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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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| EAUCLAIRE
Georges - Charles |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On 24 May 1940,
during a cross-country transport mission, the Glenn Martin 167
F No 38 was mistakenly shot down by...British anti-aircraft
fire: the crew was killed. The body of Georges EAUCLAIRE could
not be identified by the British, who buried the crew. It would
be identified a few years later by Madame L'Herbier-Montagnon
thanks to a written document found in the wreckage of the aircraft. |
Born in Blida
(Algeria) on 16 August 1915
Killed on 23 May 1940 at Lille (59 - Nord) |
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| ECKARDT
Paul - Alphonse |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Adjutant ECKARDT
later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25
‘Tunisia’.
He was killed in July 1944 aboard Halifax LK728. His aircraft
crashed shortly before arriving at its Elvington base for an
undetermined reason. |
Born on 15
November 1914 in Mulhouse (68 - Haut-Rhin)
Killed on 6 July 1944 at Thorne Colliery (United Kingdom) |
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| EMINET |
Staff-Sergeant
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| ENSLEN |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Crew
Chief
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On September
9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German Fighters,
must make a landing in enemy territory. Lieutenant-Colonel ENSLEN,
unscathed, is taken prisoner |
Born May 15,
1891 |
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| ERLY André |
Soldat
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Machine-Gunner
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| ESNAU
Henri - Joseph |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
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Killed
on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit
by flak, crashed to the ground. |
Born
October 03, 1906 in Rezé (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Kollermisel (Germany) |
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| ESPARRE |
Commander
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GB II/32
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| ESTEVE Fernand
- Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No. 35 was shot down by Fighters on June 13, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
ESTEVE was killed. |
Born on 8 December
1916 in Niozelles (04 - Alpes de Haute-Provence)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Léchelle (77 - Seine et Marne) |
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| EUGENE Jacques |
Captain
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| EUGENE Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 30th,
1940, the Breguet 693 n ° 74 is shot down by 5 Me109. Staff
Sergeant EUGENE is seriously injured. |
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| EUZEN Jean |
Captain
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Born on 5 August
1908 |
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| EVRARD Joseph
- Fernand |
Adjutant
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Born in Somain
(59 - Nord) on 21 October 1908
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 2 May 1998 |
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| EYMERY Paul
- Auguste |
Sub-lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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The Bloch MB210
No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is
killed. |
Born 16 March
1915 at Notre Dame de Vaulx (38 - Isère)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62
- Pas de Calais) |
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| FANGEAUX
Joseph - Léon |
Lieutenant
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Joseph FANGEAUX
was a pilot with the 3rd RAC (Régiment d'Aviation de
Chasse) at Chateauroux.
He was assigned to the CEMA before joining the 31st Wing.
He completed a training course on the LeO 451 in the summer
of 1939, and joined the GB I/31 in September 1939.
He later joined the Free French Air Force, fighting with GB
I/22 "Maroc" as deputy head of the 3rd Bureau, and
with GB I/34 "Gascogne" as head of group training.
At the time, he held the rank of Captain. |
Born January
31, 1903, Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne), France
Died May 25, 1980, Rochecorbon (37 - Indre et Loire) |
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| FASSO Guy
- Epaminondas |
Captain
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Assigned to
GB II/21 on May 20, 1940 from CIB de Cazaux |
Born on 25
March 1914 in Melun (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died in Paris (75) on 14 March 1998 |
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| FAUCARD
Robert - Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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Born
May 4, 1916 in Cornusse (Cher).
