved on December 1, 1942.
1st Squadron (Ex SPA 31)
2nd Squadron (Ex SPA 48)
PERSONNEL
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Names Arrival date Departure date
Commanders of the group GC I/1
Commander PALLIER GabrielEnd of 1937April 10, 1940
Commander AMOUROUX EdouardApril 11, 1940April 24, 1940
Captain ROQUES JacquesApril 24, 1940April 29, 1940
Commander SOVICHE PierreApril 29, 1940July 14, 1941
Captain GARDE GeorgesJuly 15, 1941??
Commander MICHY Louis??November 27, 1942
Commanders of the 1st Squadron
Captain COUTAUD GermainSeptember 1, 1939August 2, 1940
Lieutenant DE PINS GérardAugust 3, 1940August 18, 1940
Captain BOUVARRE PierreAugust 19, 1940October 14, 1940
Lieutenant SCHMIDT JeanOctober 15, 1940December 30, 1940
Captain VIOLET GeorgesDecember 31, 1940June 22, 1941
Lieutenant RENAUD MarcelJune 22, 1941November 27, 1942
Commanders of the 2nd Squadron
Captain GARDE GeorgesSeptember 1, 1939July 14, 1941
Other Members of the Military Staff
GIRARDOT Doctor
Name Rank Sqn. Sure
Victories
Probably
Victories
Remarks Status Photo Citations
AMOUROUX Edouard
Commander
Staff Groupe
In 1931, Edouard AMOUROUX became head of the Etampes Patrol on the MS230, before joining the Middle East in 1933.
Transferred to the USA on 24 April 1940
 
BARDET Joseph
Sub-Lieutenant
1st Sqn
Transferred on 13 December 1939 to GCII/9.
He was wounded in air combat on 3 June 1940.
Born on 18 December 1910 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died 29 September 1973 at Villenave-d'Ormon (33 - Gironde)
BOUVARRE Pierre - Gérard
Captain
Staff 1st Sqn.

Captain Bouvarre, a graduate of the special military school of Saint-Cyr, was 29 years old in 1939.

Captain Bouvarre was later transferred to the GC III/7.
Pierre BOUVARRE was appointed General of the Air Division on 8 June 1962.

Born in Coudekerque-Branche (59 - Nord) on 13 September 1910
Died in Versailles (78 - Yvelines) on 18 November 1997
 
CALMON Robert - Georges
Captain
1st Sqn
Transferred on 16 May to GC I/8 (Commander 2ieme Esc)
Born in Paris (75) on 24 March 1910
Died 21 November 1979 at Créteil (94 - Val de Marne)
 
COADER Louis - Julie
Staff-Sergeant
1st Sqn
2
2

Killed in aerial combat on 20 May 1940: hit during a fight with 3 ME110s, he jumped too late by parachute and crashed to the ground.

Born in Paris (75) on 29 August 1913
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Senlis (60 - Oise)
COUTEAUD Germain - Yves
Captain
Staff 1st Sqn.
6
2
A former Polytechnique student, he joined the GC I/1 in 1936. He left the GC I/1 on 3 August 1940 for the Staff of the Secretariat for Aviation.
After the war, he wrote several books, including "La navigation Aérienne" (1953) and "Le pilotage des Avions modernes" (1957).
Born 16 July 1911 in Ysuf (Algeria)
Died at Saumur (49 - Maine et Loire) on 8 October 2001
DELEGAY Robert - André
Chief Warrant Officer
  2nd Sqn.
3
1
Born on 20 January 1907 in Paris (75)
Died 17 March 1983 at Créteil (94 - Val de Marne)
DE-PINS Gérard - Joseph
Sub-Lieutenant
Staff 1st Sqn.
1
Assigned to the Group on 11th June 1940 from GC I/10.
In January 1941, Lieutenant DE-PINS joined the GC I/4 in Dakar.
After the war, Gérard DE-PINS was appointed General and commanded the BA116 base at Mont de Marsan from 10 May 1950 to 30 April 1960.
Born in Montpellier (34 - Hérault) on 19 March 1915
Died at Campet-et-Lamolère (40 - Landes) on 16 October 1998
DETROYAT Michel
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
Michel DETROYAT joined the Air Force in Istres in 1923. He very quickly showed great qualities as a pilot and excelled in acrobatics. He left the army in 1927 to become a test pilot with Morane-Saulnier. He took part in a number of air races and meetings, where he competed against Marcel DORET, another highly talented pilot. Michel DETROYAT became Hélène BOUCHER's acrobatics instructor in 1933 and in April 1938 became an advisor to the French Air Force.
He joined the GC I/1 on 7 September 1939 before joining the STAé on 31 October 1939. Demobilised in July 1940, he remained close to the Vichy government and provided technical support to the occupying forces, leading to his arrest in October 1944 at the time of the liberation. He was released in November 1945 and sentenced in January 1946 to national degradation and a 20-year residence ban. He returned to France in 1951 and resumed his career as a pilot. He died in 1956 of a cerebral embolism.
Born 28 October 1905, Paris (75)
Died at Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 5 October 1956
 
DUBOST Albert - Marcel
Sergeant
  2nd Sqn.
3
1
Born in Pionsat (63 - Puy de Dôme) on 9 April 1918
Died at Pionsat on 30 May 1995
FARGUES
Sergeant
Sergeant FARGUES later joined ECN II/13.
FIALA Rudolf
Sergeant
1st Sqn.
2
Czech pilot posted on 8 March 1940 from the Chartres CIC. Wounded in air combat on 26 May 1940: he had to abandon his Bloch MB152 n°240 and landed on the ground badly wounded and burnt.
Born on 30 January 1911 in Vienna (Austria)
Died 18 May 1971
 
FRALON
Sergeant
1ere Sqn.
    Wounded in air combat on 26 May 1940, he jumped by parachute and was evacuated to Senlis hospital.  
GARDE Georges - Julien
Captain
Staff Groupe
5
1
Georges GARDE joined the French Air Force in August 1921 and obtained his pilot's licence in April 1922. From 1926 to 1932, he was posted to French West Africa and took part in local conflicts against the "Rebels" in Mauritania and then in the High Atlas.
In 1932, he was posted to the 1st Fighter Wing based at Villacoublay. From 1933 to 1934, he took part in the Croisière Noire, a raid from North Africa to Sub-Saharan Africa aboard 28 Potez 25 TOEs. He then returned to the 1st Fighter Wing and was appointed Captain, before taking command of the 2nd Squadron.
Georges GARDE was placed on Armistice leave in 1943 and joined the Resistance. He managed to leave France for Algiers. He was commander of the Meknés fighter training centre.
After the war, Georges GARDE was for a time Head of the Air Force Information Service before taking command of the 60th Transport Wing at Villacoublay. He was promoted to Air Brigadier General in 1954.
Born in Tarare (69 - Rhône) on 30 July 1903
Died at Fréjus (83 - Var) on 8 July 1986
HAMARD Roger
Sergeant
1st Sqn
Wounded on 22 December 1939 after landing in open country (Lost in the fog: out of fuel)
HONORAT Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Staff Sergeant HONORAT later joined the GC II/8.  
JODA Antoni
Master-Corporal
1st Sqn.
Polish pilot posted on 14 June 1940 from GC I/145
He joined the RAF and was posted to 307 Sqn.
He was killed on 10 January 1941 when the Boulton Paul DEFIANT, in which he was a passenger, was lost after a radio failure and crashed into the sea off the coast of North-West Wales.
Born on 21 July 1915 in Kurpiesze (Belarus)
Killed on 10 January 1941 near Isle of Man
JULIEN
Adjudant
  2nd Sqn.
 
