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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
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QUANAUX Robert
Staff-Sergeant
Radio - Machine-Gunner
     
QUEMENER
Chief Warrant Officer
 
   
QUERAT
Commander
Cder of Group GB I/15
Born on 26 February 1897  
QUERETTE Francis
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
He was killed on 26 February 1945 while serving at the Djedeida Instruction Centre No 26. Born on 10 August 1908 in Hyères (83 - Var)
Killed on 26 February 1945 in Biskra (Algeria)
 
QUIDEAU Corentin - Jean-Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the fighter, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed. Born May 27, 1917 at Plobannec-Lesconil (29 - Finistère)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
RABOUIN Roger
Lieutenant
Chief of Board
Born on 13 May 1903      
RAILLARD Charles - Robert
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
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 5 May 1907 at Blaise (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)
RANNOU Mathieu - Yves
Staff-Sergeant
The Bloch MB 210 No 143 was reported missing with all its crew on 13 June 1940 during a night bombing raid. Born on 11 July 1914 in Clohars (29 - Finistère)
Missing on 13 June 1940 (Italy)
 
RAOUL Louis - Marie
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief

On 16 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No 27, was destroyed by Flak. Sub Lieutenant RAOUL, wounded, jumps by parachute.

After the war, Louis RAOUL, an agricultural teacher, was mayor of CALLAC from 1965 to 1981.

Born February 16, 1917 in Plouguer (29 - Finistère)
Died May 14, 1981, Roanne (42 - Loire)
 
RAOUL Louis
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/21
Radio
On 16 May 1940, his aircraft was destroyed by Flak. Sub Lieutenant RAOUL, wounded, jumps by parachute.    
RAPOPORT Eugène
Sub-lieutenant
GB II/31
Crew Chief
   
RAUCH
Captain
Cder 3rd Sqn.
   
RAVAS
Commander
Cder of Group
   
RAVENEAU Victor - Henry
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
The Douglas DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 14 May 1905 at Clefs (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
REGNAULT Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
At the beginning of 1940, he took part in the experimentation of the Amiot 354 in Marignane, France.
On May 18, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak during a German armored attack. Sergeant-Sergeant REGNAULT, wounded, parachutes himself and will be taken prisoner.
 
REGNOUX Jules - Raymond
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot  
Wounded on 19 September 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed on take-off following an engine failure. Born August 31, 1902 at Vineuil (36 - Indre)
Died August 15, 1983, Vierzon (18 - Cher)
 
RENARD Auguste - Adrien
Staff-Sergeant

Observer
- GB II/34 : 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 RENARD is unscathed.
- GB I/31 : On 8 June 1940 during a night mission, his aircraft, 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 unhurt and was the only survivor.

He was killed on March 02, 1945 over Germany while serving with the RAF's 142 Squadron; this unit, specialized at the time in night hunting, was equipped with Canadian-made Mosquito B MK25s.

Born August 04, 1904 in Magneville (50 - Manche)
Killed on March 2, 1945 in Putzchen (Germany)
RENAUDIE Maurice Arthur
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 Nb 10 was shot down by the flak during a ground attack on May 12, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer RENAUDIE was killed. Born on 4 July 1904 in Paris
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Roclenge Sur Geer (Belgium)
 
RENAULT Guy
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No54 crashes on June 7, 1940 after being attacked by 8 Me109. The crew is seriously injured.  
RENDU
Lieutenant
GB II/35
Cder 3rd Sqn.
   
RENNESSON Roger
Captain
GB II/31
Chief of Board
   
RESSEGUIER Léo
Sub-Lieutenant
GB II/31
Pilote
       
REY René
Sergeant
GB II/31
Cannoneer
Wounded in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
REY Marie - Albert
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On 9 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167 F No 140 was shot down by hunters. Staff Sergeant REY was killed. Born in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on 6 January 1916
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Chivres (02 - Aisne)
REYNAUD Jean-Louis
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
He was killed on 04 November 1943 at sea, in the colours of the FAFL, as part of the Artois Group: his plane crashed into the sea following the premature explosion of an on-board explosive charge... Born on 31 October 1913 in Saint-Etienne (42 - Loire)
Killed on 4 November 1943 at Djino (off the coast of Congo)
   
