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Historical
On May 10, 1940, GAO II /
551 is attached to the 9th Army of the 1st Air Division of the ZOAN
(North Air Operations Area).
The GAO 2/551 is practically
reduced to nothing on May 10th and 11th, 1940, after the bombardments
of the airfield of Tournes-Belval by the Germans,. It folds on May
13 on the ground Bulgny with a Mureaux and Potez 63-11 on the eleven
aircrafts in staffing before May 10.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO II/551
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SACRE |
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Captain
DE GOLBERY
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SACRE |
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Captain
BERNARD
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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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| AZAMBRE
Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Maurice
AZAMBRE left the Group in May 1940 to join GR II/33. |
Born
on 17 July 1907
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| BENARD |
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| BERNARD |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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| BOULANGER |
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| BRUN |
Adjutant
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Machine-gunner
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| CAZENAVE
François |
Captain
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Observer
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Seconded
observer officer (Army Officer: Mountain Artillery) posted to
GAO II/51 on mobilisation, then to GR II/33 from 18 May to 20
June 1940. |
Born
on 17 February 1904 in Toulon (83 - Var), Died on 31 August
1996 in St Ismier (38 - Isère)
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| COULPIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DE
GALARD |
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GOLBERY Philippe - Marie |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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Born
August 31, 1907 in Epinal (88 - Vosges)
Died at Villejuif (94 - Val-De-Marne) on 9 January 1978
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| DE
TRUCHIS |
Commander
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| DEWISME |
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| DUCRUIX |
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Observer
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Left the Group on 11 February
1940 for Marignane.
He joined the GR II/33 from May 1940
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| DUPINEAU |
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| DURET
André - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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André
DURET left the Group in May 1940 to join GR II/33. |
Born
on 11 July 1914 in
Paris
Died 29 September 2000 at Cayeux-sur-Mer (80 - Somme)
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| FABRY
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Commander
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Commander
FABRY left GAO II/551 on 2 December 1939 for Clermont. |
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| GOLDBERG |
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| GOMBAUD |
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| LAFAUCHERE |
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| LAVAUR |
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| LOIR
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| OBEZ
Pierre - Raymond |
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Born
in Bruay-La-Buissière (62 - Pas De Calais) on 31 May
1915
Died at Gex (01 - Ain) on 25 February 1988
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| PETITOU |
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| PLE |
Sergeant
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| PLOYE
René |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Mobilised
with GAO II/551, he later joined GR II/33, then GR I/35 on 1
June 1940. |
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| PUJOL
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| RAMOS |
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| RENAUDIN
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Left
GAO II/551 from 2 to 11 December 1939 for a training course
at Meaux. |
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| RENAUDOT
Henri - Georges |
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Born
in Paris (75) on 3 December 1907
Died in Salon-De-Provence (13 - Bouches Du Rhône) on
9 December 1998
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| ROCHAUD |
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| ROSENTHAL
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| SACRE
Jean - Robert |
Captain
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Commander
of Group
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Born
on 2 July 1910 in Fontenay Le Comte (85 - Vendée)
Died in Paris (75) on 3 March 1973
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| WILK |
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Left
GAO II/551 from 2 to 11 December 1939 for a training course
at Meaux. |
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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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| Couvron |
02
- Aisne
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April
6, 1940
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| Villers-Lès-Guise |
02
- Aisne
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??
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| Tournes
Belval |
08
- Ardennes
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April
11, 1940
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| Bulgny
Saint-Maclou |
80
- Somme
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May
12, 1940
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| Tours
Mettray |
37
- Indre et Loire
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May
19, 1940
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| Bordeaux
- Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
5, 1940
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Click
on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the GAO II/551
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Aircrafts
The GAO II/551 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 117
- 2 Potez 63-11
Casualties
GAO
II / 551 had no casualties during the French campaign
Sources
- Mr Denis CAZENAVE,
Son of Captain François CAZENAVE
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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