KRAKORA Jan
Master-Corporal
  2nd Sqn.
Czech pilot posted on 31 December 1939. Killed by accident on 23rd April 1940: during a combat exercise with Warrant Officer LEVASSEUR, Jan KRAKORA loses control of his aircraft, which crashes to the ground and bursts into flames. A civilian and a soldier trying to get the Pilot out of the aircraft were killed in the explosion of a machine-gun magazine.
Born 12/04/1914 at Lysalaye (Czechoslovakia)
Killed on 23/04/1940 at Gouvieux (60 - Oise)
 
KRAL Jiri
Lieutenant
  2nd Sqn.
1

Jiri KRAL, Czech pilot, left his country on 1st May 1939, passing through Poland before reaching France. He was posted to GC I/1 on 31 December 1939.Killed in aerial combat on 8 June 1940, on board Bloch MB152 n°299: He evacuated his burning aircraft, but his parachute did not open....

Born on 15 March 1910 in Polanka nad Odrou (Czechoslovakia)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Montdidier (80 - Somme)
KUNTZEL Auguste
Staff-Sergeant
  2nd Sqn.
Transferred to the Montpellier CIC as an instructor in February 1940. He subsequently joined the GC III/3, then the GC III/6 on 3 September 1939, before being demobilised on 25 October 1940.
Born on 27 March 1910 in Yutz (57 - Moselle)
Died at Strasbourg (68 - Bas-Rhin) on 13 June 1992
 
LABREUVEUX
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
Following health problems linked to high-altitude combat training, Lieutenant LABREUVEUX was forced to leave the Chasse and was transferred to the CIC at Chartres on 27 February 1940.  
LEGENTIL André
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
3
1

Assigned to the Group on 6 December 1939. Seriously wounded in air combat on 3 June 1940.

Born on 6 January 1913
Killed on 11 September 1943
LEMERRE Pierre - Jean
Lieutenant
2nd Sqn.
Transferred to school on 15 October 1939
Born 26 July 1897, Paris (75)
Died in Paris on 21 September 1983
 
LEPROVOST Jacques
Sergeant
1st Sqn.
2
Born in Saigon (Vietnam) on 11 July 1915
Died at Lavaur (81 - Tarn) on 3 April 1991
LEVASSEUR Marcel
Chief Warrant Officer
2nd Sqn.
Wounded in air combat on 12 May 1940
MANFROY Robert - André
Sub-Lieutenant
2nd Sqn.
Born in Chatellerault (86 - Vendée) on 28 August 1916
Died at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire) on 23 December 1991
MARECHAL Bernard - André
Captain
1
1

Posted to the group on 7 March 1940. Killed in air combat on 3 June 1940.

Born on 10 December 1907 at Annecy (74 - Haute-Savoie)
Killed on 03 June 1940 at Senlis (60 - Oise)
MARKIEWICZ Antoni - Lucjan
Staff-Sergeant
  2nd Sqn.
1
Antoni MARKIEWICZ joined the Polish Air Force in 1931 and was posted to the 22 Bomber Eskadra in Krakow. In 1936, he joined an advanced fighter pilot course. On 1 September 1939, he shot down a Henshel 126, probably the first aircraft of the Second World War to be killed in aerial combat. On 17th September, Markiewicz flew to Romania, reached France via Beirut and joined the I/145 Fighter Group, which had already won 3 victories in Poland. He was posted on 14 June 1940.
After the armistice, he went to England and was posted to 302 Sqn, where he suffered a serious accident in February 1941 and never flew again.
Demobilised in November 1945, he remained in Great Britain and took the name AL MARTIN.
Born on 13 January 1915 in Sandomierz (Poland)
Died on 30 April 2005
MICHEL
Lieutenant
2nd Sqn.
Left GC I/1 on 18 September 1940 to join the "Jeunesse et Montagne" movement
MICHY Louis - Eugène
Commander
Staff Groupe
Born 22 January 1899, Paris (75)
Died at Saujon (17 - Charente-Maritime) on 12 July 1993
 
MONCHANIN Jean - Julien
Chief Warrant Officer
1st Sqn.
1

Jean MONCHANIN joined the Group on 8 September 1939 from the Etampes Patrol.
Wounded in air combat on 17 May 1940.

He was wounded again on 8 September 1941.

Born in Charrecey (72 - Saône et Loire) on 9 August 1907
Died at Fismes (51 - Marne) on 23 October 1972
MOREL
Staff-Sergeant
2nd Sqn.
Wounded in air combat on 21 May 1940
NOVACEK Cyril

