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Air Observation Group GAO I/589

Historical

On the date of the outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO I / 584, undergoing transformation and training, is attached to the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAA (Zone d'Aériennes Alpes).

Staff

Commanders of the group GAO I/589
Captain MARTIN DES PALLIERES Jean      

 

Personnel

Pilots and crew of the Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Informations
Civil-statut
Photos
Citations
CHEYSSON Jean
Lieutenant
Observer
 Killed on June 2, 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 804 hit by the Flak      
DE-BARBEYRAC Bernard
Sergeant
Pilot
 Killed on June 2, 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 804 hit by the Flak      
DENIS
Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Seriously injured on June 2, 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 804 hit by the Flak      
DE-THUISY Jean
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
        
LA-BAS Marcelin
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
        
MARTIN DES PALLIERES Jean
Captain
Commander of the Group
      
MICHON Robert
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
        
NOEL Marcel
Lieutenant
Observer
        
PALLU Bernard
Lieutenant
Observer
        
POLYDOR
Captain
Observer
        

 

 

Stories of crews

Crews of Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Informations
Crew
 DE-BARBEYRAC Bernard Sergeant
Pilot
 Potez 63-11 n° 804 : Shot down by the Flak on June 2, 1940. Lieutenant CHEYSSON and Sergeant DE-BARBEYRAC are killed. Sergeant DENIS is injured.
CHEYSSON Jean Lieutenant
Observer
DENIS Sergeant
Machine Gunner

 

Airfield

Airfields
Period of use of airfields
Names
County
Casablanca
Morocco
September 3, 1939
Marseille - Marignane
13 - Bouches du Rhône
March 30, 1940
Fayence
83 - Var
April 4, 1940
Le Luc
83 - Var
April 30, 1940
Sisteron
05 - Alpes Haute-Provence
May 8, 1940
Romilly-sur-Seine
10 - Aube
May 19, 1940
Montargis
45 - Loiret
Juny 14, 1940
Issoudun
36 - Indre
Juny 15, 1940
Lissay-Lochy
18 - Cher
Juny 16, 1940
Issoudun
36 - Indre
Juny 17, 1940
Cognac - Segonzac
16 - Charente
Juny 18, 1940
Moissac
82 - Tarn et Garonne
Juny 20, 1940

Click on the map to enlarge :
Itinerary of the GAO I/589

 

Aircrafts

The GAO I/584 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 :

  • 1 Potez 63-11

 

Casualties

Crewmen killed
2
Lieutenant CHEYSSON (Combat)
Juny 2, 1940
Sergeant DE-BARBEYRAC (Combat)
Juny 2, 1940
Crewmen injured
1
Sergeant DENIS (Combat)
Juny 2, 1940

 

Sources

- The citations or decorations listed are extracted from the Official Journals archived in « Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France »
- 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