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Historical
The GC III / 1 is from the
5th Independent Fighting Group, based in Sidi Ahmed, dissolved on
October 22nd. It is created in November 1939 in Marignane, after
crossing the Mediterranean on the "Jules Grévy".
In metropolis, he perceives new Morane MS406 to replace those left
in AFN. Under Commandant PAOLI, the GC III / 1 trains until the
end of December, before joining the East of France.
A Polish patrol is attached
to the 5th Squadron of the Group. The aircrafts of this patrol carry
the Polish checkerboard on the blanks, behind the cockpit.
On May 10, 1940, the GC III
/ 1 is attached to the Fighting Group No. 25 of the ZOAN (North
Air Operations Area)
It is only from the German
offensive of May 10, that the Group will actually make contact with
the enemy. GC III / 1 will retain its Morane MS406 until it dissolves
on July 24, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC III/1
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| Commander
PAOLI |
September
1939
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August
12, 1940
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Commanders
of the 5th Squadron
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| Captain
POMPE |
September
1939
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April
28, 1940
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| Lieutenant
MARCHE |
April
29, 1940
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May 19,
1940
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| Lieutenant
LEENHARDT |
May
20, 1940
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August
12, 1940
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Commanders
of the 6th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
DE MALLMANN |
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Lieutenant
TARIEL
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May 27,
1940
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Juny
10, 1940
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Lieutenant
DE LA BRETONNIERE
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Juny
11, 1940
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August
12, 1940
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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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| ABRIOUX
Paul |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4
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1
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| BASSAGET
Lucien |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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| BURSZTYN
Kazimierz |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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Polish
Pilot. Wounded in aerial combat on May 12, 1940. Killed in
aerial combat on May 25, 1940
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| CALMEL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1
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| CASTILLON
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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| CAZADE
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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6
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| CHCIUCK
Wladyslaw |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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2
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Polish
Pilot.
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| CREMIEUX
Pierre |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5th Sqn.
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2
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| DECHANET
Pierre |
Adjutant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat May 12, 1940
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| DE-LA
BRETONNIERE |
Lieutenant
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Joined
the Group on June 10, 1940 from GC I/2
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| DE-MALLMANN
Gérard |
Lieutenant
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2
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Injured
and taken prisoner on May 26, 1940
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| DOUBLET
Kléber |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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6
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1
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Killed
on June 11, 1940 while attempting to take off while his land
is bombed.
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| DU
BOUCHER Jacques - Frédéric |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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2
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Jacques
DU BOUCHER joined the French Air Force in 1937. He was a student
at the École de l'Air in Salon-de-Provence in 1937,
then at the Étampes flying school in 1939. He was posted
successively to the GC III/1, GC I/6 and GC III/9 in 1940
and took part in the French campaign. He was demobilised in
November 1942. He was appointed Air Service Officer at the
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electricité in
Paris and then in Lyon in 1943. He was promoted to departmental
director
Director of Signals at the Landes military subdivision in
1944. He was posted to
He was posted to the fighter training centre in Meknes, then
transferred to the No. 1 fighter squadron in Friedrichshafen,
before being sent with the squadron to Indochina in 1945.
He returned to Friedrichshafen in July 1946. Jacques DU BOUCHER
retired in 1946. He completed numerous training periods and
took part in the Moroccan air rally in 1950.
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Born
23 September 1916 in Flavignac (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Died at Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on
14 December 2002 |
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| DURAND
Albert |
Sergeant
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4
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1
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| GAGNAIRE
Edgar |
Adjutant
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5th Sqn.
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7
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2
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Killed
in Air Combat on June 10, 1940
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| GNYS
Wladyslaw |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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2
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Polish
Pilot.
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| GOUMY |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1
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Seriously
injured following an aerial combat on May 10, 1940
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| GUINGO
Joachim |
Adjutant
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Wounded
in aerial combat on March 9, 1940
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| HANUS
Josef |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Czech Pilot
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| JIROUDEK
Miroslav |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Czech Pilot
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| LAGRANGE |
Sergeant
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1
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| LEENHARDT
Tony |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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3
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1
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| MARCHE
Paul |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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2
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Killed
in aerial combat May 19, 1940
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| PAOLI |
Commander
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| PAULHAN
Auguste |
Staff-Sergeant
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3
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Killed
in aerial combat May 21, 1940
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| PELISSIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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1
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Arrested
on June 10, 1940
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| PIASIL
Jan |
Master-Corporal
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Czech Pilot
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| PINOCHIETTI |
Staff-Sergeant
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| POMPE |
Captain
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| PRALON
Georges |
Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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Wounded
in aerial combat on May 19, 1940, he will join the Group only
after the Armistice.
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| ROUGEVIN-BAVILLE |
Captain
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| SAUSSOL
Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5
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Seriously
injured and taken prisoner on May 26, 1940
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| TARIEL
Jean |
Lieutenant
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4
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Wounded
in aerial combat on May 18, 1940.
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| VALLIERE |
Sergeant
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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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| Marseille
- Marignane |
13 - Bouches du Rhône
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December
15, 1939
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| Beauvais-Tillé |
60
- Oise
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December
22, 1939
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| Chantilly
Les Aigles |
60
- Oise
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January
10, 1940
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| Velaine
en Haye |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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March
2, 1940
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| Toul
Croix de Metz |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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March
10, 1940
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| Rouen
Boos |
76
- Seine Maritime
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April
13, 1940
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| Norrent-Fontes
- Rely |
62
- Pas de Calais
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May
5, 1940
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| Moerbecke
/ Maldeghem |
Belgique
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May
12, 1940
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| Norrent-Fontes
- Rely |
62
- Pas de Calais
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May
13, 1940
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| Le
Plessis-Belleville |
60
- Oise
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May
17, 1940
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| Valence
Chabeuil |
60
- Oise
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June
4, 1940
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| Rozay
en Brie |
77
- Seine et Marne
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June
5, 1940
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| Valence
Chabeuil |
60
- Oise
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June
11, 1940
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| Orange
Caritat |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
19, 1940
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| Marseille
- Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June
21, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GC III/1
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Aircrafts
The GC III/1 was equipped
since its creation on november 1938, 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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27
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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1
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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6
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Henschel
Hs 126
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3
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Junker
JU 87
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2
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Dornier
Do 17
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4
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Junker
JU 88
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2
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Heinkel
He111
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9
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Likely Victories
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5
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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5
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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5
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Lieutenant
MARCHE (Combat)
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May 19,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
PAULHAN (Combat)
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May 21,
1940
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Lieutenant
BURSZTYN (Combat)
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May 25,
1940
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Adjutant
GAGNAIRE (Combat)
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June
10, 1940
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Sergeant
DOUBLET (Combat)
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June
11, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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8
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Adjutant
GUINGO (Combat)
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March
9, 1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
GOUMY (Combat)
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May 10,
1940
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Adjutant
DECHANET (Combat)
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May 12,
1940
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Lieutenant
BURSZTYN (Combat)
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May 12,
1940
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Lieutenant
TARIEL Jean (Combat)
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May 18,
1940
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Sergeant
PRALON (Combat)
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May 19,
1940
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Lieutenant
DStaffALLMANN (Combat)
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May 26,
1940
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Chief
Warrant Officer SAUSSOL (Combat)
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May 26,
1940
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Prisoners
Pilots
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1
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Sergeant
PELISSIER
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June
10, 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 "Morane
MS406" Collective book - Editions LELA Presse
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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