REYRE
Chief-Warrant Offier
         
REYX Jacques
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
Jacques REYX enlisted in 1937 and joined the Istres school to learn to fly, firstly with the 38th Wing, then in 1939 with the GBI/34, with which he took part in the French campaign. He prepared for the EOR (Elève Officier de Réserve) and attended the Chartres and Bordeaux schools. A student at the Ecole de l'Air de Salon in 1942 and at the Kasba Tadla school in 1944, he was posted to the Dauphine II/3 in 1945, then to the GT I/61 Touraine in 1948. He was sent to Indochina in 1952, posted to Châteaudun in 1955, then to the Air Force Headquarters in 1958. He was sent to Algeria in 1962, to Oran. He was a trainee at the CESA (Centre d'études stratégiques aérospatiales). Jacques REYX was placed on aircrew leave in 1964 with the rank of Colonel. Born on 28 January 1915 in Saint-Verain (58 - Nièvre)
Died at Saclay (91 - Essone) on 22 July 2009
     
RICHARD
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
Was present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
The Breguet 693 No. 10 was shot down by flak during a ground attack on 12 May 1940. Chief Warrant Officer RICHARD, wounded, was taken prisoner.
 
 
RICHARD André
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner

André RICHARD joined the French Air Force in April 1933. Posted to Compiègne Air Base until 1935, he was then transferred to the 15th Bombardment Wing at Avord Air Base. He obtained his Brevet de Mitrailleur in 1937. He served in the GB I/15 during the French Campaign. After the Armistice, he went on Armistice leave in December 1940.

In 1942, he rejoined the Air Force with the rank of Warrant Officer and joined the Resistance. He was wounded in 1944 while fighting with the Auvergne Light Division. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Air Force, and after being posted to the Ecole des Cadres de Meudon, then to Marrakech, he joined the C.S.E.A (Commandement Supérieur des Ecoles de l'Air). He was killed on 16 December 1945 in the crash of an NC-701 Martinet.

Source "cétaitautemps.net"

Born on 14 May 1913 in Clary (59 - Nord)
Killed on 16 December 1945 near Massy-Palaiseau
     
RICHE Philippe - Charles
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief
On June 10, 1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Born in Paris (75) on 9 November 1918
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes)
RIEDEL Frédéric
Chief Warrant Officer
GB I/38 or GB II/38
Pilot
       
RIGAUX Maurice
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
On 6 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167F No 147 was hit head-on by flak and exploded in flight. All three crew members were killed. Born on 27 September 1903 at Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 - Pas-De-Calais)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Ricquebourg (60 - Oise)
RIGOURD Arsène - Alfred
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 17th May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No61, was destroyed by the German Fighter Force. The crew is killed. Born August 29, 1918 at saint-Onen La Chapelle (35 - Finistère)
Killed May 17, 1940 at Floyon (59 - Nord)
RION Gilbert
Adjutant
Cannoneer
He joined the Free French Air Force and was seconded to the RAF School on 1 September 1944
Born in Sermiers (51 - Marne) on 15 March 1908
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 22 May 1972
   
RISSE André
Captain
GB II/31
André RISSE subsequently took command of GB II/31. Born on 10 June 1903
Died 19 March 1966
 
RITZ
Staff-Sergeant
Cannoneer
On May 11, 1940, the LéO 451 No 63, severely hit by the Flak, managed to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing. Staff-Sergeant RITZ has previously parachuted and will be taken prisoner.    
RIVET Omer
Lieutenant
Pilot and Squadron Commander
Joined the French Air Force in 1930. Born in Nachamps in Charente Maritime.
RIVIERE
Chief-Warrant-Officer
           
ROBERT
Sergeant
Pilot
         
ROCABOY François Joseph
Captain
Captain ROCABOY was killed by accident on 12 November 1941 in Vigan Born on 24 June 1907 at Fougères (35 - Ille Et Vilaine)
Killed on 12 November 1941 at Vigan (30 - Gard)
ROCHAIS Paul Henri
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
During an attack of tanks, the Breguet 693 n ° 69 is shot down by Me109 on June 9, 1940: the crew is killed. Born on 30 January 1914 at Fontenay Le Comte (85 Vendée)
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Forges Les Eaux (76 Seine Maritime)
 