Captain

1st Sqn.
Czech pilot posted on 8 March 1940 from the Chartres CIC. He was wounded in air combat on 9 June 1940.  
OZANNE Jean - Marie
Lieutenant
Former Polytechnique student.
First posted to the Chartres CIC from 27 September 1939 to 6 March 1940, he then joined the GC I/1 and was transferred to the GC III/10 on 15 April.
He commanded the GC I/2 from 1944 to 1945.
Born on 9 May 1912 in Gruchet-le-Valasse (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Caen (14 - Calvados) on 29 November 1978
PALLIER Gabriel
Commander
Staff Groupe
Gabriel PALLIER, who joined the French Air Force in 1915, fought as a fighter pilot and was credited with two probable victories.
He joined the Saumur Officer Training School in 1921 and 1922 and, with the rank of Lieutenant, was posted to Syria.
On his return to France, he was posted to the Ecole d'Avord and promoted to Captain. From 1931 to 1934, he joined the 4th Indochina Escadrille, where he flew raids on Potez 25 TOEs. He returned to France to take command of the 1ere Escadre d'Aviation légère de Défense before taking command of GC I/1, then based at Etampes, in October 1936.
Transferred on 14 April 1940 to the Saint-Cyr pilot school, he tried in June 1940 to transfer his school to North Africa, but the limited autonomy of his aircraft decided otherwise. He was appointed acting commander of the Toulouse-Francazal air park, but refusing to collaborate, he preferred to ask to be put on leave before joining the FFI in Paris in 1943. He took part in the liberation of Paris. He rejoined the Air Force in 1947 and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel. He held various administrative posts before retiring in 1951.
Born on 19 October 1896 in Quang-Yen (Tonkin)
Died at Fréjus (83 - Var) on 23 July 1990
PARAFINSKI Mieczyslaw - Jan
Sergeant
  2nd Sqn.
Sergeant Mieczyslaw PARAFINSKI was born in 1914. After the Polish defeat, he went to France and fought first in the GC I/145 then, on 14 June, he was posted to the GC I/1. On 18 June 1940, he left this group with the seven other Polish pilots for England.
Mieczyslaw PARAFINSKI joined the 308th Polish Squadron and was killed on 26 February 1941 when his Hawker Hurricane crashed during a training flight in Great Britain.
Born in 1914 in Krakow (Poland)
Died in Baginton, Warwicks (Great Britain) on 26 February 1941
PARISSE Jean - Georges
Sergeant
1st Sqn.
Transferred on 30 September to the Versailles School. He later joined the GC I/3 and was killed in air combat on 21 May 1940.
Born on 29 June 1917 at Varangéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Fourchette (80 - Somme)
 
PEBREL Jean
Sub-Lieutenant
2nd Sqn.
2
Reserve Officer: joined the Group on 25 August 1939.
He was demobilised on 28 July 1940.

PERAUD Jean - Etienne
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
Jean PERAUD distinguished himself in 1934 by flying a Farman 356 from Paris to Saigon in 6 days and 2 hours, winning the Coupe du Président de la République. He joined the Group on 21 October 1939. On 5 April 1940, he was posted to the Ministry of Air.
Born on 26 June 1911 in Gond-Pontouvre (16 - Charente)
Died at Libourne (33 - Gironde) on 23 February 1990
 
PIPA Joseph

Captain

1st Sqn.
1
1

Czech pilot posted on 8 March 1940 from the Chartres CIC.
After the Armistice, he joined the RAF and fought mainly in the Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron (from May 1942 to May 1945).

Born on 13 October 1915 in Lukov (Czechoslovakia)
Died in Great Britain on 2 January 1977
POSTOLKA Jindrich
Master-Corporal
  2nd Sqn.
1
Czech pilot posted on 31 December 1939. After the Armistice, he joined the RAF and became an instructor at Squadron 311.
Born 19 February 1913 in Vienna (Austria)
Died in London (Great Britain) on 16 October 1993
 
RENAUD Marcel - Gustave
Lieutenant
Staff 1° Sqn.
Transferred to the Group in January 1941 from GC III/7
He was killed in March 1943 off Berck sur Mer while serving with the Groupe de Chasse n°2 "Ile de France" of the Free French Air Force.
Born on 16 July 1920 in Paris (75)
Killed on 13 March 1943 off Berck sur Mer (62 - Pas de Calais)
 
ROQUES Jacques - Rafael
Captain
Staff Groupe
Jacques ROQUES, an aviation enthusiast, qualified as a pilot in September 1915. A Swiss national, he joined the French Air Force at the age of 18 via the Légion Etrangère. He fought with the 48th Fighter Squadron from January 1917 and was credited with 5 sure and 3 probable victories. Jacques ROQUES, whose father was Swiss and whose mother was Venezuelan, became a naturalised French citizen in 1919.
On mobilisation, he rejoined his former SPA 48 squadron at GC I/1 but took part in only one combat and did not fly much: Jacques ROQUES was 42 years old at the time...: As Deputy Group Leader of GC I/1, he briefly took command of the Group in April 1940. He was demobilised on 30 July 1940 and joined the French Forces of the Interior.
After the war, he took over the running of his father's pharmaceutical company.
Born on 2 August 1897 in Paris (75)
Died at Louveciennes (78 - Yvelines) on 24 May 1988
 
ROSSIGNEUX Jean - Paul
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
1
1
Left GC I/1 on 21 September 1940 to join the "Jeunesse et Montagne" movement.
He was killed in May 1942 in Madagascar: the British had sent a force to seize the port of Diego Suarez. Jean ROSSIGNEUX, a pilot with Escadrille 555 flying Potez 63-11s, was shot down by British Grumman MARTLETs.
Born on 18 January 1916 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 5 May 1942 at Diego-Suarez (Madagascar)
ROUX Ernest
Lieutenant
2nd Sqn.
    Flight engineer assigned to the Group in June 1936  
SCHMIDT Jean - Lucien
Lieutenant
Staff 1stSqn.
1
1
Wounded in air combat on 21 May 1940
Born in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne) on 26 January 1906
Died in Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Haut-De-Seine) on 4 September 1972
SKIBINSKI Bronislaw - Jerzy
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
In September 1939, Bronislaw SKIBINSKI, a Polish pilot, fought with the 122nd Polish Fighter Squadron.
He returned to France after the Polish surrender. Initially assigned to GC I/145, he joined GC I/1 on 14 June 1940.
Born in Kamienskoje (Ukraine) on 12 March 1916
Died at Tours (37 - Indre et loire) on 21 April 1969
SOVICHE Pierre - Henri
Commander
Staff Groupe
Before the war, in July 1939, Pierre SOVICHE, then a Captain, was part of the Franco-British mission led by General Doumenc to the USSR.
by General Doumenc in the USSR, accompanied by Major Valin,
Commandant SOVICHE joined GC I/1 on 28 April 1940 to replace Commandant PALLIER as Group Commander.
Born on 1 June 1901 in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Died at Gleizé (69 - Rhône) on 3 August 1988
STARKE Robert -Frédéric
Sergeant
  2nd Sqn.
5
Robert Starké was born on 13 June 1915 in Woerth, Bas-Rhin. He joined the Romilly air base as a student pilot on 24 August 1935. After obtaining his wings, he joined the 1st Fighter Squadron based at Le Bourget on 15 May 1936, then at Villacoublay and finally at Etampes on 20 October of the same year.
On 24 August 1938, after signing a new contract, Sergeant Starké was posted to the 2nd Escadrille of GC I/1. During the "Drôle de Guerre", Sergeant Starké was promoted to the rank of Sergeant-Chef.
On 20 June 1940, while flying over a HEINKEL HE111 that had been destroyed on the ground, Sergeant STARKE collided with another French pilot of the GCI/8, Sub-Lieutenant PORODO. Miraculously, PORODO escaped unhurt, but Sergeant SARKE was found burnt to a crisp in his aircraft.
Born on 13 June 1905 in Woerth (67 - Bas Rhin)
Killed on 20 June 1940 at Saujon (17 - Charente-Maritime)
SZEMPLINSKI Lucjan
Staff-Sergeant
1st Sqn.
After the Polish defeat, he returned to France and fought first with GC I/145 and then, on 14 June 1940, with GC I/1. On 18 June 1940, he left this group with the seven other Polish pilots for England. He fought with 307 Sqn and was killed by accident in January 1944: during a training flight, the starboard engine of the Bristol Beaufighter in which Lucjan SZEMPLINSKI was flying failed. The plane crashed as it approached the base.
Born on 16 June 1912 in Kolaki Male (Poland)
Killed on 13 January 1944 at Montrose, Tayside (Great Britain)
TAIN Jean
Sergeant
1st Sqn.
1
On 16 May he was transferred to the GC II/9.
Second lieutenant at the Chaouia base (Morocco), he was killed on 31/07/1945.
Born on 21 May 1908 in Langres (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 31 July 1945 at Chaouia (Morocco)
 
