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Bombing crew members are listed below in alphabetical order. Details of the number of men per arm can be found on the Pilots Home page.

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Rank
Unit
Post
Informations
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Citations
LAB
Captain
Commander 2nd Squadron. 
then Commander of Group
   
LABARRE
Lieutenant
Staff 3rd Sqn.
   
LABERTY Lucien
Sergeant
cannoneer

On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters during an attack on a column of enemy armoured vehicles. The crew is killed.

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

Born January 08, 1914 in Arudy (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme)
 
LABICHE Pierre - lucien
Chief Warrant Officer
cannoneer

On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed

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

Born May 03, 1903 at Bar-le-Duc (51 - Marne)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme)
 
LACAT Roger
Captain
Machine-Gunner

The Breguet 695 No7 was accidentally destroyed on landing on June 15, 1940. Captain LACAT is wounded

Roger LACAT, will be killed on September 16th, 1945 while he was commander at the Escadrille ELA 1/56

Born on 10 September 1909 in Alexandria (Egypt)
Killed on 16 September 1945 off Malta
 
LACAULT Albert
Chief-Warrant Officer
Flight Mechanic
         
LACHAUX André
Captain
GB II/23
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
LACHEVRE Camille
Captain
Commander of the 3rd Sqn.of GB II/15 Born 18 September 1906 in Fontenay-sous-Bois
Died in Perpignan (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) on 31 January 1993
 
LACOMBE Albert - Raymond
Sergeant
Pilot
Albert LACOMBE was killed on 30 October 1940 in Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria). Born on 9 July 1917 in Viroflay (78 - Yvelines)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria)
   
LACOSTE
Captain
GB II/21
   
LACOURIE Guy
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The Douglas DB7 No. 29 was shot down by the German Fighters on May 22, 1940. The crew was captured. Staff Sergeant LACOURIE is seriously injured. Born on 24 May 1916
Died 17 February 1953
 
LACROIX
Master-Corporal
Machine-Gunner
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.    
LAFAGE André - Jean
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief

On June 13, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew parachutes. Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open. Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open.

Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with Palm.

Born January 05, 1917 at Rambervillers (88 - Vosges)
Killed June 14, 1940 at Saint-Aubin (10 - Aube)
   
LAFARGUE Maurice - Jean
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 24, 1940 Born on 15 March 1909 at Laruns (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Cuisy-en-Almont (02 - Aisne)
 
LAFITTE Vincent - Henri
Lieutenant
Pilot
Born August 3, 1906 in Castets (40 - Landes)
Died at Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 01 September 1986
 
LAGRAVIERE Lucien
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Born on 19 February 1895  
LAJULE Pierre - Jules
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Douglas DB7 No. 5 was shot down by 9 Me109 on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 7 June 1913 at Narbonne (11 - Aude)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Artemps (02 - Aisne)
 
LALLOZ Lucien
Master-Corporal
Radio
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 29 March 1917 at Le-Thillot (88 Vosges)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13 Bouches du Rhône)
 
LAMBERT
Master-Corporal
Flight Mechanic
         
LAMBERT
Commander
Cder of Group
   
LAMBERT Roger - Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
The No451 Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 17 September 1911 in Saulxures s/ Moselotte (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 17 May 1940
 
LAMBLIN Maurice - Armand
Lieutenant
Observer
Taken prisoner on October 15, 1939    
LAMI René
Sergeant
Pilot
Patented as a tourist pilot in 1937, he gave up his studies at the Arts et Métiers to join the Air Force in April 1938. He was trained at the flying school of Angers and Istres before joining the GBA II/54 after the declaration of War.
- On 16 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 30 was shot down by Flak. The crew was taken prisoner.
Born in Paimboeuf in loire Atlantique.
 
LAMOUR
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No33 was hit by the Flak on May 18, 1940, but managed to return to the field. Sergeant LAMOUR was injured.  
 
LAMY Fernand - André
Lieutenant
Observer
Born in Caen (14 - Calvados) on 20 August 1914
Died February 01 2005 at Nimes (30 - Gard)
   
LAMY
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
- The Breguet 693 No. 44 severely hit by Me109 30 May 30, 1940, will be destroyed. The crew is unscathed.
- On June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 Nb 77 severely damaged by the flak, crashes landing on return on his land. The crew is unscathed.
- On June 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No. 68 was shot down by the Flak on June 12, 1940. Sergeant LAMY was wounded.
   
