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Name
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Rank
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Unit
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Post
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photo
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Indiv. Card
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Citations
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| CABARET
Paul |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
A
trained arts and crafts engineer, he joined the Air Force in
1935 and was demobilized in 1937.
Wounded in Air Combat on 12 May 1940. |
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| CADET René
- Clément |
Sub-Lieutenant
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?
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René
CADET, a child soldier, graduated from the preparatory military
school at Saint-Hippolyte in 1922. From 1926 to 1937, he was
posted to various bombing regiments. He took part in the ‘Drôle
de guerre’ and the French campaign, before being seconded
to North Africa as part of the Air Force High Command in 1941.
He then joined the staff of transport group 15 in Algiers. He
was seconded to the 12th Tactical Air Command, with which he
took part in operations from 1944 to 1945. He was posted to
the Tactical Air Force Headquarters at Lahr in September 1945.
René CADET successively held several positions in the
staffs of the 1st air region and then the 2nd from 1948 to 1960,
when he retired. |
Born on 2 November
1906 in Rochefort (17 - Charente-Maritime).
Died on 30 September 1994 at Saint-Georges de Didonne (17 -
Charentes-Maritimes) |
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| CADIOU Félix
- André |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Leo 451
No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The crew, injured,
parachuted. |
Born on 5 July
1915 in Saint-Malo (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Died on 27 August 2003 in Saint-Malo |
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| CAILLET
Lucien - Léon |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The Leo 451
No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Sergeant CAILLET
was killed. |
Born on 3 August
1918 in Ceffonds (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 6 June 1940 in Brache (80 - Somme) |
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| CALLAC
Roger |
Sergeant
|
GB II/31
|
Radio
|
Wounded
in aerial combat on May 31, 1940 |
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| CALMEL Jean
- Louis - Casimir |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
After graduating from
the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1935, Jean
CALMEL joined the French Air Force in October 1937. He was
posted to the GB II/11 of the 11th Air Wing based in Toulouse,
then joined the Avord flying school.
He fought with the GB II/11 during the Campaign.
After the Armistice, he left the Group, before rejoining the
GB I/11 in February 1943, after the Allied landings in North
Africa (8 November 1942). He was first second-in-command of
the Group, then commander of the 2nd Squadron. He took part
in the fighting in Tunisia in April 1943.
With GB I/11 disbanded, he joined the 340th Squadron based
at Elvington (Great Britain) in May 1944. As a pilot with
this unit, he took part in a number of missions in France
in preparation for the Normandy landings, then over Germany
and the Netherlands.
Captain Jean CALMEL completed his tour of operations in January
1945, and was assigned to the Air Force General Staff.
He was appointed Commander in 1945, and took command of the
GB II/23 Group in April 1946.
In February 1948, he
was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Inspectorate
of the Air Force before joining the Air War College in November
1949.
On completion of his training in 1951, he was appointed Head
of the Air Force Staff Employment Plans Office.
He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1950 and
in June 1955 was appointed Chief of Staff to the General Chief
of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Air Force in March 1958, Chief
of Staff of the General Inspectorate of the Air Force and
finally Director of the Private Office of the General Chief
of Staff of the Air Force in October 1958.
Promoted to Air Brigadier General in December 1958, he was
assigned to the General Chief of Staff of the Air Force, while
retaining his position as Director of Cabinet.
In 1960, he was appointed Commander of the Groupement Aérien
Tactique, before becoming Head of the Plans Division at SHAPE
in 1962, then Commander of the 1st Air Region in Dijon in
1964.
General Jean CALMEL clocked up a total of 2,860 flying hours,
including 425 hours at night.
After leaving the French Air Force, Jean CALMEL became Director
of External Relations at Sud-Aviation in 1967, and took part
in the great Concorde adventure, culminating in its maiden
flight in March 1969.
