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1001 Bombardment crew members are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Name
Rank
Unit
Post
Informations
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Indiv. Card
Citations
DACHEUX
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
         
DAGAN
Commander
GB II/21
Pilot
   
DAGNAUX Jean - Charles
Lieutenant-Colonel
Crew Chief
- May 10, 1940, his aircraft is damaged during a bombardment. Lieutenant-colonel DAGNAUX is unscathed.
- On May 18, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak during a German armor attack. Lieutenant Colonel DAGNAUX is killed.
Born on 28/11/1891 in Montbeliard (25 - Doubs)
DALMAS Camille
Lieutenant
GB I/62
GB II/62
   
DAMPENON
Adjutant
Pilot
         
DANIEL Jean - Alfred
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
Jean DANIEL joined the French Air Force after his military service, and obtained his pilot's license in 1930.
The LéO 451 n � 116 is shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer DANIEL is killed.

Posthumous citation

Born May 18, 1906 in Point à Pitre (971 - Guadeloupe)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme)
DAPAGNERC
Sergeant
Pilot
         
DARNAL
Sub-Lieutenant
       
DARNET
Commander
GB II/21
   
DARRIET Charles
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
On June 8, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1017 severely hit by the Flak, crashed to the ground. Adjutant DARRIET, seriously wounded, will die the next day. Born on 7 August 1909 at Mios (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Château-Thierry (02 - Aisne)
DARTIGE André - Robert
Sergeant
Radio
On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Born June 22, 1915 in Tourane (Tonkin)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme)
 
DAUGE Pierre
Sergeant
GB II/31
Radio
Killed in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
DAVAN Daniel
Sergeant
GB II/62
Pilot
Wounded and taken prisoner on June 12, 1940    
DAVID
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
         
DAVOUT D'AUERSTAEDT Léopold
Commander
Cder of Group
Pilot
The Breguet 693 Nb 51, accident in Orléans-Bricy on June 20, 1940, will be abandoned on the spot. the crew is unscathed.  
DEBAISE
Captain
Cder 3rd Sqn.
   
DE-BAUGNIES-DE-SAINT-MARCEAUX Gaston
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
On June 5, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 40 was shot down by Me109. The crew is injured.  
DE-BEARN Albert
Lieutenant
Pilot
The Breguet 693 No33 was hit by the Flak on May 18, 1940, but managed to return to the field. Lieutenant DE-BEARN is unscathed.  
DEBRABANT Henri
Captain
Crew Chief
 
DEBROCk Jean - Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief

The LéO 451 No 56 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed

Posthumous citation with the attribution of the war cross with palm.

Born March 08, 1915 at Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme)
DECAMPS Guy - Roger
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Douglas DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew is killed. Born in Saint-Gaudens (31 - Haute-Garonne) on 16 May 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
DECAPRE
Sub-Lieutenant
           
DE-CATALANO Erick - Grégoire
Sergeant

Machine-Gunner
From GB I/31
The Breguet 693 No78 was shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew was killed.
Born on 20 June 1915 at Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme)
DE-CHASSEVAL
Captain
GB II/31
   
DECOMBES Marcel
Sergeant
GB II/21
Killed by accident on June 2, 1940    
DE-DAMPIERRE Audouin Marie
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
The Breguet 695 No7 was accidentally destroyed on landing on June 15, 1940: Sub-Lieutenant DAMPIERRE was killed. Born on 4 June 1912 in Paris (75)
Killed on 15 June 1940 in Châteauroux (36 - Indre)
DEFAYE Paul
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/19
Observateur
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
DEFENDINI Dominique
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/23
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
DEGALOR
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/15
Pilot
   
DEGUIL André
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the aircraft crashed during a training flight at low altitude. Born March 30, 1916 at Sainte-Radegonde (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
DEJEAN
Adjutant
GB I/15 or GB II/15
Pilot
       
DEJOBERT André
Commander
Cder of Group
   
DELABAUNE
Aspirant
GB II/62
Wounded by accident on June 17, 1940    
DE-LACCABE Marie
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On May 18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The 7 crew members parachute. Lieutenant DE-LACCABE is injured.  
DELACOURT
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
   