TEILLET Roger
Staff-Sergeant
1st Sqn.
7
1
Roger TEILLET enlisted in the French Air Force in 1935 and joined the Rabat Air Base in Morocco. He qualified as a pilot in October 1936. As a young Sergeant, he was posted to GC I/1, 1ere Escadrille, on 9 March 1937.
Born in Périgueux (24 - Dordogne) on 25 January 1914
Died at Senlis (60 - Oise) on 12 October 1988
TREBOD Pierre - Auguste
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.

Pierre TREBOD, who started out as a mechanic, obtained his military pilot's licence in August 1929. After serving with the 2nd fighter aviation regiment at Strasbourg-Neuhoff, he qualified as a public transport pilot and became a test pilot at the SNCASO-SNECMA factory in Chatellerault, flying many routes between Chatellerault and Bordeaux. With this solid experience, he joined the GC I/1 on 20 April 1940. He was killed in air combat on 03 June 1940.

Born on 07 February 1910 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 3 June 1940 at Boran-sur-oise (60 - Oise)
VEROTS Auguste
Adjudant
1st Sqn.
1
1
Originally an aviation mechanic, Auguste VEROTS joined the Morane flying school in 1935.
He was posted to GC I/1 in 1936.
Born on 5 November 1910 in Saint-Etienne (42 - Loire)
Died at Puy en Velay (43 - Haute-Loire) on 22 May 2000
VIOLET Georges
Captain
Staff 1st Sqn.
Before the war, Captain VIOLET was Commandant of the Ecole de Perfectionnement à la Chasse in Dijon. He joined the GC III/7 on 15 September 1939, replacing Commandant Champ-De-Pas, and became Deputy Commandant of the Group. He in turn left the Group on 31 March 1940 to join GC I/1.
In July 1941 he joined the GC I/2. He died accidentally on 18 August 1943 near Meknes, in a collision with another D520 of the GC I/2.
Born on 02 January 1907 at Etoile (26 - Drôme)
Killed on 18 August 1943 at Meknès (Morocco)
 
WCZELIK Antoni
Captain
  2nd Sqn.
1
An experienced pilot who had taken part in the fighting in Poland, Antoni WCZELIK joined France, via Romania, after the Polish defeat. He first fought with GC I/145 before joining GC I/1 on 14 June 1940. On 18th June, with the other Polish pilots of the Group, he joined Great Britain and fought with 302 Sqn. He was killed on 14th April 1942 on board a Spitfire during a fight against ME109s during a Boston Bomber escort flight.
Born in Kalinowszczyj on 4 October 1906
Killed on 14 April 1942 in La Manche
ZANIEWSKI Piotr
Sergeant
1st Sqn.
After graduating from an infantry school in Konin, he was posted to the 10th Infantry Regiment in Lowicz, then transferred to the 12th Aviation Regiment in Krakow. In June 1936, he left for the Grudziadz aviation school. On graduating, he was transferred to the 121st Fighter Squadron, with which he took part in the occupation of Zaolzie and the brief 1939 Campaign. After the Polish defeat, he returned to France via Romania, and fought first with the GC I/145 before being posted to the GC I/1 on 14 June. On 18 June 1940, he left this group with the seven other Polish pilots for England. Once across the Channel, he trained with Squadron 308 from September 1940 to January 1941. He then joined Squadron 315 from January 1941 to June 1941, and finally RAF Squadrons 307, 605, 258 and 286. He finished the war as an instructor in an OTU.
Born on 29 January 1917 in Odessa
ZUKOWSKI Aleksy
Lieutenant
1st Sqn.
After the Polish defeat, he returned to France and fought first with GC I/145 before being posted to GC I/1 on 14 June. On 18 June 1940, he left this group with the seven other Polish pilots for England, where he fought with 302 Sqn.
He was killed on 18 October 1940 on board his hurricane during a clash with ME109s.
Born 28 March 1911 in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Killed at Boxley on 18 October 1940
Name Rank Function Sqn. Remarks Status Photo Citations
BAUDET
Master-Corporal
Radio (?)
They appear in the flight logs of Sergeant-Chef Ernest ROUX, flight engineer, as crew members of Potez 631 fighter command aircraft. We can assume that their duties were "Radio", but this remains to be confirmed.    
BOUCHARD
Master-Corporal
Radio (?)
They appear in the flight logs of Sergeant-Chef Ernest ROUX, flight engineer, as crew members of Potez 631 fighter command aircraft. We can assume that their duties were "Radio", but this remains to be confirmed.    
DEDHUIT
Chief-Warrant Officer
Mechanic
   
FOUAL
Staff-Sergeant
Radio (?)
They appear in the flight logs of Sergeant-Chef Ernest ROUX, flight engineer, as crew members of Potez 631 fighter command aircraft. We can assume that their duties were "Radio", but this remains to be confirmed.    
LE BASQUE
Master-Corporal
Radio (?)
They appear in the flight logs of Sergeant-Chef Ernest ROUX, flight engineer, as crew members of Potez 631 fighter command aircraft. We can assume that their duties were "Radio", but this remains to be confirmed.    
VEYLER
Master-Corporal
Radio (?)
They appear in the flight logs of Sergeant-Chef Ernest ROUX, flight engineer, as crew members of Potez 631 fighter command aircraft. We can assume that their duties were "Radio", but this remains to be confirmed.    
This report of victories is that of the Group, and is more reliable than a report of individual victories. Indeed, if a group of pilots managed to shoot down an enemy aircraft, each of them was credited with a victory, regardless of their actual involvement.There could be numerous duplicate credits.