Jean CALMEL published a book entitled ‘Pilotes de Nuit’
(Night Pilots), which recounts his struggles within the heavy
bomber groups.
|
Born 4 March
1913, Paris (75)
Died 7 August 1987, Paris |
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| CAMUS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| CANAT |
Adjutant
|
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Leaves GBA
Group I/54 in mid-November 1939 |
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| CANAUX Marcel
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GB II/23
|
Crew
Chief
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 6, 1940 |
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| CANDILLE |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
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| CANONE |
Adjudant-Chef
|
|
Machine-Gunner
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| CANTINI |
Staff-Sergeant
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| CAPDEGELLE
Gustave |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
After the armistice,
he joined the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur.
Arrested, he was deported and killed on 12 March 1945 in the
Dachau concentration camp. |
Born on 19
September 1902 in Dax (40 - Landes)
Killed on 12 March 1945 in Dachau (Germany) |
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| CAPURO Séraphin
|
Sergeant
|
GB II/63
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 24, 1940 |
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| CARAIL |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GB II/23
|
Observer
|
Killed by accident
on May 22, 1940 |
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| CARROUE
Louis - Philippe |
Adjudant-Chef
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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Born on 18
March 1901 at Saint-Amand en Puysaye (58 - Nièvre)
Died 17 April 1973 |
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| CARQUIN |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 25,
1940, the Breguet 693 No39 was shot down by 5 Me109. Sergeant
CARQUIN parachutes himself and is taken prisoner |
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| CARRE Daniel |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 21,
1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak. Staff
Sergeant CARRE parachutes and will be taken prisoner. |
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| CARRERA
Kléber - Félicien |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On 22 May 1940,
Glenn Martin 167 F No 117, damaged by flak, managed to land
at Chartres. Warrant Officer CARRERA was killed. |
Born on 10
February 1910 at Novion Porcien (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Coudry (59 - Nord) |
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| CARTERON
Pierre |
Adjutant
|
GB II/21
|
Pilot
|
Killed by accident
on June 2, 1940 |
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| CASSAGNOU |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
The 699 Breguet
691 was destroyed on takeoff on June 17, 1940. The Captain CASSAGNOU
was wounded |
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| CASSE Serge
- Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 18,
1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The
7 crew members parachute, but Sub-Lieutenant CASSE is killed,
his parachute did not work |
Born on 25
April 1908 in Paris (75)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne) |
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| CASSEGRAIN
Gilbert - Paul |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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Born November
19, 1917 in Chinon (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died October 11, 1996 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) |
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| CASTELA
Georges - Gilbert |
Staff-Sergeant
|
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Radio
|
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Born August
22, 1914 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Died January 27, 2002 at Yerres (91 - Essone) |
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| CAUDRY Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GB II/31
|
Radio
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 31, 1940 |
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| CERCUEIL
Jean - Marie |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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Born February
27, 1915 at Montigny La Resle (89 - Yonne)
Died February 22, 1997 at Auxerre (89 - Yonne) |
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| CHABLE Alphonse
- André |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
Wounded on
October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No 93 shot by the Flak.
The crew is taken prisoner. |
Born in Saint-Max
(54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 5 January 1908
Died in Epinal (88 - Vosges) on 3 February 1980 |
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| CHABOUREAU
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief and Pilot
|
On September 30, 1939,
Leo 451 No4 was destroyed on takeoff. The crew is unscathed
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| CHAILLON |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 6,
1940, a Breguet 691 was accidentally destroyed on landing on
the return from a training flight. Staff-Sergeant CHAILLON is
unscathed. |
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| CHAISE Robert
- Louis |
Adjutant
|
|
Chief
of Board
|
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| CHALTET |
Sergeant
|
GB II/21
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 13, 1940 |
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| CHAMAUD
Henri |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
- On May
11, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 63 severely hit by the Flak, managed
to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing. Adjutant
CHAMAUD is unharmed.
