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Fighter Group GARC I/562
& GC III/9
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1st
Squadron
(Ex SPA 96)
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2nd
Squadron
(Ex SPA 12)
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Historical
Before becoming GC III /
9, the group was created in 1936 as a "Regional Air Group"
to allow Reservists to fly under the leadership of active cadres.
On February 1st, 1937, Commander VIGUIER took the leadership of
the Group which became the GARC I / 562 (Regional Air Fighting Group),
with an Escadrille led by Captain BILLON.
At the outbreak of hostilities,
the Group is mobilized on Dewoitine D501. On September 25, 1939,
born a second Squadron, the 2/562 commanded by Captain CHEVALIER.
The transformation on Bloch
MB152 begins in November 1939. On January 11, 1940, the Group officially
becomes GC III / 9.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC III / 9 is attached
to the Air Forces Reserved ZOAA (Zone d'Aériennes Alpes)
The Group was first dissolved
on July 6, 1940, then recreated in August 1940 with GC III/1 and
GC I/6 pilots dissolved on August 10, 1940, and some pilots of GC
II/6 and GC II/2 also dissolved. The 2nd Squadron emblem shown above
is in fact that of the 2nd Squadron of GC I/6 of Commander Tricaud.
The latter, former GC I/6 boss and new GC III / 9 Commanding Officer,
will adopt the 1st and 2nd Squadron emblems of his former GC I/6
Group to GC III/9.
The Group is finally dissolved
on December 4, 1942
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GARC I/562 & GC III/9
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| Commander
VIGUIER |
February
1st, 1937
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July
6,1940
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| Commander
TRICAUD |
August
1940
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March
29, 1941
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Commanders
of the 5th Squadron
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| Captain
BILLON Claudius |
September
9, 1939
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August
12, 1940
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Commanders
of the 6th Squadron
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| Captain
CHEVALLIER |
September
25, 1939
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July
6,1940
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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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| BACHE |
Captain
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| BARITEL
Pierre |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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1st Sqn.
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1
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Wounded
in aerial combat on June 2, 1940. Transferred to GC I/1 on
October 5, 1940
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| BILLON
Claudius |
Captain
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Staff
1st Sqn.
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat on June 01, 1940.
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| BOUYSSE
Raymond |
Lieutenant
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| BOYREAU |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1st Sqn.
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From the
CIC de Chartres. Killed on January 20, 1942
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| BUGNET |
Lieutenant
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Blocked
at Saint Raphael on June 25, 1940 (Reception D520), he will
not join the Group
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| BURDET |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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1st Sqn.
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Moved May
17, 1940 to GC III/10
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| CHABROL |
Sergeant
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Blocked
at Saint Raphael on June 25, 1940 (Reception D520), he will
not join the Group
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| CHAPOUR |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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2nd Sqn.
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Transferred
to GC I/1 on August 26, 1940
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| CHEVALLIER |
Captain
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Staff
2nd Sqn.
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| COMBERIAS |
Officer
Candidate
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1ste
Sqn.
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| COTE |
Captain
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Assigned
to GC III/9 August 27, 1940
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| CREPIN |
Officer
Candidate
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2nd Sqn.
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Muted to
ECN V / 13
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| DALLAS |
Officer
Candidate
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1st Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC III/9 on September 5, 1939, transferred on December
3, 1939 to ECN V / 13
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| DARDIGNAC |
Adjutant
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Assigned
to GC III/9 on May 18, 1940 to replace Adjutant-Chief BURDET
transferred to GC III/10
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| DE-BAUMONT |
Captain
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Blocked
at Saint Raphael on June 25, 1940 (Reception D520), he will
not join the Group
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| DEGUIN
Charles |
Sergeant
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2nd Sqn.
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Killed
on December 12, 1939 by accident: the WIBAULT 282 T which
transported it crashed
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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 |
Adjutant
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2nd Sqn.
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| FABRE |
Adjutant
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Blocked
at Saint Raphael on June 25, 1940 (Reception D520), he will
not join the Group
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| FAJTL
Frantisek |
Lieutenant
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Czech pilot
assigned on May 19, 1940. Transferred to GC III/7 on June
6, 1940
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| GERMAIN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| LAMOUROUX
Georges |
Officer
Candidate
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2nd Sqn.