Sure Victories

Aircraft Number
Messerschmitt BF1106
Messerschmitt BF1096
Henschel Hs 1264
Dornier Do 175.5
Heinkel He1110.5

Probably Victories

Aircraft Number
Messerschmitt BF1102
Dornier Do 2153
Dornier Do 171

Killed

Names Date
Corporal -Chef KRAKORA (Accident)April 23, 1940
Staff-Sergeant COADER (Combat)May 20, 1940
Lieutenant TREBOD (Combat)June 3, 1940
Captain MARECHAL (Combat)June 3, 1940
Lieutenant KRAL (Combat)June 8, 1940
Staff-Sergeant STARKE (Accident)June 20, 1940

Wounded

Names Date
Sergeant HAMARD (Accident)December 20, 1939
Chief Warrant Officer LEVASSEUR (Combat)May 12, 1940
Chief Warrant Officer MONCHANIN (Accident)May 17, 1940
Lieutenant SCHMIDT (Combat)May 21, 1940
Staff-Sergeant MOREL (Combat)May 21, 1940
Sergeant FIALA (Combat)May 26, 1940
Lieutenant LEGENTIL (Combat)June 3, 1940
Captain NOVACEK (Combat)June 9, 1940

Prisoners

Names Date

UNIT MOVEMENTS

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THE GROUP'S AIRCRAFT since its creation

Sources :
- Book "Bloch 152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book"Dewoitine D520" from J. CUNY / R. Danel - Docavia - Editions Larivière
- Book"Ils étaient là" from Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions "Aéro-Editions"
- ...
Type Serial number Code Aircraft history
POTEZ 631
POTEZ 631
127
X-796
Assigned to GC I/1 as a fighter command aircraft
POTEZ 631
161
X-930
Assigned to GC I/1 as a fighter command aircraft
NIEUPORT-DELAGE NiD 62 C1
NIEUPORT-DELAGE NiD 62 C1
052
R-383
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron
DEWOITINE D500
DEWOITINE D500
082
R-082
Aircraft assigned to Lieutenant-Colonel GALLIOT DE TURENNE, commander of 42nd Reims mixed wing in 1936. He will then be assigned to GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron. He will eventually be assigned to GC II / 4. Despite the transformation on CURTISS H75, will remain until July 1938 at GC I / 4 for training
DEWOITINE D500
103
R-103
Assigned to GC I / 1 then to the EPP n ° 2 of Avord (Principal Pilot School). Accidented May 21, 1940 on the ground of La Rochelle.
DEWOITINE D501
DEWOITINE D501
199
R-227
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron
DEWOITINE D501
218
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron
DEWOITINE D510
DEWOITINE D510
298
R-300
Assigned to the 42 ° 1/2 Brigade- Reme Group 1st Squadron based at SIDI-AHMED. Aircraft present in the Group in May 1939, then transferred to GC I / 1, General Staff. Aircraft of Commander PALLIER, Commander of the Group. Present in Chantilly in September 1939
DEWOITINE D510
319
N-606
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron
DEWOITINE D510
341
N-616
Assigned to GC I / 1, General Staff. Aircraft of Commander PALLIER, Commander of the Group.
DEWOITINE D510
348
N-623
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron
BLOCH MB151
BLOCH MB151
4
Y-491
First BLOCH MB151 taken into account by the Air Force. Assigned to GC I / 1 on January 14, 1940, then to GCII / 1 on February 23, 1940. On May 10, 1940, it is being modified to the SNCASO for upgrading BLOCH MB152
BLOCH MB151
59
Y-546
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Wrecked by Commander MICHY on November 21, 1942.
BLOCH MB151
108
Y-595
Assigned first to GC I / 1 and then to GC III / 10 - 5th Sqn. December 4, 1939. Damaged May 14, 1940 after a landing on the stomach by Sergeant LE-SAULNIER. The aircraft will be captured by the Germans and used in flying school in Hamburg where it will be damaged on 25 August 1943.
BLOCH MB151
392
Y-879
First at the CIC in Chartres, he was posted on April 20, 1940 to the Czech Patrol of the DAT Chartres, he was injured in CAZAUX with the MS406 No. 240. It will then be transferred to the GC I / 1 - 1st Sqn. in May 1940. It will be later transformed into Bloch MB 152.
BLOCH MB152
BLOCH MB152
9
Y-496
Assigned to GC I / 1 on March 5, 1940, then to AC3 Naval Air Squadron in early April 1940
BLOCH MB152
11
Y-498
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, December 30, 1939
BLOCH MB152
12
Y-499
This unit is the prototype of the BLOCH MB152 with 14N49 engine. Assigned to GC I / 1. The aircraft was hijacked in Orléans-Bricy on January 14, 1940, by Sub-Lieutenant ESCOFFIER.
BLOCH MB152
17
Y-504
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 Squadron, it will be donated to EAA301 in May 1940
BLOCH MB152
19
Y-506
First assigned to GC I / 1 - 2nd Squadron, he joined the GC II / 10 - 4th Sqn on April 29, 1940. The aircraft was set in the field on May 19, 1940 by Captain DULAC.
BLOCH MB152
41
Y-528
This aircraft made its first flight on May 9, 1939. It was assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, May 20, 1940, then GC II / 10, 4th Squadron June 24, 1940
BLOCH MB152
95
Y-582
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. He is put in pylon on landing December 28, 1939 in Macon.
BLOCH MB152
97
Y-584
First assigned to GC I / 1 - 1st Sqn in October 1939, he joined GC II / 10 - 3rd Sqn on May 21st, 1940. Damaged in Air Combat, he was abandoned on the Cazaux field on June 23, 1940. Captured by the Germans, he is present in the school unit LW EJG 54.
BLOCH MB152
99
Y-586
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942
BLOCH MB152
103
Y-590
Assigned first to GC I / 1 - 2nd Sqn. on January 5, 1940, he joined the GC II / 10 - 3rd Esc on May 8, 1940. Engine Broken on June 4, he will be abandoned on June 10, 1940 on the ground of Bernay.
BLOCH MB152
107
Y-594
Assigned to the Experiment Squadron GC I / 1.Il is hilly on September 26, 1939: His left wheel is torn off during a wooden horse. He will then be transferred to GC III / 9, General Staff.
BLOCH MB152
109
Y-596
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron on October 3, 1939, then to GC II / 10, 3rd Squadron on May 21, 1940. Sergeant SZTRAMKO will put it on his stomach on June 7, 1940.
BLOCH MB152
111
Y-598
Assigned to Captain COUTAUD of GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, October 7, 1939. This Squadron Leader is one of the great aces on Bloch MB152 with 6 safe and 2 probable victories. Code "1". Accidented by a landing in the countryside on March 29, 1940 by Lt LEGENTIL
BLOCH MB152
115
Y-602
Coded "2": Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron on 11 January 1940, then to GC II / 10, 4th Squadron. Destroyed in aerial combat on June 7, 1940: his pilot Commander WYRWICKI is killed
BLOCH MB152
117
Y-604
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, then to GC II / 10, 4th Squadron May 3rd, 1940. Destroyed in aerial combat May 17th 1940: his pilot Lieutenant PERONNE is killed
BLOCH MB152
119
Y-606
Aircraft of the staff of GC I / 1. Assigned to Commander SOVICHE, GC I / 1 boss:
BLOCH MB152
120
Y-607
In October 1939, the aircraft was at CEAM, he was assigned to GC II / 1, then to GC I / 1, 1 Squadron, coded "2", and finally to GC II / 10, 4th Squadron. It is destroyed in aerial combat May 14, 1940: his pilot Warrant Officer BERGER is unharmed
BLOCH MB152
123
Y-610
In Chateaudun on July 28th, 39, he is then at the CEMA of Reims, before being assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, on May 8th, 1940 and at GC II / 10 - 3rd Esc. He will be damaged in Air Combat on June 5, 1940, and abandoned in Rouvray: his pilot, Warrant Officer WETZEL is unharmed
BLOCH MB152
124
Y-611
On October 13, 1939, he was at CEAM and was posted to GC I / 1, 1 Squadron. Destroyed by Sgt HAMARD on December 20, 39, landing in the fog near Autun. It will be reformed on October 8, 1940
BLOCH MB152
126
Y-613
In October 1939, he was at CEAM and then assigned to GC I / 1 - 2nd Sqn, he then joined GC II / 10 - 3rd Sqn. He will be assigned to GC II / 9 at a later date and will be accidentally destroyed on takeoff on 4 July 1941.
BLOCH MB152
127