Le 5 juin
1940, le LéO 451 No 19 participe à une mission
de nuit dont l'objectif était l'usine B.M.W au Nord
de Munich. Mais l'appareil, pris par la brume, s'écrase
au sol près de Besançon et explose. L'équipage
est tué.
|
Born on 02
August 1907 at Saint-Germain-les-Belles (87 Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs) |
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| CHAMPENOIS
Guy - Léon |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed
on 31 may 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109: His
pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane back
despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew members
were killed. |
Born
January 11, 1920 in Auriens (?)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise) |
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| CHANARD
Jean |
Adjutant
|
GB II/63
|
Pilot
|
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| CHAPPE |
Staff-sergeant
|
|
|
Leaves GBA
Group I/54 in mid-November 1939 |
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CHARBONNEL
|
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| CHARBONNIER
Marcel |
Sergeant
|
|
Mecchanic
|
Born
September 1, 1914 in Lyon.
On 3 December 1939, the Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog,
crashed in a Jura forest. Sergeant CHARBONNIER is the only survivor.
He was ejected at an altitude of 35 meters when he hit the trees.
Seriously wounded, he will be treated by nuns at the Hospital
of Pontarlier.
He will later make a career in the Air Force which he will leave
with the rank of Commander. Marcel CHARBONNIER died in 2006,
at the age of 92. |
Born on September
1st, 1914 at Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Died in March 2006
in Lyon (69 - Lyon)
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| CHARLAN
Yves - Charles |
Captain
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Born on 16
February 1911 in Ottawa (Canada)
Killed on 8 June 1944 in Cairo (Egypt) |
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| CHARLE
Robert - Armand |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
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Born in Jeumont
(59 - Nord) on 24 February 1918
Died in Lambres-Lez-Douai (59 - Nord) on 7 September 2004 |
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| CHARLES
Jean-François |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 3, 1940 |
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| CHARLON
Roger |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| CHAROY Marie
- Emmanuel |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 31,
1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters. The crew
is killed |
Born on 8 February
1909 at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise) |
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| CHARPENTIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters,
must make a landing in enemy territory. Chief Warrant Officer
CHARPENTIER, injured, is taken prisoner |
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| CHARREIRE
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GB II/31
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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| CHASSANDE-PATRON
Hubert - Marie |
Capitane
|
|
Pilote
and Group commander
|
Graduate of
the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Metz, 109th Class (1922
- 1924)
In 1942, he commanded the Marrakech Base: he held the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel.
In November 1944, he took command of the 34th Bombardment Wing.
Hubert CHASSANDE-PATRON ended his career with the rank of Air
Division General. |
Born on 02
December 1901 in Lunéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died in Paris (75) on 7 April 1972 |
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| CHAUTARD |
Adjutant
|
GB II/62
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 12, 1940 |
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| CHAUVET
Edmond |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
- The Mureaux
115 No87 was destroyed during a flying training on 11 October
1939 after striking a high-voltage line. The crew is injured-
On June 11th, 1940, the Breguet 693 No16 is hilly in Etampes.
The crew is unscathed. |
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| CHAUVET
Gaston |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
In 1968, Colonel
Gaston CHAUVET was appointed Commander of Base Aérienne
745 at Aulnat.
