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Historical
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO II / 514 belongs to
the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAA (Zone of Air Operations Alps)
and is attached to the Army of the Alps.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO II/514
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FAIDIDE |
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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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| BOIGNES |
Captain
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Observer
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Seriously
injured on October 27, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115 hit by the
Flak. |
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| BROISSAND |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Touched
by the Flak on October 27, 1939. Unwilling, he managed to bring
back to the âirfield his Mureaux 115. |
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| COULLET
Louis |
Adjudant
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Observer
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Killed
on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident
on takeoff. |
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| FAIDIDE |
Commander
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Commander
of the Group
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| KLEIN
André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Killed
on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident
on takeoff. |
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| TENIN
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Killed
on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident
on takeoff. |
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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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BROISSAND |
Sub-Lieutenant |
Pilot
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Mureaux
115 n° ? : Hit by the Flak on October 27, 1939.
He managed to return to the field. Captain BOIGNES is seriously
injured |
| BOIGNES |
Captain |
Observer
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Crew
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KLEIN
André |
Sub-Lieutenant |
Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° ? : Destroyed by accident at take off on
June 18, 1940: the crew is killed. |
| COULLET
Louis |
Adjutant |
Observer
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| TENIN
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant |
Machine
Gunner
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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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| Challes-Les-Eaux |
73
- Savoie
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September
3, 1939
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| Mars-La-Tour |
54
- Meurthe et Moselle
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October
16, 1939
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| Saint-Etienne-De-Saint-Gisors |
38
- Isère
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Aril
7, 1940
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| Sisteron
- Thèze |
04
- Alpes Haute-Provence
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Juny
18, 1940
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| Bordeaux
- Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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Juny
23, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GAO II/514
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Aircrafts
The GAO II/514 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 Mureaux 115
- 1 Mureaux 117
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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3
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| Sub-Lieutenant
KLEIN (Accident) |
Juny
18, 1940
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| Adjutant
COULLET (Accident) |
Juny
18, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
TENIN (Accident) |
Juny
18, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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1
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| Captain
BOIGNES (Combat) |
October
27, 1939
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