LANGLOIS René - Marie
Lieutenant
Pilot
- On 26 May 1940, his aircraft, the Glenn Martin 167F No 74, was damaged by the French Chasse.... The GC II/3, which was to escort the 6 Glenn-Martin 167Fs from GB I/62, mistook them for Dornier 17s and shot down No 39 and No 89, damaging Nos 96, 129 and 74... Lieutenant Langlois was wounded.
- On 12 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167F No 161 was shot down by Flak. Lieutenant Langlois was wounded and taken prisoner.
Born on 6 April 1911 in Paris (75)
Died at Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts-de-Seine) on 7 August 2007
 
LARGEAUD André - Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
André LARGEAUD enlisted voluntarily in Nantes in 1928. A student pilot, he was posted to the 2nd GOA in 1932 before being posted to BA 112 and then to the Reim base in 1936. He took part in the French campaign before moving to Algeria on 21 June 1940. He moved to the French West Indies (Senegal) before being posted to Marrakech in March 1941. He was posted to GT I/23 and then to GT I/15 in 1944, and took part in the German campaign until 8 May 1945. He left for the Far East from 1945 to 1946 and was reassigned to GT I/15 on his return to France.
André LARGEAUD was demobilised in 1947. He served several periods in the reserves.
Born 28 February 1908 in Nantes (44 - Loire Atlantique).
Died on 2 December 1993 in Paris (75)
   
LAROCHE Robert - Charles
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
At the start of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.25 hit the take off an Amiot 143 down in the field. The device ignites and its bombs explode. Chief Warrant Officer LAROCHE is killed. Born on 19 July 1908 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Semautiers (52 - Haute-Marne)
 
LATAILLADE Jean-Michel
Lieutenant
Pilot
   
   
LATOMBE
Captain
Crew Chief
         
LAURETTE Robert - Pierre
Lieutenant
Chief of Board
Born in Flines-lès-Mortagne (59 - Nord) on 16 November 1914
Died at Loures-Barousse (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées) on 5 June 2006
   
LAVENNE Pierre - Baptistin
Sub-Lieutenant
At the start of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.25 hit the take off an Amiot 143 down in the field. The device ignites and its bombs explode. Sub-Lieutenant LAVENNE is killed. Born on 6 March 1916 at Toulon (83 - Var)
Kia at Semoutiers (52 - Haute-Marne) on 25 May 1940
 
LAVEYSSIERE
Sub-Lieutenant
           
LAVOLLEY Maurice - Louis
Adjutant
Navigator Bombardier
On May 18, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak during a German armored attack. Adjutant LAVOLLEY is killed. Born on 19/02/1911 in Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
 
LEBEAU Georges - René
Sergeant
Pilot
On June 22, 1940 his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed. Born on 08/05/1901 in Villers Saint Benvist (89 - Yonne)  
LEBEAUPIN Henri - Louis
Sergeant
Radio-Machine-Gunner
Henri LEBEAUPIN was called up for national service in October 1937. As a reservist, he completed a radio navigation course in 1939. On mobilisation, he was posted to the 2nd squadron of the GB I/12 bombing group. On 14 May 1940, LéO 451 No 48 was attacked by the Chasse and exploded in flight. Sergeant LEBEAUPIN, wounded, parachuted out and was taken prisoner on landing.
In France, he was reported missing, but was repatriated in 1942 - On his return, he was posted to the air navigation service in Clermont-Ferrand - In 1948, he returned to civilian life.
Born on 31 July 1916 in Nantes (44 - Loire Atlantique).
Died 25 April 1992 in Paris (75)
 
LEBERT
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On June 7, 1940, Breguet 693 No33 was shot down by German Fighters. The unharmed crew parachutes.    
LEBOURG Philéas
Lieutenant
Pilot
On June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No67 was damaged by the Flak during an attack of armored vehicles, and must land retracted train. The crew is unscathed.    
LEBRUN Roger - Félix
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On December 3, 1939, Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog, crashes in a Jura forest. Sub-Lieutenant LEBRUN was killed along with 3 other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on 15 December 1948 and reburied in the Chaville cemetery.
Born on February 22, 1915 at Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
Killed by accident on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
 
LECARME Jacques - André
Captain
Crew Chief
Born in Paris (75) on 14 July 1906
Died 05 January 1986 in Aix-en-Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
 
LECLERC Marie - François - Robert
Staff-Sergeant
Pilote
Born March 24, 1916 in Paris. Pilot's license No26189 delivered on March 18, 1938, he will be demobilized on August 20, 1940.
Born on March 24, 1916 at Paris
 
