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Air Observation Group GAO II/514


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

Commanders of the group GAO II/514
Commander FAIDIDE      

 


Personnel

Pilots and crew of the Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Informations
Civil-statut
Photos
Citations
BOIGNES
Captain
Observer
Seriously injured on October 27, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115 hit by the Flak.      
BROISSAND
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Touched by the Flak on October 27, 1939. Unwilling, he managed to bring back to the âirfield his Mureaux 115.      
COULLET Louis
Adjudant
Observer
Killed on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident on takeoff.      
FAIDIDE
Commander
Commander of the Group
     
KLEIN André
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Killed on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident on takeoff.      
TENIN Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner
Killed on June 18, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 following an accident on takeoff.      

 

 

Stories of crews

Crews of Group
Names of crew members
Rank
Function
Informations
Crew
BROISSAND Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
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
Crew
KLEIN André Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Potez 63-11 n° ? : Destroyed by accident at take off on June 18, 1940: the crew is killed.
COULLET Louis Adjutant
Observer
TENIN Pierre Staff-Sergeant
Machine Gunner

 


Airfield

Airfields
Period of use of airfields
Names
County
Challes-Les-Eaux
73 - Savoie
September 3, 1939
Mars-La-Tour
54 - Meurthe et Moselle
October 16, 1939
Saint-Etienne-De-Saint-Gisors
38 - Isère
Aril 7, 1940
Sisteron - Thèze
04 - Alpes Haute-Provence
Juny 18, 1940
Bordeaux - Mérignac
33 - Gironde
Juny 23, 1940

Click on the map to enlarge :

Itinerary of the GAO II/514

 


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

Crewmen killed
3
Sub-Lieutenant KLEIN (Accident)
Juny 18, 1940
Adjutant COULLET (Accident)
Juny 18, 1940
Staff-Sergeant TENIN (Accident)
Juny 18, 1940
Crewmen injured
1
Captain BOIGNES (Combat)
October 27, 1939

 


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