He ended his career with the rank of Air Brigadier General. |
Born on 4 January
1915 in Jazennes (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Died August 29th 1984 in Paris (75) |
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| CHAUVIN |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GB II/62
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 12, 1940 |
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| CHAUVIRE |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| CHEMINEAU
Georges Edouard |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Breguet 693
No20 was destroyed by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew was
killed. |
Born on 11
July 1914 in Paris (75)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Chaumont Porcien (08 - Ardennes) |
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| CHERIGIE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
The No. 451
No. 105 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The Chief
Warrant Officer CHERIGIE was seriously injured. |
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| CHERON |
Lieutenant
then Captain
|
GB II/62
|
Cder
1st Sqn. then Cder of Group
|
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| CHERY |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| CHEVALIER
René |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
He enters in
1938, as a military pilot student at Ambérieu en Bugey,
and at the Caudron school. He was certified as a pilot in 1939,
he entered the Istres School and was posted in May to the GBA
II/35 until August 1940, before being transferred to the GB
I/31. |
Born in Trevoux
in the Ain. |
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| CHEVALLET
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 15,
1940, a Breguet 693 was damaged by the Flak, the Pilot poses
in the countryside where it is burned. Chief Warrant Officer
CHEVALLET is unharmed. |
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| CHIBRAC
Marcel |
Adjutant
|
GB II/62
|
Navigator-Bomber
|
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| CHIEUSSE
Raymond - Léonce |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On 5 June 1940,
Glenn Martin 167 F No 68 was shot down by 7 Me109s. Staff Sergeant
CHIEUSSE is killed. |
Born on 20
January 1916 in Avignon (84 - Vaucluse)
Killed on 5 June 1940 |
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| CHOCHEPRAT
Paul Marie |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 No86 is shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The
crew is killed. |
Born on 15
November 1912 at Sampigny (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Domart sur la Luce (80 - Somme) |
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| CHOMMELOUX
Henri |
Sergeant
|
GB II/63
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 7, 1940 |
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| CHOPIN Marcel
- Edouard |
Colonel
|
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|
Marcel CHOPIN
fought in the Chasseurs à pied from January 1915. He
joined the air force in May 1917 and obtained his pilot's licence.
He ended the conflict with the rank of second lieutenant.
In September 1942, Marcel CHOPIN went to Spain to join the Free
French Air Force, arriving in London in February 1943.
On 18 October 1944, a four-engined Farman from AFN failed to
land at Toulouse-Francazal and caught fire. The occupants managed
to evacuate, except for one passenger. Two officers, Lt/Col
Chopin and Cdt Bachouè, returned to the wreckage to try
to extract it. But just then, the tanks exploded and the two
men perished in the inferno, along with the woman they were
trying to save.
Source: http://aerostories.celeonet.fr/~aeroforums/forumhist/aff.php?nummsg=85224 |
Born on 24
April 1897 at Hannogne-Saint-Martin (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 18 October 1944 at Cugnaux (31 - Haute-Garonne) |
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| CHOUREAUX |
Sergeant
|
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| CHRETIENNE
Bernard - Auguste |
Sergeant
|
|
Observer |
Bernard
CHRETIENNE enlisted early in October 1937 and was posted to
the French Air Force, joining the Reims Air Base in 1937, where
he tried unsuccessfully to pass the EOR exam and then the Radios-Navigants
exam. He joined the 704th signals company at Mourmelon and became
a radio operator in a car. He was posted to the GB II/12 in
1939, with which group he took part in the French Campaign as
a radio-navigator.
Bernard CHRETIENNE was emobilised after the armistice in August
40 |
Born
on 23 July 1917 in Caen (14 - Calvados).
Died on 29 September 2014 in Paris (75) |
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| CHRISTOPHE |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
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| CHUNEAU |
Adjutant |
|
Machine-Gunner
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| CHUZEVILLE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GB II/23
|
Pilot
|
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| CIBRON Robert |
Sergeant
|
GB II/21
|
Pilot
|
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| CLAISSE
Maurice - Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Maurice CLAISSE
was called up to the air force in 1930. He qualified as a military
pilot in 1930 and as an aircraft observer in 1931. He joined
Breguet in 1932 as an engineer and became chief pilot in 1937.
He was specially assigned to the Breguet workshops in 1939-1940,
then became a pilot with the GB II//54 attack group in 1940.
He was demobilised in July 1940 and flew clandestinely to London
via Gibraltar. He joined the FAFL on 22 May 1941 and was seconded
as a test pilot to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough
in 1942. He was called up to the 219th squadron (night fighter)
in 1944 and to the Technical and Industrial Directorate of the
Ministry of the Air in 1944. Maurice CLAISSE was demobilised
in 1946. |
Born in Paris
(75) on 14 December 1905
Died in Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 14 September
1986 |
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| CLASSET |
Sergeant
|
|
|
On May 17,
1940, the Farman F222-1 No 7 was taken by Frost. The Crew Chief
ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain control.