LECLERC
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
On May 16, 1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes after a power failure. Chief Warrant Officer LECLERC is injured.    
LECLERC-DE-LA-HERVERIE Jacques - François
Commander
Groupe Cder
and Pilot
On 13 November 1939, LéO 451 No 1, taking off for Oran, collided with a MB210 bloch on the ground and crashed. Commander DE LA HERVERIE was killed. Born in Rennes (35 - Ille et Vilaine) on 11 February 1903
Killed in Caen (14 - Calvados) on 11 November 1939
   
LE COQ DE KERLAND
Sergeant
Pilot
On June 6, 1940, the Breguet 693 No27 was shot down by german fighters. Sergeant LE-COQ-DE-KERLAND is injured.    
LECOQ
Commander
GB II/23
   
LE-CORRE Jean - Louis
Lieutenant
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Born in Quimper (29 - Finistère) on 5 May 1901
Died August 2nd 1978 at Quimper
 
LEFAGE André
Sub-Lieutenant
GB I/11
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
LEFEVRE
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
   
LEFEVRE
Lieutenant
           
LEFEVRE Germain - François
Sergeant
Mécanicien
On June 20, 1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed. Only the staff of Staff Sergeant LEFEVRE will be found in February 1941, Born on 13 July 1917 in Mautesson (78 - Yvelines)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940
 
LEFEVRE
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
   
LEFORT Henri
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
         
LEFORT Henri
Colonel
GB I/12 or GB II/12
Commander of Bombardment Group
       
LEFROID Jacques André
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The Breguet 693 No78 was shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 3 December 1914 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme)
 
LE-GALL François - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On 24 May 1940, during a cross-country transport mission, Glenn Martin 167 F No 61 was mistakenly shot down by British anti-aircraft fire. Unhurt, Staff Sergeant LE-GALL parachuted out. Born in Plouguin (29 - Finistère) on 9 January 1904
Died at Brest (29 - Finistère) on 1st November 1977
 
LEGER
Corporal
May 31, 1940, his aircraft is touched by the Flak: The Corporal LEGER is wounded    
LE-GOFF
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
The Breguet 693 Nb 61 severely damaged by Me109 on June 5, 1940, crashed back on his land. Sergeant Chief LE-GOFF is unscathed.    
LE-GOFF Georges - Gustave
Sergeant
Pilot
The Douglas DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew is killed. Born in Lorient (56 - Morbihan) on 30 July 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme)
 
LE-GOYAT Yves - Joseph
Master-Corporal
Machine-Gunner
The No451 Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 30 July 1919 in Nanvres (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 17 May 1940 in Wassigny (02 - Aisne)
 
LEGRAND
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner Avant
On May 14, 1940, Amiot 143 No. 69 was shot down jointly by the Flak and the German hunt. Staff-Sergeant LEGRAND, unscathed, parachutes.    
LEGRAND Henri - Hyppolyte
Staff-Sergeant
cannoneer
On May 20, 1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters, tries to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes on the ground. The crew is killed. Born 05 December 1914 at Roubais (59 - Nord)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne)
 
LEGRAND Pierre Joseph
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
  - May 31, 1940, the Breguet 693 No35 is shot down by 6 Me109. Sub-Lieutenant LEGRAND is unharmed.
- June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1 is shot down by 12 Me109 ... The crew is killed.
Born on 27 April 1902 at Wassigny (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Laverrière (60 - Oise)
 
LEGROS
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
The Leo 451 No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land in the countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft.    
LE-GUELLEC Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On 17 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was shot down by Flak. Staff Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was the only survivor of the crew.  
 
LEHRMANN Charles
Sergeant
     
LELEU
Lieutenant
Pilot
On May 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No19 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack. Lieutenant LELEU, unharmed, is taken prisoner.    
LELONG André Narcisse
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No92 is shot down by 2 Me109 on June 9, 1940. Staff Sergeant LELONG is killed. Born on 10 May 1915 at Patay (45 - Loiret)
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Villers-Cotterets (02 - Aisne)
 
LEMAIRE André - Marie
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
The LéO 451 n ° 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16th, 1940. The LEMAIRE Sub-Lieutenant is wounded. Born on 2 February 1917 in Epernay (51 - Marne)
Died in Paris (75) on 29 April 1997
 
LE-MARCHAND-DE-TRIGON Yves
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/63
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on June 7, 1940    
LE-MEZO Michel
Sergeant
GB II/31
cannoneer
Wounded in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
LEMOINE Robert - Marie
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio - Machine-Gunner
Born on 31 July 1905 in Traves (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Champenoux (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 9 April 1988
   
LE-PAPE
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On June 22, 1940,his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed.    
LE-PORS
Sergent-chef
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.
 