DELACROIX Georges - Edouard
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio-Machine-Gunner
On 5 June 1940, LéO 451 No 19 took part in a night mission to the B.M.W factory north of Munich. But the aircraft, caught in the fog, crashed on the ground near Besançon and exploded. The crew was killed. Born on 31 January 1911 at Châlons-en-Champagne (51 Marne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
DE LA HERVERIE Yves
Commander
Pilot
Killed by accident on November 13, 1939  
 
DELAITRE Marc - Marie
Lieutenant
Born on 9 March 1908 in Château-Porcien (08 - Ardennes)
Died 16 November 1999 in Paris (75)
DE-LANGALERIE Bernard
Lieutenant
GB II/62
Pilot
Killed by accident on June 17, 1940    
DELAPLANCHE
Master-Corporal
GB II/62
Wounded by accident on June 17, 1940    
DELAPORTE Fernand - Victor
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
  Born in Ailly Sur Noye (80 - Somme) on 16 February 1916
Died in Paris (75) on 13 May 1984
     
DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL Michel Bernard
Sub-Lieutenant
Machine-Gunner
Leaving GBA I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GBA II/54
- On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 34 was severely hit by Flak. The pilot, Staff Sergeant FOURDINIER, managed to land in a castastrophe but Second Lieutenant DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL, trapped in the aircraft, died of burns.
Born on 12 December 1916 in Poitiers (86 - Vienne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Ransbeck (Belgium)
DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN Geoffroy
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Crew Chief
He joined the French Air Force in 1935.
On May 31, 1940,LéO 451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters. Lieutenant DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN is unharmed.
Born in Paris.  
DELATTRE Roger Charles
Lieutenant
Pilot
Was present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak during a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and dropped its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already on fire. It turned and made a second pass at the gun and finally, at the end of ammunition, crashed in the middle of an enemy concentration. The crew is killed.
Born on 30 December 1907 at Baurevoir (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Vroenhoven (Belgium)
DE-LAUBIER Jean - Dieudonné
Commander
Cder of Groupand Machine Gunner (Dorsal)
Killed in aerial combat on May 14, 1940 Born on 17/06/1897 in Saint-Méloir des Ondes (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
DELINEAU
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/19
Observateur
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 24, 1940    
DELOZANNE Eugène
Commander
GB II/31
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on September 9, 1939    
DELPERIE Jean - Gabriel
Lieutenant
Observer
The Douglas DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 19 March 1914 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
DELPORTE
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No46 was shot down by the Flak on June 9, 1940. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft before leaving it on the spot.    
DEMERY Pierre
Lieutenant-Colonel
GBA I/54 or GBA II/54
       
DENIAUD Henri
Sergeant
Pilot
         
DENIS
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
   
DENIS Gaston - Georges
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On February 25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed. Born on 05 March 1903 at Oiseau-le-Petit (72 Sarthe)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13 Bouches du Rhône)
 
DENIS Georges Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On June 9, 1940, Breguet 693 No1016 was shot down by the Flak during an armored attack. The crew is killed. Born on 28 January 1914 at Bar-Le-Duc (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Saint-Jacques sur Darnétal (76 - Seine-Maritime)
DE GUYON DE GEIS DE-PAMPELONNE Pierre - Marie
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Born on 9 December 1917  
De-PERETTI DE LA ROCCA François
Captain
Born on 15 April 1908  
DEPERROIS André - Roger
Commander
Cder of Group
Born on 14 December 1905 in Chartres (28 - Eure)
Died in Paris (75) on 8 March 1980
 
DE PHILIP Jehan - Marie
Lieutenant
Crew-Chief
  Born 13 January 1911 in Aix en Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died 20 August 1992 in Corsica (20)
     
DE-PONTALBA
Captain
GB II/32
   
DEPRETTE Michel
Sub-Lieutenant
   
DERAT Adrien
Adjutant
GB I/66 (?)
Pilot
       
DERBEY Guy
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/63
Pilot
Ttaken prisoner on May 24, 1940    
DE-SAINT-VICTOR Louis
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Cder 1st Sqn. Born on 2 August 1906
DESCAMP
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On June 13, 1940, Amiot 354 No7 was destroyed following a landing in the countryside after returning from a bombing mission. Lieutenant DESCAMP is injured.    
DESCHAMPS
         
DESCHODT Georges
Adjutant
GB I/15 or GB II/15
Pilot
       
DESCLERC Abel
Captain
Cder 4th Sqn.
 
