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Historical
On the date of the
outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO I / 520 is
attached to the IV Army in the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAE
(East Air Operations Zone).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO I/520
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| Commander
RODET |
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| BERNARD |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Seriously
wounded on September 24, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 115 No.107.
The aircraft, attacked by Me109 is damaged, but the pilot, manages
to join his ground. |
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| CAPPOEN |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Wounded
in aerial combat on October 10, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: Put
in enemy territory, he managed to join the French lines |
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| CASTERAN
Roger |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| DAVAS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Succeeds
to join the AFN on June 22, 1940 aboard a Mureaux 115 |
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| DE-CHILY
Bernard |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DE-SEGUINA-PAZZIS
Roger |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| DUCASSE
Georges |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Lieutenant
DUCASSE was wounded on October 16, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115,
attacked by mistake, by a Morane 406 ... The pilot managed to
join his field. |
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| DUPUIS
Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| GRIVEL |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On
April 21, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No.246 crashes
after a failure to take off. Adjutant GRIVEL, ejected from the
aircraft at the time of the unpaved, is injured. |
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| JEROME |
Sergeant
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Observer
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On
April 21, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No.246 crashes
after a failure to take off. Sergeant JEROME, injured, managed
to leave the aircraft before it ignited. |
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| LAINS
Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| LAURENT
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
October 16, 1939, his Mureaux 115 was attacked and damaged by
mistake by ... a Morane 406. Sub-Lieutenant LAURENT is unscathed. |
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| LAYAHE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Wounded
in aerial combat on October 10, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: Put
in enemy territory, he managed to join the French lines |
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| PETIT
Edmond - Léon |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Edmond
PETIT was drafted in 1936 and joined the Istres school. He qualified
as a military pilot in 1937 and joined the 32nd Reconnaissance
Wing based at Chateauroux. He passed the EOR (Reserve Officer
School) and joined the Avord School before being posted as a
pilot to the GAO 520, with which group he took part in the 1940
campaign. On 24 September 1939, he managed to return his Mureaux
115 No. 107, which had been badly damaged after an Me109 attack,
to its airfield. He was taken prisoner on 16 June at Neufchâteau
and sent to an oflag in Germany. He tried to escape several
times: he started an underground tunnel, but was sent to another
camp. He escaped from the train and headed for Munich, then
Lindau and Bregenz. He was recaptured and imprisoned in Bregenz,
then taken back to oflag XVII near Austerlitz, where he began
digging underground again until 1945.
He resumed training at Avord in 1946, was assigned to the military
rehabilitation service and then to the sports section of the
3rd Bureau. From 1948 to 1953, he worked in the central sports
department, then in 1954 in the information department of the
Air Armed Forces Secretariat. He was posted to the DAT in 1955
and then again to the sports department. Edmond PETIT was placed
on aircrew leave in 1961. |
Born
19 November 1914 in Nevers (58 - Nièvre).
Died in Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 4 May
2000. |
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| POTTIE
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on September 10, 1939 aboard the No.106 Mureaux 115 shot down
by 4 Me109. |
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| RODET |
Commander
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Commander
of the Group
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| SCHONER
Albert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| SUSS
Georges |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| TACQUARD
Jean |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Killed
on September 10, 1939 aboard the No.106 Mureaux 115 shot down
by 4 Me109. |
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| VUILLEMIN
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Adjutant
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Pilot
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Informations
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Crew
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TACQUARD
Jean |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° 106 : Destroyed in aerial combat on September
10, 1939 in Moselle: His crew is killed
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| POTTIE
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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LAYAHE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° ? : Damaged in air combat, he managed to
land in enemy territory. The crew managed to escape the Germans.
Lieutenant CAPPOEN is injured
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| CAPPOEN |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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PETIT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° 107 : Severely damaged in air combat, he
managed to reach his land: Lieutenant BERNARD was seriously
injured
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| BERNARD |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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DUCASSE |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° ? : Damaged during an attack by a ... Morane
MS406! Lieutenant DUCASSE is injured
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| LAURENT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Crew
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GRIVEL |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n°246 : Destroyed following a takeoff failure:
the crew is injured
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| JEROME |
Sergeant
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Observer
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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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| Delme
Morhange |
57
- Moselle
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September
3, 1939
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| Keskastel |
67
- Bas-Rhin
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September
24, 1939
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| Morhange |
57
- Moselle
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October 4, 1939
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| Guéblange-lès-Dieuse |
57
- Moselle
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May
10, 1940
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| Martigny-les-Gerbonvaux |
88
- Vosges
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Juny
13, 1940
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| Til-Châtel |
21
- Côté d'Or
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Juny
14, 1940
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| Roanne |
42
- Loire
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Juny
15, 1940
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| Castres |
81
- Tarn
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Juny
17, 1940
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| Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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Juny
19, 1940
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| Alger
Maison-Blanche |
Algérie
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Juny
21, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GAO I/520
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Aircrafts
The GAO I/520 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
N ° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 5 Mureaux 115
- 1 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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2
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| Sergeant
TACQUARD (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Lieutenant
POTTIE (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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Crewmen
injured
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5
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| Lieutenant
CAPPOEN (Combat) |
September
10, 1939
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| Lieutenant
BERNARD (Combat) |
September
24, 1939
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| Lieutenant
DUCASSE (Méprise) |
October
16, 1939
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| Adjutant
GRIVEL (Accident) |
April
21, 1940
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| Sergeant
JEROME (Accident) |
April
21, 1940
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