Y-614

Assigned first to GC II / 1, then GC I / 1 2nd Sqn on January 14, 1940. He then joined GC II / 10- 3rd Sqn. On April 29, 1940, he was found at GC I / 1 on March 20, 1942, and then at GC II / 8 - 4 th Sqn. November 27, 1942.
BLOCH MB152
128
Y-615
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. Destroyed by Sgt LEPREVOST on December 20, 39 landing in the fog near Autun
BLOCH MB152
129
Y-616
Assigned first to GC I / 1 - 2nd Sqn, then to GC II / 10 - 3rd Sqn. end of April 1940. Coded "3". Shot in air combat May 18, 1940 during a fight against a formation of He111 who bombed the field of Roye - Killed from the beginning of the fight, he crashes Beuvraignes (Somme). His pilot, Sergeant-Major CARLETTI is killed.
BLOCH MB152
130
Y-617
Assigned first to GC I / 1 - 2nd Esc., Then to GC II / 10 - 3rd Esc: coded "10". he will be shot in aerial combat on June 7, 1940 during a mission of protection of troops - He crashes in Saint-Germain-sur-Aulne (Seine-Maritime). His Polish pilot, Sub-Lieutenant DUDWAL is killed
BLOCH MB152
132
Y-619
October 13, 1939, he is at the CEAM and is assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron
BLOCH MB152
134
Y-621
Code "7" white on the drift. Assigned to the GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron on January 10, 1940, he is paid against BLOCH 14N49 engine. He is at GC II / 10 4 ° Squadron May 7, 1940. Shot in air combat May 16, 1940 It crashes around Beaurevoir (Aisne). His pilot, Sub-Lieutenant BARBU is unscathed.
BLOCH MB152
137
Y-624
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. Accidented by Sgt COADER on December 20, 39 landing in the fog near Autun. He is sent to the park 15/102 and leaves on January 24, 1940. He is reformed October 8, 1940
BLOCH MB152
143
Y-630
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron, then May 8, 1940 to GC II / 10. Damaged in aerial combat May 16, 1940 (Pilot Second Lieutenant DIETRICH)
BLOCH MB152
145
Y-632
Assigned to GC I / 1. Wrecked 7 Oct 39 by Lt MANFROY, he is repaired. Wrecked again on May 3, 1940, he will be sent to the ARAA of Aulnat then assigned to GC II / 1.3 ° Escadrille. It is proposed to reform October 8, 1940
BLOCH MB152
146
Y-633
Assigned to the GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron, then GC II / 1 3 ° Escadrille Coded "5": Damaged after an aerial combat on May 19, 1940, it is abandoned on June 10, 1940 in BUC in front of the hangar "Hélène BOUCHER "and is destroyed with pomegranate
BLOCH MB152
155
Y-642
First at the SNCASO for propeller tests, he was assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron in October 1939, GC I / 8 December 3, 1939 and finally GC II / 10 4 ° Squadron May 14, 1940 It is proposed to reform in October 1940
BLOCH MB152
159
Y-646
Assigned to GC I / 8 on November 26, 1939, then GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Still at GC I / 1 in March 1942
BLOCH MB152
164
Y-651
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron, then GC II / 1 3 ° Squadron coded "9". Shot down in air combat on May 15, 1940 during a fight against a formation of Bf109 - He crashes near Hameau Les Woieries (Ardennes): his pilot, Sergeant-Chief MUNIER is killed.
BLOCH MB152
169
Y-656
Assigned first to GC I / 1, then to GC II / 10 - 3rd Esc. Severely damaged during an aerial combat on May 17, 1940, the aircraft was destroyed on the Plessis-Belleville property. His pilot, Warrant Officer SOUCHE is unharmed
BLOCH MB152
175
Y-662
Assigned to GC I / 8 1 ° Squadron January 6, 1940. Broken April 1, 1940, it is left to Maupertuis where it is recovered by GC I / 1, 2 ° Escadrille coded "32". It is destroyed May 16, 1940 the return of a mission: its pilot the Sub-Lieutenant SCHMIDT is wounded
BLOCH MB152
180
Y-667
Assigned to GC I / 8 on November 26, 1939, then GC I / 1, 2 ° Escadrille coded "8" January 12, 1940. Piloted by Master Corporal KRAKORA, he will be lost by accident during a flight of training April 23, 1940 - The pilot and his aircraft crashed around the terrain of Chantilly-les-Aigles after catching fire in flight
BLOCH MB152
185
Y-672
Assigned to GC I / 1, then GC I / 8 on April 1, 1940 and finally GC III / 10 - 5 th Sqn. His pilot, Sergeant PINON, wounded, poses in campaign May 17, 1940 following an aerial combat.
BLOCH MB152
215
Y-702
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron after the Armistice. Coded "12". Present in the Group in March 1942
BLOCH MB152
220
Y-707
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron after Squadron. Destroyed in a crash on August 13, 1941, with MB152 # 566. His pilot, Captain Ladousse skips parachute.
BLOCH MB152
223
Y-710
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group from November 1940 to March 1942
BLOCH MB152
228
Y-715
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron after the Armistice. Coded "11". Wrecked February 24, 1941 by the Deputy Lieutenant PEYRET.
BLOCH MB152
230
Y-717
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
240
Y-727
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. Shot down in air combat May 26, 1940 during a fight against a formation of Bf109 - Injured with the eyes, his pilot, the Sgt FIALA manages to evacuate his Aircraft and settles around Gouvieux near Creil (Oise), and will be transported to Senlis Hospital.
BLOCH MB152
253
Y-740
On May 8, 1940, he was posted to the Cptne GARDE of GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed on landing on June 9, 1940 in Chavenay.
BLOCH MB152
268
Y-755
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron after the Armistice. Accident to the taxi on May 8, 1941 by Sergeant GAILLARD. Present in the Group in March 1942
BLOCH MB152
269
Y-756
May 3, 1940, assigned to Sgt-Chief FIALA GC I / 1, 1 Squadron. He is put back train on May 21, 1940 by Lieutenant LEGENTIL. Proposed for reform October 8, 1940.
BLOCH MB152
272
Y-759
Assigned to GC I / 8 1 ° Squadron June 17, 1940. Abandoned in Agen June 24, 1940, it is recovered by GC I / 1 1 Squadron in June 1940. Present to the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
277
Y-764
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
292
Y-779
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron on June 17th, 1940, then GC I / 8, 1st Squadron.
BLOCH MB152
293
Y-780