On 3 December 1939, Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog, crashes
in a Jura forest. Staff Sergeant FAUCARD was killed along with
3 other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on 15 December 1948 and reburied in Grenoble
cemetery. |
Born on May 4, 1916
at Cornusse (18 - Cher)
Killed by accident
on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| FAUR |
Staff-Sergeant
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| FAURE Jean
- Marie - Joseph |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn.GB I/21
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He
was killed on May 10, 1940, while fighting with GB II/21: Amiot
354 No. 6 suffered engine failure and crashed during an experimental
flight. The crew was killed. |
Born January
2, 1900 at Vicq sur Breuilh (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on May 10, 1940 at Sougy (45 - Loiret) |
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| FAURE |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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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. Captain FAURE
is slightly injured. |
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| FAVANT René |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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He was killed
in March 1945 in Morocco, aboard Douglas DB7 n°99. |
Born on 14
April 1906 at Gagnières (30 - Gard)
Killed on 21 March 1945 at Tafersit (Morocco) |
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| FAVRE-BULLE
Jean - Albert |
Adjutant
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Radio
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On June 6,
1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. The crew
is killed. Adjutant FAVRE-BULLE, the only survivor, parachutes
and is taken prisoner |
Born in Besançon
(25 - Doubs) on 12 April 1911
Died at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 13 November 1976 |
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| FAYANT |
Staff-Sergeant
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| FAYE |
Lieutenant
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| FERALJean
- Désiré |
Sergeant
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Navigator
Bombardier
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On
June 22, 1940, his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew
is killed. |
Born
on 08/06/1921 in Bessac (81 - Tarn) |
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| FERIGOULE |
Commander
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GB II/35
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Cder
Group
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| FERRAND
Bernard Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On
May 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 11 crashed on takeoff during
a training flight. One of the flaps of the curvature flap remained
deflected after takeoff and destabilized the aircraft, which
crashed and caught fire. His crew is killed. |
Born 22 December
1908 at Rouen (7- Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 9 May 1940 at Coulommiers (77 - Seine et Marne) |
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| FERRAND
Raymond |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| FERRY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| FETIVEAU |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On June 5,
1940, Breguet 693 No31, damaged by german fighters, crashed
while attempting to land. Sergeant FETIVEAU is unharmed |
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| FICHET |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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GB I/15
or GB II/15
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Radio
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| FICHEUX |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 24,
1940, on the return of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.170 struck
a LeO451 GB I/11 on landing and ignited. Sergeant FICHEUX is
injured. |
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| FILIPPI
Etienne - Dominique |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May 31,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 was shot down by Me109. Lieutenant
FILIPPI is killed. |
Born 21 March
1898 at Campile ( 20 2A Corse du Sud)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Wanel (80 Somme) |
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| FIQUET |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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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. Lieutenant FIQUET is unscathed. |
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FLAMANT
Emile - Philippe
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Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-gunner
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Born
October 22, 1909 in Sierck-les-Bains (57 - Moselle)
Died June 24, 1985, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
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| FLEURIAN |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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| FLEURIAU |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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| FLORIN |
2nd Class
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| FOISSET
Ernest - Georges |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Navigator
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On June 20,
1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed. |
Born on 15
July 1909 in Vandoeuvre lès Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940 |
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| FOLACCI
Dominique - Antoine |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No. 26 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
Follaci was killed. |
Born on 9 April
1914 at Mendez (Algeria)
Killed at Soissons (02 - Aisne) on 6 June 1940 |
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FONTAINE
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| FOUCHIER |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| FOUCHER
Henri |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
May 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 11 crashed on takeoff during
a training flight. One of the flaps of the curvature flap remained
deflected after takeoff and destabilized the aircraft, which
crashed and caught fire. His crew is killed. |
Born on 2 March
1909 at Saint Julien de Sault -89 - Yonne)
Killed on 9 May 1940 at Coulommiers (77 - Seine et Marne) |
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| FOURDINIER
Edouard |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Patented
as a tourist pilot in 1936, he joined the school of Istres
in September 1937 and was certified as a military pilot in
1938. Assigned to the 4th Squadron of the GBA II/54 in September
1938.
- On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No. 34 was severely hit by
Flak. Staff Sergeant FOURDINIER managed to land in a castastrophe
but Second Lieutenant DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL, trapped in the
aircraft, died of burns. Staff Sergeant FOURDINIER was wounded.