   
LERAT Maurice - Victor
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Maurice LERAT was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 at Palmyra, during the Syrian Campaign pitting Allied Forces against Vichy troops. His aircraft was hit by British flak and Maurice LERAT died trying to land his aircraft near a French post to save the crew. Born on 7 December 1905 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)
   
LEROY Lucien
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
On May 14, 1940, the LeO. 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded in flight. Chief Warrant Officer LEROY is killed. Born on 17 July 1906 at Verdun (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Chemery (08 - Ardennes)
 
LESUEUR Robert
Master-Corporal
Radio
     
LE-TORREC
Adjutant
           
LEVEQUE Pierre
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
     
LEVRAY
Sergeant
     
LIGNON Jean - Jules
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
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 11 May 1919 in Saint-Chinian (34 - Hérault)
Killed on 23 June 1940 at Nabeul (Tunisia)
 
LION Elisabeth
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Elisabeth LION obtained her pilot's licence in 1934, and soon took part in a number of competitions and record attempts, notably on board her Caudron Aiglon, registration number F-ANSK.
In April-May 1940, Elisabeth LION voluntarily joined the French Air Force, taking advantage of the new law on female auxiliaries who wished to become pilots, and trained at the Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Force School with pilots Gisèle Gunepin and Jean-Marie Adèle Leydet. Elisabeth was integrated into the 4th squadron of the GB II/19 bomber group. Of the three, she was the only one with a transport pilot's licence and 100 flying hours, the minimum requirements to be a pilot. But the debacle quickly contradicted her plans.
Élisabeth Lion did not accept defeat and joined the Resistance. In 1943, she was promoted to lieutenant for the duration of the war in the Free French Air Force (FAFL) before heading for Morocco.
In 1944 Charles Tillon, Minister for the Air, created the first corps of female military pilots. Elisabeth LION was recruited along with twelve other highly experienced female aviators. After training in Châteauroux and a course of study in Tours, the 13 candidates, nicknamed ‘The 13 Amazons of the Air’, were all accepted. But the death of Maryse HILSZ on a mission put an end to this adventure for women, and it was not until 1996 that recruitment for women in the Air Force was reopened.
Born on 11 December 1904 in Balan (08 - Ardennes)
Died in Magnanville (78 - Yvelines) on 9 January 1988
     
LOCQUENEUX Charles - Raymond
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
Charles LOCQUENEUX enlisted in 1936 and passed the EOR (Reserve Officer Cadet) exam. In 1939, he was mobilised as an observer with GB I/23. In 1943, he joined a resistance network and was arrested and imprisoned in 1944.
In 1946, he was posted to the 6th Air Wing in Dijon, then to Rabat-Salé in Morocco. He was sent to Indochina in 1947 with the GC I/3 Corse, then back to Morocco. He was posted to the Cognac base in 1948, then to the Marrakech school in 1949. After a training period at CIET (Centre d'Instruction des équipages de Transport), he did a second tour in Indochina with GT II/62 from June 1951 to February 1953. He then became an instructor at the Avord school, before being posted to Ouargla as air base commander in 1957. In 1959 he was posted to the 4th office of the Air Force General Staff, then to the air search and rescue squadron at Maison-Blanche in 1961. Charles LOCQUENEUX was placed on aircrew leave in 1965 with the rank of Colonel.
Born 27 July 1916 in Ault (80 - Somme)
Died in Paris (75) on 8 May 1998
     
LOISELEUX Daniel
Adjutant
GB II/31
Pilot
   
LOMBARD
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Potez 633 No. 27R was damaged by German fighters on May 26, 1940. The aircraft was destroyed later. The crew is unscathed.    
LORIOT
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
         
LORTSCHER
Sergeant
 
   
LOUSORI
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/62
Pilot
Wounded by accident on June 12, 1940    
LOYER Robert - Marcel
Chief Warrant Officer
Bombardier
The Farman F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer LOYER is killed. Born on 22 October 1901 in Paris (75)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
 
LUCAS Jean Etienne
Master-Corporal
Machine-Gunner 
On December 15, 1939, the Bloch MB 210 No. 183, caught by the frost, crashes during a flight of displacement. Master Corporal LUCAS is killed. Born in Bourg sur Gironde (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 15 December 1939 at Sant Martin d'Août (26 - Drôme)