Assigned to the GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron May 9 1940. Shot in air combat on May 21, 1940 during a fight against a formation of 12 Bf110 - The seriously damaged aircraft crashes around Chantilly: his pilot Lieutenant SCHMIDT is seriously injured in the legs
BLOCH MB152
299
Y-786
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed during a combat execution on June 8, 1940: his pilot, Lt KRAL is killed
BLOCH MB152
319
Y-806
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron then April 7, 1940 to GC I / 8 and finally to GC III / 9 on June 2, 1940. At GC I / 8 after the armistice, it is damaged by hitting an obstacle the March 30, 1942
BLOCH MB152
320
Y-807
Assigned June 19, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Escadrille: it is conveyed by Captain COUTAUD. He will then be assigned to GC III / 9, 2nd Sqn. Destroyed by accident on July 22, 1940.
BLOCH MB152
325
Y-812
Assigned 19 May 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed in a collision with another Bloch on June 20, 1940: his pilot, the S / C STARKE is killed
BLOCH MB152
331
Y-818
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Shipped from Villacoublay by S / Lt MANFROY on May 26th. He is present at GC II / 1, 2 ° Squadron on March 20, 1942
BLOCH MB152
335
Y-822
Assigned to GC I / 8 - 1st Sqn. June 11, 1940. He will be assigned to GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
336
Y-823
Assigned May 15, 1940 to the GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron, then GC 1/8 1 ° Escadrille June 19, 1940.
BLOCH MB152
363
Y-850
Assigned April 23, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Aircraft destroyed after a makeshift landing following a breakdown: its pilot, Corporal POSTOLKA is unharmed
BLOCH MB152
371
Y-858
April 29, 1940, assigned to Sgt Leader STARKE, GC I / 1, 2nd Squadron. Piloted by Lieutenant SCHMIDT, he was shot down on May 14, 1940 during a fight against a group of 5 BF110 - His plane seriously hit by enemy fire, landed on the belly at Cuirieux (02). The pilot leaves the adventure unscathed and joins his group after firing his camera
BLOCH MB152
385
Y-872
Coded "12". Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. He is still present at GC I / 1 in March 1942
BLOCH MB152
387
Y-874
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. Abandoned in Bordeaux on June 20, 1940, engine HS, by the Deputy Lieutenant DE-PINS
BLOCH MB152
391
Y-878
Assigned on May 1, 1940 to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. Piloted by S / C COADER, he was shot down on May 20, 1940 during a fight against a formation of DO17 protected by Bf110 - He was hit by a BF110 who surprised him while he attacked a DO17 - The pilot is evacuated, but his parachute opening system is faulty, he then uses manual control, but too close to the ground - He crashes in Aumont-en-Halatte (OIse): the S / C COADER is killed
BLOCH MB152
397
Y-884
Assigned on May 3, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed on landing by Sergeant-Chief MOREL following an aerial combat on June 5, 1940. His pilot is injured.
BLOCH MB152
399
Y-886
Assigned on May 6, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed on 19 May 1940 during a makeshift landing following a fuel outage near Breteuil: his pilot, the C / C POSTOLKA is unscathed
BLOCH MB152
409
Y-896
Assigned on April 29, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron, coded "3". Shot in air combat on May 12, 1940 during a clash with a group of Bf109 - WO / C LEVASSEUR, wounded, evacuated his burning aircraft and seriously injured himself near TELLIN in Belgium.
BLOCH MB152
415
Y-902
Assigned May 3, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed on May 5th by S / Lt PEBREL on landing: he is finally repaired and will be present in November 1942 at GC II / 8
BLOCH MB152
417
Y-904
Assigned 8 May 1940 to Commander SOVICHE GC I / 1
BLOCH MB152
421
Y-908
Assigned on May 1, 1940 to Lt LEGENTIL of GC I / 1, 1st Squadron, coded "13". Abandoned June 21, 1940 in Royan by GC I / 1. He is again present at GC I / 1 in July 1940.
BLOCH MB152
425
Y-912
Assigned April 24, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed after an aerial combat on May 14, 1940: his pilot, the Cptne GARDE managed to land on his stomach.
BLOCH MB152
427
Y-914
Assigned May 6, 1940 to the GC I / 1, 1 ° Escadrille.Dracked in aerial combat on June 3, 40: his pilot, Lt LEGENTIL, injured managed to jump parachute
BLOCH MB152
502
Without
Assigned to the GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron, coded "16" .. On May 17, 40, the "502" loses his hysteria in flight: his pilot, the WO / C MONCHANIN managed to land, but the aircraft is destroyed. Proposed to reform in October 1940
BLOCH MB152
517
Without
Assigned May 3, 1940 to GC I / 1, 1st Sqn. then at GC III / 9, 2nd Sqn. in June 1941 replacing the 240 reformed. It is hilly on May 19, 1942 in Hyères.
BLOCH MB152
520
Without
Assigned June 2, 1940 to GC II / 10, then GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron June 9, 1940.Drought air combat June 3, 40: his pilot, Corporal NOVACEK, managed to jump parachute
BLOCH MB152
521
Without
Assigned in May 1940 to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. Proposed for reform in October 1940
BLOCH MB152
526
Without
Assigned May 25, 1940 to the GC I / 1, 1 ° Escadrille.Abandonné June 21, 1940 in Limoges
BLOCH MB152
529
Without
Assigned on April 29, 1940 to Sgt Chief TAIN of GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. Code "19". Still present at GC I / 1 in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
546
Without
Assigned 17 May 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Escadrille.Accidenté 28 February 1941 by Sergeant COIFFART. Still present at GC I / 1 in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
551
Without
Assigned on April 30, 1940 to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. Shot down in air combat on June 03, 1940 While taking off to meet a group of bombers, he was attacked by BF109, and crashed around Crouy-en-Thelle (Oise) - Son pilot the Lt TREBOD is killed
BLOCH MB152
565
Without
Assigned 2 May 1940 to GC I / 1 2nd Sqn. Assigned to GC III / 9 2nd Sqn, he was injured on June 30, 1941 by Sergeant COIFFARD following a dry breakdown, then on November 26, 1941, with a broken wheel on takeoff. He is still present at GC III / 9 in January 1942.
BLOCH MB152
566
Without