3 crewmen have already jumped ... |
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|
| CLAVAUD |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On April 1,
1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land in Luxembourg.
The crew fire the plane before being interned. Staff Sergeant
CLAVAUD is unharmed. |
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| CLEMENT |
Sergeant
|
GB II/21
|
|
Killed by accident
on June 2, 1940 |
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| CLERC Jacques |
Lieutenant
|
GB II/23
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
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| CODRON Gérard |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Breguet 693
No15, hit by Flak, was destroyed on May 16, 1940. Staff Sergeant
CODRON seriously wounded |
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| COIFFARD
Jean |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On June 7,
1940, the Breguet 693 No1011 was damaged by the Flak, but managed
to land on a plot of Saint andré de l'Eure. Adjutant
COIFFARD is seriously injured. |
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| COJEAN Roger |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Roger COJEAN
was killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra during the Syrian Campaign. |
Born on 8 March
1920
Killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria) |
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|
| COLAS Gabriel |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
GB I/34
or GB II/34
|
Pilot
|
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| COLIN |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Radio
|
On June 13,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew
parachutes. COLIN Chief Warrant Officer is injured. |
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| COLLE Jacques |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Jacques COLLE leaves GB
I/31 to join GBA II/51.
On May 22, 1940, during
the attack of a German column, the Potez 633 No. 26R, hit
by the Flak, was finally shot down by Me109. The crew, unharmed,
is taken prisoner
He joined the FFL and
was killed on 27 July 1944.
|
Born June 10,
1910 in Champigneules (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on July 27, 1944 at Kasba Tadla (Morocco) |
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|
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| COLLETER
Jacques - Jean |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
-
Killed on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His plane, the
LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the
sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for
Staff Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor. |
Born
May 31, 1914 in Plomordiern (35 - Finistère)
Killed on June 8, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée) |
|
|
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| COLLOMBET
Jacques - Roger |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Jacques COLLOMBET, a
graduate of SupAéro, class of 1937, successfully completes
his Special Military Preparation, and is awarded a scholarship
to take his Pilot's Licence and do his Military Service as
a non-commissioned officer.
He obtained his pilot's license in September 1937 at the Ecole
de Pilotage CAUDRON based in Ambérieu en Bugey.
He served with the Bataillon de l'Air 127, and was posted
to the Ecole de l'Air d'Avord. At the end of his military
service, in March 1938, Jacques COLLOMBET asked to join the
Active Air Force. He was posted to the 31st Wing, 2nd Squadron,
with the rank of Second-Lieutenant.
In April 1938, he was commissioned as an Aircraft Observer.
He began the Campage de France with GB I/31 before joining
GBA II/51 on January 5, 1940. Jacques COLLOMBET was wounded
on June 6, 1940, in an accident while returning from a training
flight.
On August 16, 1940,
he was appointed squadron commander.
After the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942,
the 51st squadron was disbanded, and Jacques COLLOMBET was
demobilized. Returning to civilian life, he became an aeronautical
engineer at FARMAN, and in June 1943 turned down an offer
to join the Vichy Air Defense Staff.
He joined the Resistance in July 1944, and at the end of August
asked to be reintegrated into the Armée de L'Air, which
he obtained in... March 1945 as Commander of a refueling and
repair center.
After the war, he continued his career in various air liaison
units, before joining the Brétigny sur Orge Flight
Test Center (CEV) in 1950 as a test pilot, specializing in
weapons.
In November 1952, he joined the Ecole Supérieure de
Guerre Aéronautique in Paris, then left for the United
States for a 2-month training period. At the end of his training,
he completed a year's internship with the General Staff and
asked to join the CEV.
