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Historical
The Fighting Group II / 1,
constituted on July 1st, 1932, brought together the squadrons SPA
94 (death that mows) and the SPA 62 (the cock of fight).
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC II / 1 belongs to the
Fighting Group No. 21 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)
At the armistice, the Group
is on the ground of Valensole near Digne. He won, in August 1940,
the ground of Luc, on which it will remain until its dissolution
on November 27, 1942. The pilots had to convoy their 25 Dewoitine
D520 in service to Montélimar to deliver them to the Italians.
The pilots are demobilized two days later
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC II/1
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| Commander
ROBILLON |
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August
1941
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| Commander
BENSON |
August
1941
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| Captain
DE-MAC-MAHON Maurcie : cdt adjoint |
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Commanders
of the 3rd Squadron
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| Captain
VENIEL Victor |
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August
2, 1940
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| Lieutenant
BRUN Aimé |
August
3, 1940
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November
1, 1940
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| Lieutenant
DE VILLARS |
November
1, 1940
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December
10, 1940
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| Captain
NAUDY |
December
11, 1940
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April
30, 1941
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| Captain
NODET |
May 1,
1941
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March
30, 1942
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| Lieutenant
FABRE |
March
31, 1942
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Commanders
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
COIRAL |
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May 14,
1940
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| Lieutenant
RIDRAY Jean |
May 15,
1940
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| Lieutenant
MATRAS |
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August
1941
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| Lieutenant
DUBREUIL |
August
1941
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July
1, 1942
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| Captain
DE-LA-TAILLE |
July
1, 1942
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Pilots
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Pilots
of 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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| ARGEYROLLES
Joseph |
Adjutant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat May 17, 1940
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| AUTIER
Raymond |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat May 15, 1940
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| BECQUET
Emile |
Adjutant
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4th Sqn.
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5
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Killed
on a transfer on July 12, 1940
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| BELLAND
Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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3
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| BENSON |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| BRISOU
René |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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3
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accidented
in Air Combat May 14, 1940
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| BRUN
Aimé |
Lieutenant
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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accidented
in aerial combat on June 11, 1940
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| BRZESKI
Stanislaw |
Master-Corporal
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3rd Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| CAEL
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Captain
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| CHENELOT
Philippe |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 6, 1940.
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| COIRAL
Albert |
Captain
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 14, 1940.
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| CROQ
Jean |
Adjutant
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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| DE-LA-TAILLE |
Captain
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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| DE-MAC-MAHON
Maurice |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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| DE-VILLARS |
Lieutenant
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| DUBREUIL |
Lieutenant
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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| DUVAL |
Captain
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4th Sqn.
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Moved February
04, 1940 to GC III / 3
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| DUVERDIER |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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| ESCOFFIER
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Reserve
officer who joined the Group on August 23, 1939
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| FABRE |
Lieutenant
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| FARRIOL |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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| FONTAINE
Jean |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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3
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Reserve
officer who joined the Group on August 23, 1939
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| GAUDON
Maurice |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 6, 1940.
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| GUITARD
Pierre |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Seriously
accidented in aerial combat June 3, 1940
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| GUIZARD
Gaston |
Captain
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3rd Sqn.
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Transferred
January 27, 1940 to GC III/10
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| HUTTER
Maurice |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Wounded
in Air Combat May 19, 1940
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| JABUKOWSKI
Jan |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| JALLIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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Moved December
13, 1939 to GC I / 9
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| JANIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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Transferred
December 17, 1939 at CAUDRON
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| JASTRZEBSKI
Francizek |
Captain
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4th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| KRIEGER
Tadeusz |
Master-Corporal
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4th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| LARGEAU
André |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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| MATRAS
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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1
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accidented
in Air Combat May 14, 1940
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| MAURIN
Philippe |
Lieutenant
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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1
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1
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accidented
in Air Combat May 14, 1940
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| MONTFORT
Amaury |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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4
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| MUNIER
René |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat May 15, 1940
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| NAUDY |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| NODET |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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| PATOOR
Pierre |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| RICHARDIN
Ernest |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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4th Sqn.
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4
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1
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| RIDRAY
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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1
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Reserve
officer who joined the group August 23, 1939
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| ROBERT
Jean |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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3
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| ROBILLON |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| ROQUERBE |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| TRINCANO |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Reserve
officer who joined the group August 23, 1939 and will be transferred
to GC I / 2 on September 18, 1939
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| TRZEBINSKI
Marian |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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1
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| TURZANSKI
Boleslaw |
Master-Corporal
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3rd Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/1 on May 19, 1940
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| VENIEL
Victor |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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1
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Airfields
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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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BUC
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78
- Yvelines
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August
27, 1939
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BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE
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91
- Essone
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June
2, 1940
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LA
PERTHE
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51
- Marne
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June
10, 1940
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TROYES-LA-CAROLINE
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10
- Aube
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June
12, 1940
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MONTBARD-TOUILLON
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21
- Côte d'Or
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June
13, 1940
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CLERMONT-AULNAT
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63
- Puy de Dôme
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June
15, 1940
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VALENSOLE
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4
- Alpes de Haute Provence
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June
17, 1940
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LE
LUC
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83
- Var
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01
August 1940
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MONTELIMAR
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26
- Drôme
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November
26, 1942
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DISSOLUTION
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November
27, 1942
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Aircrafts
The GC II/1 was equipped
since its creation in July 1932, 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 :
- 2 Dewoitine
D500
- 17
Dewoitine D510
- 1 Potez
630
- 6 Bloch
MB151
- 79 Bloch MB152
- 28
Dewoitine D520
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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23.33
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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4
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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7
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Henschel
Hs 126
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3
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Dornier
Do 215
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2.5
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Dornier
Do 17
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0.33
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Junker
JU 87
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3
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Heinkel
He111
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3.5
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Likely Victories
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4
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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1
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Heinkel
111
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2
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Dornier
Do 17
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1
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Casualties
To the 6 casualties
below, we must add Sergeant Robert, killed June 15, 1940 in a bombing.
His car was hit hard by a bomb
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Killed Pilots
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6
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| Captain
COIRAL (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Chief
Warrant Officer AUTIER (Combat) |
May 15,
1940
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| Adjutant
MUNIER (Combat) |
May 15,
1940
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| Adjutant
ARGEYROLLES (Combat) |
May 17,
1940
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| Sergeant
CHENELOT (Combat) |
June
6, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
GAUDON (Combat) |
June
6, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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7
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| Sergeant
BRISOU (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Lieutenant
MATRAS (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
MAURIN (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
HUTTER |
May 19,
1940
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| Sergeant
GUITARD (combat) |
June
3, 1940
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| Captain
VENIEL |
June
3, 1940
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| Lieutenant
BRUN (Combat) |
June
11, 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 "Bloch
152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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