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1
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| LE-BOUEDEC |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1st Sqn.
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Moved December
3, 1939 to the ERC 2/562
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| LEROUX |
Sergeant
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2nd Sqn.
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Transferred
to GC I/1 on August 26, 1940
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| LUMIERE |
Captain
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Staff
2nd Sqn.
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| MARTIN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1st Sqn.
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| MEYER |
Captain
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Staff
1st Sqn.
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| MOTTARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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1st Sqn.
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| PEZANT
Georges |
Staff-Sergeant
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1st Sqn.
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Injured
in aerial combat on June 01, 1940.
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| PIATKOWSKI
Stanislaw |
Master-Corporal
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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| PICOT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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2nd Sqn.
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1
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| PIETRZAK
Henryk |
Master-Corporal
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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| POSTREHOSKY
Bohumil |
Sergeant
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Czech pilot
assigned on May 29, 1940. Transferred to GC III/7 on June
6, 1940
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| REBALSKI
Kazimierz |
Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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| ROCHOT |
Captain
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Blocked
at Saint Raphael June 25, 1940 (Reception D520), he will not
join the Group
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| SAUZE |
Sergeant
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2nd Sqn.
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| SCHREINER |
Adjutant
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| SLONSKI-OSGTOJA
Marek |
Officer
Candidate
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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| SODEK
Jaroslav |
Sergeant
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Czech pilot
assigned on May 19, 1940. Transferred to GC III/7 on June
6, 1940
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| SZULC
Wiktor |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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| TRICAUD |
Commander
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| VIE |
Lieutenant
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| VIGUIER
Armand - Théodore |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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Armand
VIGUIER joined the 10th Dragoon Regiment in 1913. He was
seconded to the air force and qualified as a pilot in 1915.
From 1917 to 1919, he was posted to the VB 107, SPA 150,
SPA 157 and SPA 84 squadrons. He joined the 2nd fighter
aviation regiment in 1920. He was appointed Commander of
the Toul depot in 1923. He was posted successively to various
fighter units from 1928 to 1936. He took command of regional
air group 562 in Lyon in 1937, before being transferred
to fighter group GC III/9. He joined GC I/4 on 21 June 1940
aboard Curtiss H75 no. 160. Armand VIGUIER retired in 1940.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Les mémoires d'un aéroplane Voisin. 1908-1918,
Lyon : 1962.
- Si le Musée de l'Air nous était conté.
Lyon : 1968.
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Born
on 1 January 1893 in Pechaudier (81 - Tarn).
Died at Mably (42 - Loire) on 22 December 1985 |
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| VIOSSAT
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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1st Sqn.
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Killed
on March 16, 1940 in a collision
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| WIECKOWSKI
Edward |
Commander
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 11, 1940. Leaves the Group on June
25, 1940
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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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| LYON-BRON |
69
- Rhône
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September
3, 1939
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| LYON-SATOLAS |
69
- Rhône
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May
10, 1940
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| ORANGE-CARITAT |
84
- Vaucluse
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June
17, 1940
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| VINON-SUR-VERDON |
83
- Var
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June
18, 1940
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| LE-LUC-EN-PROVENCE |
83
- Var
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June
19, 1942
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Click
on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the GARC I/562 & GC III/9
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Aircrafts
The GARC
I/562 then GC III/9
was equipped since its creation in 1936, following aircrafts :
n 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 :
- 1 Caudron
C635 SIMOUN
- 1 Breguet
27
- 2 Potez
25
- 2 Morane-Saulnier
MS230
- 1 Potez
630
- 13
Dewoitine D500 ou D501
- 23
Bloch MB151
- 45
Bloch MB152
- 1 bloch
MB155
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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1
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Junker
JU88
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Likely Victories
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2
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Heinkel
He111
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2
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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2
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Sergeant
DEGUIN (Accident sur WIBAULT 282T)
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December
12, 1939
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Staff-Sergeant
VIOSSAT (Accident)
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March
16, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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3
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Captain
BILLON (Combat)
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June
1, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
PEZANT (Combat)
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June
1, 1940
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Adjutant
BARITEL (Combat)
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June
2, 1940
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Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
- Book "Bloch
152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book"Morane
MS406" Collective work - Editions LELA Presse
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