Assigned on May 2, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Destroyed in a mid-air collision with the MB152 # 220, August 13, 1941. His pilot, Lieutenant SCHMIDT parachute
BLOCH MB152
568
Without
Assigned May 2, 1940 to Cptne COUTAUD GC I / 1. He was placed on his stomach on May 31, 1940 by Warrant Officer MONCHANIN
BLOCH MB152
569
Without
Assigned May 6, 1940 to the GC I / 1, 1 ° Escadrille. Destroyed after an aerial combat on May 14, 1940: his pilot, Lt SCHMIDT however managed to land and burned the aircraft.
BLOCH MB152
571
Without
Assigned May 6, 1940 to GC I / 1, 1 ° Escadrille.Accidenté (rollover) landing in Bergerac June 21, 1940 by the S / C TEILLET.
BLOCH MB152
588
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
590
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron. Shipped from Villacoublay by A / C DELEGAY on May 30th. It will be destroyed following a fire in full flight: his pilot, Sergeant DUREAU evacuated.
BLOCH MB152
593
Without
Assigned May 25, 1940 to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. Convoy of COGNAC by Cptne MARECHAL May 28 40. Shot in air combat on June 03, 1940 - While taking off to meet a group of bombers, he is assaulted by BF109, he shot one who ejects and lands in the suburbs of Creil but he is himself touched and crashes in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent (Oise).
BLOCH MB152
622
Without
Assigned on May 22, 1940 to GC II / 6, 3 ° Squadron. Code "15" and christened "IRAS". Assigned to Master Corporal SZAPOSZNIKOW. Present at GC I / 1, 6 ° Squadron in February 1941. On February 28, 1941, he was damaged by WO FABRE, who had forgotten to leave his train. The aircraft will be destroyed on June 24, 1941: following toxic fumes, Sergeant-Chief ECOFFET crashes on board.
BLOCH MB152
641
Without
Assigned to the 1st Squadron of GC I / 8, based in Brétigny-sur-Orge in June 1940 - coded 7 red on the fuselage, he is wearing a winged Trident ending in a loop and a sailor knot as a badge behind the cockpit: 'explains by the fact that this Squadron, formerly flotilla 3C2 of Naval Air, was transferred to the Air Force in January 1936. Assigned to GC I / 1 after the Armistice. Present in the Group in March 1942.
BLOCH MB152
686
Without
Assigned on June 3, 1940 to GC I / 1, 2 ° Squadron, he was brought back from Déols by Sub Lieutenant PEBREL. Always present at the GC I / 1 in March 1942, coded "15", Aircraft of the Captain GARDE.
BLOCH MB 152
690
Without
Assigned to GC II / 10: Shot by Flak on June 13, 1940. Pilot, Second Lieutenant GOETZ is unharmed. Present at GC I / 1 after the Armistice, it was destroyed in September 1942.
BLOCH MB 152
691
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1st Squadron. It will be hilly on February 27, 1942 after a collision with a Caudron SIMOUN rolling on May 8, 1941 by landing on the belly.
BLOCH MB155
BLOCH MB155
702
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 May 14, 1940, 1st Squadron. It is refolded in Rochefort June 17, 1940.Il is always present at the GC I / 1 in July 1940, then appears at GC I / 8 in December 1940 and until August 1942.
BLOCH MB155
704
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1, 1 ° Squadron. It is refolded in Rochefort June 17, 1940. He is still GC I / 1 in December 1940. he is registered at GC I / 8 in January 1942 .. It is hilly following a landing on the belly on July 13, 1943 then that it is used in a German Hunting School.
DEWOITINE D520
DEWOITINE D520
463
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
464
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
466
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
474
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
476
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
479
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
480
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942. Aircraft seized by the Germans and assigned to a hunting school (JG101). Damaged during an Allied bombing, March 27, 1944 on the ground of Pau.
DEWOITINE D520
481
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
482
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
483
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
485
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 at the beginning of June 1942. Destroyed following an accident on September 19, 1942: his pilot is killed.
DEWOITINE D520
486
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
487
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
488
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
490
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
491
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
492
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
493
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
497
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
498
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
499
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
500
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
501
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 at the beginning of June 1942. The aircraft was destroyed in August 1942 and transferred to Parc 91 d'Istres
DEWOITINE D520
502
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
505
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 beginning of June 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
506
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 in August 1942. It is paid to GC I / 1 to replace D520 Nos. 501 and 507 for repair.
DEWOITINE D520
507
Without
Assigned to GC I / 1 early June 1942. The aircraft is damaged in August 1940 and returned to Parc 91 d'Istres
DEWOITINE D520
648
Without
From Pau, he is assigned to GC I / 1 in September 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942.
DEWOITINE D520
653
Without
From Pau, he was assigned to GC I / 1 in September 1942. Present to the Group in November 1942. Aircraft seized by the Italians in January 1943, after the invasion of the free zone, and assigned to the "13th GRUPPO".
Sources
- 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"
- Flight Journal of the sergeant Ernest ROUX - site : "A la mémoire de René MUNIER (1913-1940) - Pilote de Chasse (Témoignages)"
- Mr Xavier LE CERF GALLE : The adjutant Auguste VEROTS was his Grandfather
- Book "Bloch 152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book : "Ils étaient là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
- ...