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Historical
The Patrol of Toulouse
was set up on May 11, 1940 to protect the Dewoitine factory in
Blagnac. The pilots will be Polish and the equipment, Dewoitine
D520 of course ... But those arriving only a few days later, it
is venerable D501 that will ensure the junction. The four Polish
pilots are coming from the DIAP. As for most Patrols, Lieutenant
SALKIEWICZ, commander of the patrol will face the heavy French
administrative to get to equip his unit. In addition, only Lieutenant
KOLSIN speaks French ...
The Patrol is on alert
from 3am to 9pm and the pilots have little time to rest. On the
30th of May, Lieutenant SALKIEWICZ was killed during a training
session and Sub-Lieutenant SZEMJL, from Toulouse, replaced him.
He will receive, on June 9, the reinforcement of 3 pilots coming
from the Patrol of Salon. In addition 3 Morane MS406 will arrive
and will be used for training pilots.
The four departures on
alerts will not allow the Patrol to meet the enemy, and June 21,
on the order of the French Command, 3 pilots will join Algiers
with their Dewoitine 520, while the rest of the staff will join
England by boat.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Patrol
of
Toulouse
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| Lieutenant
SALKIEWICZ Czeslaw |
May
11,1940
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May 30,1940
(killed)
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| Sub-Lieutenant
SZEMJL Stanislas |
June
5,1940
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June
21,1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of the Patrol
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Victories
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Informations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| CZARNECKI
Stanislaw |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 9, 1940. from Patrol of
Salon.He will join Algiers with his D520 on June 21, 1940. |
| DAMM
Adam |
Staff-Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 9, 1940. from Patrol of
Salon.He will join Algiers with his D520 on June 21, 1940. |
| KLOSIN
Bronislaw |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on May 11, 1940. |
| MAJEWSKI
Longin |
Staff-Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 9, 1940. from Patrol of
Salon. |
| NASTOROWICZ
Tadeusz |
Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on May 11, 1940. |
| SALKIEWICZ
Czeslaw |
Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned on May 11, 1940: he will be the Patrol Commander.
Killed by accident on May 30, 1940. |
| SZMEJL
Stanislaw |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned on June 5, 1940. He will replace Lieutenant SALKIEWICZ,
killed by accident, as Patrol Commander. He will join Algiers
with his D520 on June 21, 1940. |
| WIERASZKO
Wladyslaw |
Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on May 11, 1940. |
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Names
of airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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| Toulouse |
From
May 11th to june 21th 1940
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Aircrafts
The
Patrol of Toulouse has been equipped since its creation on May
11, 1940, with the 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 :
The Patrol
of Toulouse did not win any victories during the Campaign of France.
Casualties
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Killed
Pilots
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1
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| Lieutenant
SALKIEWICZ (Accident) |
May 30,
1940
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