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Born in Inxent
in the canton of Etaples. |
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| FOURESTIER
Louis |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Born on 20
August 1895 |
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| FOURNEAU
Paul - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed on 17
May 1940 in air combat: his aircraft, the LeO451 No61, was shot
down by the fighter. |
Born December
18, 1900 at Ambrières (53 - Mayenne)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord) |
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| FOURNIOL
Gaston - Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigator
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Emile FOURNIOL
was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra, during
the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the Vichy
troops. |
Born on 30
October 1918 in Villefranche sur Mer (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria) |
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| FOURNIOL
Henri |
Captain
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GB II/63
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| FOURRIER |
Master-Corporal
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cannoneer
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The LéO
451 No105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16th 1940. The Master-Corporal
FOURRIER is unscathed |
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| FRANCOIS |
Colonel
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Crew
Chief
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| FRANGOLACCI
Roger |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Roger FRANGOLACCI
later joined the FAFL and fought with Groupe de Bombardement
GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’.
On 16 January 1945, his Halifax MZ986 was seriously hit by flak.
He managed to evacuate the aircraft and was taken prisoner on
landing. Along with two other survivors, he was paraded by the
Germans in front of the bombed civilian population and narrowly
missed being publicly lynched... |
Born on 11
June 1919 in Diego Suarez (Madagascar)
Died at Fontet (33 - Gironde) on 14 April 2007 |
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| FREMOND
Frédéric |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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He
joined the ranks of EOR (Eleves Officeirs de Réserve)
in October 1935. At the beginning of 1940, he took part in the
experimentation of the Amiot 354 at Marignane. Following this
mission, in April, he flew some new Bombers to the 34th Wing.
On 18 May 1940, his aircraft was shot down by Flak during an
attack of German armoured tanks. Lieutenant FREMOND parachuted
down and was taken prisoner. He will be repatriated to France
in May 1941. |
Born
in Hamburg, Germany |
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| FREMON |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| FRICEAU
Gilles - Clément |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Gilles FRICEAU
was killed in Algeria on 3 June 1942. |
Born on 28
November 1909 in Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 3 June 1942 at the Maillot military hospital in Algiers
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| FRIN James
John |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
21 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 17 crashed by accident on take-off
outside Brétigny, between two villas, near the 19 départementale.
After the crash, Staff Sergeant FRIN, apparently unhurt, tried
to free his immobile pilot, assisted by a corporal from the
rescue team, but the bombs exploded . All three men are killed. |
Born on 20
June 1915 in Bolton
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Brétigny sur Orge (91 - Essone) |
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| FROIDEVAL
Gustave - Albéric |
Soldat
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Amiot 351 No78
was accidentally destroyed on takeoff on June 18, 1940. Private
FROIDEVAL was killed. |
Born on 13
July 1918 in Ecuires (62 - Pas de Calais)
Accidentally killed on 17 June 1940 at Villeneuve sur Lot (47
- Lot et Garonne) |
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| FROMAGET
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| FUSTER Serge |
Sub-lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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An aviation
enthusiast, he joined the French Air Force in 1934 and was assigned
to the 1st African Aviation Group. He joined the Ecole d'Avord
before joining the 55th Escadrille in Lyon. He returned to Africa
in 1935 - 1936 and was mobilized in 1939 with the GB I/38.
Serge Fuster became known under the pseudonym "Casamayor".
In 1939, he embarked on a career as an examining magistrate,
which ended in 1978.
He was also a writer, with 3 novels and 10 essays published
in Esprit magazine. His uncompromising analysis of the justice
system from the inside earned Serge Fuster a number of sanctions,
particularly after his stance on the Ben-Barka affair in 1958.
He nevertheless ended his career as President of the Versailles
Court of Appeal. |
Born November
28, 1911, Algiers (Algeria)
Died October 29, 1988 in Paris (75) |
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