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Historical
The Patrol of Tours is
created on May 11, 1940 to ensure the protection of the CIR (Reconnaissance
Training Center). Bloch MB152 from the warehouse at the base must
constitute the endowment. Most of them will come from Chateauroux
EAA 301. The pilots, meanwhile, come mainly from the CIR, under
the command of Commander CLAVEL.
A device of four Patrols
is set up, with a rotation ensuring permanently two Patrols ready
to take off on alert. Six Polish pilots, coming from the Patrol
of Angers come to reinforce the manpower: these, come to recover
in Tours devices for the Patrouille d'Angers will never, in fact,
join their unit.
The first engagement is
June 6, 1940: four pilots on alert, attack a formation of German
bombers and manage to shoot down two DO17Z. Other takeoffs on
alert will take place, but without result. On June 14, the only
Potez 630 Patrol took off to recognize the advance of the Germans
announced near Chartres: the aircraft, probably shot by the Flak,
will not return to the base. That same day, the patrol on alert
takes off to intercept a large formation of bombers who came to
attack the ground. The commitment will result in the loss of a
Bloch MB151, another damaged irreparably and a driver seriously
injured ...
On June 15, 3 Polish pilots
leave the Patrol to finally reach Angers. A last victory will
be obtained on June 16 on a JU88 and the next day, the Patrol
joined Bordeaux to form the 1st Squadron of GC I / 55.
Staff
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Commanders
of the Patrol
of
Tours
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| Commander
CLAVEL |
May 11,
1940
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June
17, 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
|
Prob.
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| BASTIEN |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| BONNET |
Adjutant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| BUDREWICZ
Ryszard |
Staff-Sergeant
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Polish
Pilot Assigned to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| CAMPANA |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| CLAVEL |
Commander
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| DE
FAUCIGNY |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| DREIX-DE-LAPLANE |
Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| GRIMPEL |
Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940. He will be killed on June 20,
1941 during a bombing on the Alep-Nirab field. |
| JANOTA
Robert |
Lieutenant
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|
Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
| JEANDIDIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| KOWALSKI
Edward |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
| MORIZOT |
Adjutant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940. Arrested on June 14, 1940, after
being shot on a Potez 631 of the Patrol of TOURS. |
| ROBYN |
Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| STAUB |
Sergeant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| SIUDAK
Antoni |
Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
| VANIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940 |
| VERRIER
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Assigned
to the Patrol on May 12, 1940. Seriously injured in air combat
on June 14, 1940. |
| WALENDOWSKI
Wladislaw |
Lieutenant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
| WEDZIK
Maran |
Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
| ZIEBA
Stanislaw |
Sergeant
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Patrol on June 1, 1940 from the Patrol
of Angers |
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Names
of airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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| Tours
Parçay-Meulay |
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Aircrafts
The
Patrol of Salon 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 :
- 1 Morane-Saulnier
MS406
- 8 Bloch MB151
- 1 Bloch MB152
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Confirmed Victories
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2
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| Dornier
Do17 |
1
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Junker
Ju88
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1
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Casualties
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killed
Pilots
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1
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| Chief
Warrant Officer VERRIER (Combat) |
June
14, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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1
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| Adjutant
MORIZOT |
June
14, 1940
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