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Historical
Originally, the Group has
for designation GAR 513. It will become GAO 513 on September 2,
1938.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GAO 513 is attached to
the 8th Army of "Air Force Cooperation" of the ZOAS (South
Air Operations Area).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 513
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| Commander
BILLOT Louis |
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Captain
PERRON Michel
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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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| BARAT
Gilbert - Hervé |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born in Paris (75)
on 4 February 1918
Died 27 August 2000 in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
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| BERNARDIE
René - Henri |
Staff-Sergent
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Pilot
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Born on 22 February
1917 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Issoire (63 - Puy-de-Dôme) on 14 July 2005
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| BILLOT
Louis - François |
Commander
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Commander
of the Group
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Born in Andelot-En-Montagne
(39 - Jura) on 19 July 1897
Died at Lapalud (84 - Vaucluse) on 15 August 1973
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| BOUILLER
René |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Born in Lons-Le-Saulnier
(39 - Jura) on 3 June 1906
Died at Magny-Vernois (70 - Haute-Saône) on 5 April
1975
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| CAMUS |
Adjutant
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Observer
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| CHEVASSUS
Fernand - Eugène |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Fernand
CHEVASSUS was a civil engineer with a degree from ECAM (Catholic
School of Arts and Crafts) and a doctorate in science. After
the war, he ran an engineering consultancy and imported special
products for the rubber industry. |
Born in Chevrières
(60 - Oise) on 10 December 1906
Died at Viroflay (78 - Yvelines) on 2 January 1988
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| CLEMENT
Henri - Armand |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on May 28, 1940 following an accident on takeoff aboard POTEZ
63-11 n ° 448 |
Born on 29 November
1915 at La Courtine Massingy les Semur
Killed at Lure (70 - Haute-Saône) on 28 May 1940
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| DEBAISE |
Captain
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Pilot
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| DUMANOIS
Emile - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born in Toulon (83 -
Var) on 17 July 1913
Died at Chalon-sur-Saône (71 - Saône et Loire)
on 25 July 2005
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| FERAN |
Captain
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Pilot
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| GILBERTRAS |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MARINET
Gabriel - Michel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| MARTINAND-LURIN
Paul - Marius |
Staff-Sergent
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Machine
gunner
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Wounded
on 28 May 1940 following a take-off accident aboard POTEZ 63-11
no. 448 |
Born August 7, 1916
in El Arrouch (Algeria)
Died at Albi (81 - Tarn) on 9 October 2001
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| MATHY
Pierre - Lucien |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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He
joined the Free French Air Force and was killed on 21 September
1944 in England. |
Born on 22 February
1919 in Pantin (93 - Seine-Saint-Denis)
Killed on 21 September 1944 at Fosseway Long (United Kingdom)
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| MEUNIER
Jean - Ernest |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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| PERRON
Michel - Louis |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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Born in Brest (29 -
Finistère) on 29 September 1904
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 14 February 1978
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| PONCET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Seriously
injured on 28 May 1940 following a take-off accident on board
POTEZ 63-11 no. 448 |
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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| VAULOT
Hubert - Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Hubert Vaulot obtained
his civil pilot's licence in 1921 and joined the Aéroclub
de Lorraine in February 1930. He later became its president
from 1958 to 1964.
In 1935, he founded Les Forges et Ateliers de la Vezouze after
buying out the bankrupt Verrerie Muller in Croismare (Meurthe
et Moselle). In 1938, he obtained his Military Pilot's Licence,
and on mobilisation joined GAO 513, based at Montbéliard
in the Doubs region.
After the Armistice, in 1941 he joined the Resistance and
then the French Forces of the Interior under the pseudonym
of ‘Corsaire’.
For his feats of arms, he was awarded the Military Medal and
made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Returning to civilian life in 1945, he became deputy mayor
of Lunéville until his death in 1967.
Source : https://www.aviation-luneville.fr/laero-club-de-lorraine
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Born in Salmagne (55
- Meuse) on 4 June 1901
Died at Lunéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 28 September
1967
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| VERANT
Henry - François |
Sergeant
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Pilote
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Assigned
to the Group from 9 January 1940 to 9 September 1940 |
Born in Locquenole (29
- Finistère) on 27 June 1913
Died at Loos (59 - Nord) on 29 June 1973
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| WEINMAN
Jacques - André |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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After
the war, employed in the insurance industry, Jacques Weinman
became a Besançon town councillor from 1947 to 1959,
then a Member of Parliament (Right: UNR, UD, UDR, RPR) from
November 1958 to 7 May 1977, the date of his death. He served
five successive terms. |
Born in Besançon
(25 - Doubs) on 7 August 1906
Died at Roche-les-Beaupré (25 - Doubs) on 7 May 1977
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Group mechanics and non-flying personnel
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Name
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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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Photo
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| JAFFEUX
Jean |
Adjutant
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Mechanic
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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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DEBAISE |
Captain
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 1:The aircraft was destroyed at Chaux
on 29 February 1940. |
| CAMUS |
Adjutant
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Observer
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Crew
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BERNARDIE
René |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 36:The aircraft crashed at Chaux on 23
April 1940: suffering a loss of lift on landing, the tail wheel
hit the ground hard and separated from the aircraft. The pilot
still managed to land, but the aircraft was severely damaged.
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| BARAT
Gilbert |
Sub-lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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FERAN |
Captain
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 443 : Slightly damaged on landing at Lure
on 28 May 1940. The crew was unhurt |
| GILBERTRAS |
Sub-lieutenant
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Observer
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew
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PONCET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° 448 : Crashed on take-off on 28 May 1940
after the left engine accidentally stopped... Sub-Lieutenant
CLEMENT was killed. Sergeant PONCET and Staff Sergeant MARTINAND-LURIN
were wounded. |
| CLEMENT
Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| MARTINAND-LURIN
Paul |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
gunner
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Crew
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VERANT
Henry |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
390 A2 n° 55 : This aircraft, the Group's last Potez
390, crashed at Feurs airfield on 16 June 1940 during the Group's
withdrawal. The aircraft, piloted by Sergeant Henry VERANT,
lost its left wheel on landing. |
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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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| Montbéliard |
25
- Doubs
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September
3, 1939
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| Belfort
Chaux |
90
- Territoire de Belfort
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May
10, 1940
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| Roye
sur Saône |
70
- Haute-Saône
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May
30, 1940
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| Pontarlier |
25
- Doubs
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Juny
14, 1940
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| Nantua |
01
- Ain
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Juny
15, 1940
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| Feurs |
42
- Loire
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Juny
16, 1940
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| Feurs
/ Darsac |
43
- Haute-Loire
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Juny
17, 1940
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| Millau |
12
- Aveyron
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Juny
18, 1940
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| Servian |
34
- Hérault
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Juny
19, 1940
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| Saint-André-de-Roquelongue |
11
- Aude
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Juny
24, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GAO 513 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 :
- 10 Potez 390
- 3 Potez 63-11
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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1
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| Sub-Lieutenant
CLEMENT (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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Crewmen
Injured
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2
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| Sergeant
PONCET (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
MARTINAND-LURIN (Accident) |
May 28,
1940
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Sources
- Source : Mr BRIAND Philippe
: The Sergeant Henry VERANT was his Uncle
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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