He was assigned to the CEV in Colomb-Béchar, Algeria;
he left the CEV in May 1958 to join the Secrétariat
de l'Air. He remained there for 3 years before being appointed
Commander of Base Aérienne 107 at Vélizy-villacoublay.
Promoted to General in October 1963, he retired at the age
of 51.
Returning to civilian life, he joined Société
Sud-Aviation, before moving to Aerospace in 1970, where he
stayed for 14 years, retiring in 1977.
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Born October
12, 1912 in Paris (75)
Died November 17, 1989, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (78 - Yvelines) |
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| COLOMBO
Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The Bloch MB
210 No55 shot by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashes into the
marshes: the crew is killed.The body of Second Lieutenant COLOMBO
was not found until August 1940 and buried in Offoy. |
Born at Créchy
(03 - Allier) on 4 August 1917
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Offoy (80 - Somme) |
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| COLOMER
Joseph |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On June 6,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew
is killed. |
Born November
04, 1911 at Porté-Puymorens (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) |
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| COMBIN
Alfred - Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Born in Aix-En-Provence
(13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 16 January 1907
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 1 December
1972 |
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| COMDECOSTE |
Sergent
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| CONILL |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 8,
1940, the Breguet 693 No6, damaged by the Flak, was destroyed
on landing. Sergeant CONILL is seriously injured. |
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CONQUERIAUX
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| CONQUET |
Corporal
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GB II/23
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Machine-Gunner
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Taken prisoner
on June 8, 1940 |
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| CONSTANT |
Staff-Sergeant
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| CONSTANT
André - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May 31,
1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters. The crew
is killed |
Born on 5 September
1914 at Capbreton (40 - Landes)
Killed at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise) on 31 May 1940 |
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| CONTANT
Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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On June 6, 1940, the LEO
451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was
forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed.Staff-Sergeant
CONTANT had to have his right foot amputated.
Inscription on the special
register of the Military Medal with the attribution of the
Cross of War with Palm.
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| CORMIER |
Commander
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GB II/32
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| CORNEE |
Captain
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Commander of
Group GBA I/51 |
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| CORNET Pierre |
Lieutenant
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GB II/31
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| CORRIOL
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Born on 16
May 1914 in Meuchin (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 25 May 2008 |
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COSSERAN
Bertrand
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Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| COTANNEC |
Captain
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Observer
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| COUDERT |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| COUILLEAU
Pierre - Jules |
Captain
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Pilot
and Staff 1st Sqn.
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Captain Pierre
Couilleau was killed on 8 November 1942 in Algeria during the
Allied landings in North Africa. |
Born on 12
September 1913 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 8 November 1942 at Bordj el Bahri (Algeria) |
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| COURAPIED |
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Pilot
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| COURREGES |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Leo 451
No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land in the
countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft. |
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| COURSAULT
Emile |
Lieutenant
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GB I/15
or GB II/15
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Pilot
and Chief of Board
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COURTADE
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Sergent-Chef
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Mitrailleur
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Joined
the French Air Force in 1935. Patented by the mechanics of
Rochefort
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Born
in CENON (Gironde). |
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| COUZON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On May 16,
1940, his aircraft was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for
the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain
the ground but is unusable. The CHief Warrant Officer COUZON
is unscathed. |
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| CROS |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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The Leo 451 No. 3022,
badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land
in the countryside with its load of bombs.... It explodes
shortly after landing. The crew is injured.
Inscription on the special
register of the Military Medal with the attribution of the
Cross of War with Palm.
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CRUAUD
Victor
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Chief-Warrant-Officer
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GB II/62
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Bomber-Navigator
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| CRUMIERE
Paull - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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On 23 June
1940, LéO 451 No 144 was accidentally destroyed on landing
on return from a night mission. The crew was killed. |
Born on 4 December
1908 in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 23 June 1940 in Korba (Tunisia) |
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