ROCHER André - Victor
Captain
Crew Chief
The No451 Leo 40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew was killed. Born 2 August 1906, Gabès (Tunisia)
Killed 17 May 1940, Guise (02 - Aisne)
 
ROCHEREAU Camille
Chief-Warrant Officer
           
ROGER
Corporal
Radio
On 20th May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by Flak and the German Fighter. Slightly wounded, he had to parachute.    
ROLLAND
Sub-lieutenant
GB II/23
Pilot
- May 30, 1940, the Potez 633 No. 17G is shot down by 5 Me109. Second Lieutenant ROLLAND is unharmed.
- On the return of a mission, the Breguet 693 n ° 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. Second Lieutenant ROLLAND is injured.
   
ROQUES Claude
Sergeant
GB II/21
Machine-Gunner
Killed in aerial combat on May 25, 1940    
ROQUES Gilbert - Lucien
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
The Leo 451 No37 was shot down by Me109 on May 20, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 3 May 1917 at Saint-Quentin du Dropt (47 - Lot et Garonne)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Origny Sainte Benoite (02 - Aisne)
ROSE Marcel - Jean-Baptiste
Staff-Sergeant
Cannoneer
The LéO 451 n ° 116 is shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. The Staff-Sergeant ROSE is extracted seriously wounded from the apparatus but will die soon after. Born August 30, 1912 at Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 - Pas-de-Calais)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Cempuis (60 - Oise)
 
ROSENTAL Libérato
Adjutant
Radio
Adjutant ROSENTAL was killed on 19 May 1940 during a bombardment of the field by the enemy Air Force . Born April 11, 1940 in Buenos-Aires (Argentina)
Killed May 19, 1940 at Bruyères-Sur-Oise (95 - Val d'Oise)
   
ROSSELOT
Staff-Sergeant
Pilote
     
ROSTAND Raymond Maurice
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
On 21 May 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 17 crashed by accident on take-off. 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 1 June 1901 in Marseille (13 - Bouches Du Rhône)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Brétigny sur Orge (91 - Essone)
 
ROSTAND Michel
Sub-lieutenant
Pilot
On May 22, 1940, the Breguet 693 No.25 was shot down by the Flak during the attack of a motorized column. The crew is killed. Born on 22 October 1916 at Flamanville (50 - Manche)
Killed on the 22nd May 1940 at Esssigny Le Grand (02 - Aisne)
ROUFF Pierre
Captain
Pilot and Cder 3rd Sqn.
 
ROUGIEUX Jean
Captain
GB II/21
Pilot
   
ROURE Paul - Etienne
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief
On 24 May 1940, returning from a mission, Bloch MB 210 No170 collided with a LeO451 from GB I/11 on landing and burst into flames. Second Lieutenant ROURE was seriously injured and died in Sens Hospital. Born on 15 February 1912 at La Bégude de Mazenc (26 - Drôme)
Kia on 27 June 1940 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne)
 
ROUSSEAU Pierre
Sub-lieutenant
Crew Chief
Born in Saint-Jean-d'Angély (17 - Charente-Maritime) on 16 December 1896
Died at Vincennes (94 - Val de Marne) on 04 January 1977
ROUX
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 Nb 4 was shot down by the Flak during a ground attack on May 12, 1940. Sergeant ROUX, seriously wounded, was taken prisoner.    
ROY
Candidate Officer

Radio
On 6th October 1939, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No6, badly damaged by the fighter and the German Flak, was forced to land in flames in the German lines and the wounded aspirant ROY was taken prisoner.  
ROZOY Michel
Staff-Sergeant
Mechanic
On November 13, 1939, the LEO 451 No1 took off to join Oran, struck a Bloch MB210 on the ground and crashed. Staff Sergeant ROZOY is injured.    
RUTH Louis
Commander
Cder 4th Sqn.
Cder of Group
Born 14 March 1904
Died 9 September 1955