DES-COURTIS
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
- Returning from a mission, the Breguet 693 No. 52, damaged by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashes on landing: the crew is unscathed.
- On June 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 49 is shot down by 9 Me109. Sergeant DES-COURTIS, unharmed, is taken prisoner. "
   
DESEQUELLES Jean - Eugène
Sergeant
Radio
Killed on May 31, 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 December 29, 1919, Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
DESHOGUES Paul
Lieutenant
       
DESNEUX Jean
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner

Jean DESNEUX was a qualified Civilian Pilot, but spent the French Campaign as a Machine Gunner.

Seriously wounded on May 20, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, is shot down by Flak and the German Fighter. However, he succeeds in parachuting.

 
DESROCHES Pierre - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Mécanicien
On May 18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The 7 members of the crew parachute, but the Staff-Sergeant DESROCHES is killed, his parachute not having worked. Born on 17 July 1912 at Mâcon (71 - Saône-et-Loire)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
DESRUELLES
Master-Corporal
GB II/15
Mécanicien
   
DESSAULT
Chief-Warrant-Officer
       
DESTANNES Louis
Captain
Crew Chief
On May 16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes after a power failure. Captain DESTANNES is killed.  
DE-TOURTIER
Captain
Cder of Group
   
DEVALEZ Alfred - Charles
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
The LéO 451 No. 54 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew was killed. Born at Lille (59 - Nord) on 02 March 1915
Killed at Raillimont (02 - Aisne) on 16 May 1940
DEVAUX Léon - Marcel
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Machine-Gunner
Born May 6, 1908 in Senargent-Mignafans (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed August 4, 1942 in Arles (13 - bouches du Rhône)
   
DE-VILLEPIN
Lieutenant
   
DEVIN Camille
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
On June 7, 1940, Breguet 693 No33 was shot down by German Fighters. The unharmed crew parachutes.  
D'ARNAUD DE VITROLLES Alfred - Antoine
Lieutenant-Colonel
Navigateur
On February 25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed. Born 6 July 1897, Marseille (13 Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13 Bouches du Rhône)
 
DEZELLIS
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/62
Wounded in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
DI MATTEO Victor
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
Was present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak during a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and dropped its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already on fire. It turned and made a second pass at the gun and finally, at the end of ammunition, crashed in the middle of an enemy concentration. The crew is killed.
Born on 22 September 1910
Killed on 12 May 1940 in Vroenhoven (Belgium)
DIGUET Jean - Pierre
Master-Corporal
Canonnier
On June 15, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3011 crashed accidentally. Corporal Chief DIGUET is killed. Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on 25 May 1910
Killed on 15 June 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
 
D'IRUMBERY-DE-SALABERRY Charles
Captain
GB II/31
Pilot
   
DOIDEAU Robert
Adjutant
Observateur
Killed on 14 April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane crashed during a training flight at low altitude. Born October 19, 1910 at Lascaux (19 - Corrèze)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 - Aude)
DOMERGUE
Staff-Sergeant
           
DOMINE
Chief Warrant Officer
GB II/21
Killed by accident on May 10, 1940    
DONZEAU
Lieutenant-Colonel
Cder of Group
   
DORANGEON Ernest
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Chief of Board
     
DOUMERC Jean Sergeant Pilot Jean Doumerc, a brilliant aeronautical engineer who graduated from ENSA, obtained his Military Pilot's Licence and became a test pilot and flight engineer. From 1927 to 1933, he became an instructor pilot and then a test pilot with the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier, then the Compagnie Française d'Aviation, and the Société des avions Bernard before joining the Société Lioret and Olivier, the future S.N.C.A.S.E. in 1935. Jean Doumerc made the first flight of the production Dewoitine 510 and the first prototype LéO 45 in January 1937. Born in Paris (75) on 8 February 1903
Died at Viella (32 - Gers) on 18 June 1980
     
