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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 |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
September 24, 1939, he managed to bring back to his field, his
Mureaux 115 No.107 badly damaged after an attack of Me109. |
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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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