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Historical
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, GAO 582, undergoing transformation
and training, is attached to the Air Cooperation Forces of the ZOAA
(Zone d'Aériennes Alpes).
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GAO 582
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Captain
HENRY
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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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| BUSSCHAERT
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Killed
on June 3, 1940 during a training flight: aircraft crashes landing
on board Potez 63-11 |
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| CORNU
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Killed
on June 3, 1940 during a training flight: aircraft crashes landing
on board Potez 63-11 |
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| GRUNINGRE
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
on June 3, 1940 during a training flight: aircraft crashes landing
on board Potez 63-11 |
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| HENRI |
Captain
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Commander
of the Group
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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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BUSSCHAERT
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Potez
63-11 n° ? : Destroyed by accident on June 3, 1940.
The crew is killed. |
| GRUNINGRE
Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| CORNU
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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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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| Fez |
Morocco
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September
3, 1939
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| Valence
Chabreuil |
26
- Drôme
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May
10, 1940
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| Connantre |
51
- Marne
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Juny
1940
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on the map to enlarge :
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Aircrafts
The GAO 582 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 :
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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3
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| Lieutenant
GRUNINGRE (Accident) |
Juny
3, 1940
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| Sergeant
BUSSCHAERT (Accident) |
Juny
3, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
CORNU (Accident) |
Juny
3, 1940
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