DOUZET
Soldat
Machine-Gunner
On June 13, 1940, his aircraft, a Breguet 693 is shot down by the Flak. The crew is unscathed.    
DROGUE Emile
Lieutenant
GB II/11
Pilot
On May 25, 1940, the Breguet 693 No39 was shot down by 5 Me109. The DROUELLE Sub-Lieutenant parachutes himself, but is killed before reaching the ground ...    
DROUELLE Eugène Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
On May 25, 1940, the Breguet 693 No39 was shot down by 5 Me109. The DROUELLE Sub-Lieutenant parachutes himself, but is killed before reaching the ground .. Born on 10 February 1917 at Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Saint-Quentin (59 - Nord)
DUBALEN Guy
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Chief of Board
       
DU-BESSEY-DE-CONTENSON Gérard
Captain
Cder of 3rd Sqn
then
Cder of Group
 
DUBOIS
Sub-Lieutenant
Machine Gunner
Second Lieutenant DUBOIS was wounded in the cheek during a mission on 13 May 1940.        
DUCAS
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No32 is shot down by 3 Me109 on June 5, 1940, it crashes on the ground. The crew is seriously injured.    
DUCRAY
Captain
GB I/32
   
DUFFORT Georges
Lieutenant
GB II/63
Observateur
Ttaken prisoner on May 24, 1940    
DULAU Pierre - Albert
Corporal
Machine-Gunner
The Bloch MB210 No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is killed. Born on 22 May 1921 at Guiche (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62 - Pas de Calais)
DUMAS Bernard - Antoine
Commander
Cder of Group
Crew Chie
Wounded on 19 september 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed on take-off due to an engine failure.
Born April 6, 1899 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Died July 13, 1979, Capbreton (40 - Landes)
DUMOND
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/21
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
DUMONT Julien - Lucien
Master-Corporal
Radio-Machine-Gunner
On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 was shot down by Me109. The Master-Corporal DUMONT is killed. Born 06 November 1919 at Volstroff (57 Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Wanel (80 Somme)
DUPOND
Sergeant
Pilot
The Potez 633 No. 34R was shot down by the Flak on May 20, 1940. He made a makeshift landing in the field. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner.    
DUPONT
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/21
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
DUPONT Pierre - Henri
Captain
Staff 2nd Sqn.
Pilot
The Douglas DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew is killed. Born on 14 June 1913 at Etricourt Manancourt (80 - Somme)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
DUPORT Henri
Adjutant
GB II/63
Machine-Gunner
 
Born on 1907 at Nieul l'Espoir
Died on 1976 at Perpignan
DUPRE Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant

From GB I/31

Born March 6, 1915 at Nangis (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died March 4, 1999 at Vielle-Adour (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)

 
DUPUID
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The Douglas DB7 No20 was hit by the Flak on May 29, 1940, and must land in the field: Staff-Sergeant DUPUID is wounded.    
DUPUY Jean Charles
Lieutenant
Pilot
On June 9, 1940, Breguet 693 No58 was shot down by the Flak on June 9, 1940: the crew was killed. Born on 7 April 1911 in Savouges (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 9 June 1940
DUPUY Jean
Chief-Warrant Officer
Radio
       
DURAND
Sergeant
Pilot
Assigned to the GBA II/35 Group in May 1940, after completing his pilot training at the Istres school.        
DURBET Henri
Captain
GB II/62
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on March 20, 1940    
DUSSANS
Sergeant
GB II/23
Pilot
Killed by accident on May 22, 1940    
DUTERTRE
Captain
Cder 1st Sqn.
   
DU-TERTRE
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
The Breguet 693 Nb 80 severely hit by german fightersing on June 14, 1940, crashes on landing: The Sub-Lieutenant DU-TERTRE is unscathed.    
D'WELLES
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/21
Crew Chief