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1001 Bombardment crew members are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Name
Rank
Unit
Post
Informations
Civil-statut
Photo
Indiv. Card
Citations
SABOURAULT Paul - Ernest
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
On June 13, 1940, the Amiot 351 No 64, hit a hill on the return of a mission. Chief Warrant Officer SABOURAULT is seriously injured. Born in Mareuil sur Arnon (18 - Cher) on 14 August 1906
Died at Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (56 - Morbihan) on 24 October 1991
SABOURDY Pierre
Lieutenant
GB II/31
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on May 28, 1940    
SAINT-UPERY André - Joseph
Lieutenant
Navigator
From 1947 to 1952, Colonel André SAINT-UPERY was Chef de Corps at the Ecole EMPT Le Mans (Ecole Militaire Préparatoire Technique).
From 1957 to 1958, André SAINT-UPERY was head of the Equipment Department of the IVth Military Region in Bordeau.
Born July 16, 1914 in Tournay (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Died October 21, 1971 at Tarbes (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
   
SALESSES Justin - René
Sergeant
Radio
On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Sergeant SALESSES is extracted from the seriously wounded aircraft. He will die soon after. Born March 26, 1916 at Bazus (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Killed March 31, 1940 at Cempuis (60 - Oise)
 
SAMPONT
Captain
Crew Chief
         
SANNIER Marcel
Sergeant
Pilot
Student pilot at Istres in 1937, he was assigned to GBA II/54 in October 1938, 3rd Squadron.
- Breguet 693 No 54 crashed on 7 June 1940 after being attacked by 8 Me109. The crew was seriously wounded. After his injury on 7 June, he lost his memory, even forgetting his name, and did not regain his senses until 9 July 1940.
Born in Bomy by Fléchin, (Pas de Calais)
SANTINI Jean
Captain
GB II/15
Commander of the 4th Sqn. of GB II/15    
SANTO
Captain
GB II/61
   
SARTON-DU-JONCHAY
Commander
GB I/62
Commander of Bombardment Group
Wounded in aerial combat on May 31, 1940    
SAULOU Guy
Adjutant
Radio
On May 21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak. Injured, Adjutant SALOU parachutes himself and will be taken prisoner.  
SAUSSINE Yves
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
SAUVANET Léon - Antoine
Lieutenant
Chief of Board
Born in Crevant-Laveine (63 - Puy de Dôme) on 24 July 1908
Died at Culhat (63 - Puy de Dôme) on 28 October 1995
   
SCALEGEL André
Lieutenant
GB II/19
Observer
       
SCAVIZZI Pierre - Ernest
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Killed on 31 May 1940 in aerial combat: His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his aircraft, the LeO 451 No109, back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew members were killed. Born October 10, 1903 in Paris (75)
Killed on May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)
SCHERBER Gilbert
Sergeant
Cannoneer
   
 
SCHIRMANN André - Louis
Chief-warrant-Officer
Pilot
André Schirmann was killed in an accident in July 1941. Born on 16 September 1910 at Suippes (51 - Marne)
Killed on 8 July 1941 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
   
SCHMITTER Pierre - Nicolas
Commander
Pilot
Pierre SCHMITTER lived through both world wars. A student at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers, he was mobilized in December 1915 and joined the Aeronautical Corps. He obtained his Brevet de Pilote in August 1916. He was a Squadron Pilot from March 1917 to February 1919. In November 1918, he was temporarily appointed Second-Lieutenant.
On May 17, 1940, his aircraft, LéO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters: Commandant SCHMITTER was wounded.
Born May 7, 1897, Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle), France
Died September 7, 1978, Nimes (30 - Gard)

SCHNEIDER Pierre
Captain
       
SCHNEIDER André
Sergeant
Machine-gunner
He later joined the French Forces of the Interior and was killed on 20 September 1944 Born February 22nd 1918 at Albi (81 - Tarn)
Killed on 20 September 1944 at Tarbes (65 - Hautes Pyrénées)
   
SCHOENHER Henri - Emile
Adjutant
Pilot
On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed Born on 26 August 1908 (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)
SCHURCK
Commander
GB II/61
   
SCOURZIC
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
- Le Mureaux 115 No87 was destroyed during a flying training on 11 October 1939 after striking a high-voltage line.
�- On June 11th, 1940, the Breguet 693 No16 is hilly in Etampes. The crew is unharmed.
   
SEGEAT
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Machine-Gunner
Wounded in aerial combat on May 26, 1940    
SEGUIN Edouard
Lieutenant
GB II/62
Observer
Killed in aerial combat on June 12, 1940    
SEGUIN Guy
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Farman F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May 30, 1940. The Staff-Sergeant SEGUIN is killed. Born 13 July 1924, Koléa, Algeria
Killed on 19 November 1943 in Damascus (Syria)
SEILLIER
Soldat
GB II/21
Killed by accident on June 13, 1940    
SELLIN
Sergeant
Radio
         
SELVA Joseph
Lieutenant
GB I/62
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
SENCIEL
Adjutant
GB II/11
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940    
SENOT DE LA LONDE Maurice
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Sergeant SENOT DE LA LONDE, wounded, is taken prisoner Born on August 22nd 1914 in Toulon (83 - Var)
SERE Georges - Ludovic
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
On May 24, 1940, Amiot 354 No38, probably hit by the Flak, crashed. The crew is killed. Born on 30 May 1907 at Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Killed at Cuisy-en-Almont (02 - Aisne) on 24 May 1940
SERVAIS
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 20, 1940    
SERVIER Dieudonné - François
Chief Warrant Officer
Radio
The Farman F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer SERVIER is killed. Born on 28 October 1907 at Bollène (84 - Vaucluse)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube)
SIMEONI Joachim
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Farman F222-2 No. 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May 30, 1940. The crew is killed, only Staff Sergeant SIMEONI, seriously injured, survives the accident. Born on 18 May 1913 in Lozzi (20 - Corsica)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 23 June 1991
SIMON Joseph - Albert
Staff-Sergeant
GB II/35
Pilot
GBA II/35 : On June 3, 1940, the Breguet 691 No60 was destroyed by accident during a training flight: the crew was killed. Born on 08 February 1914 in Rive De Gier (42 - Loire)
Killed by accident on 3 June 1940 at Montierchaume (36 - Indre)
 
SOELINGER
Sous-Lieutenant
           
SOLER
Sergeant
Pilot
On December 3, 1939, a Potez 633 was destroyed on landing by hitting a tree. The crew is injured.    
SOLTNER Jean - Maurice
Lieutenant
Pilot
The Bloch MB 210 No 55 shot by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashes into the marshes: the crew is killed. Lieutenant Soltner's body was not found until August 1940 and he was buried in Offoy. Born on 5 November 1908 at Belfort (90 - Territoire de Belfort)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Offoy (80 - Somme)
SOMEDECOSTE
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
Breguet 693 No15, touched by Flak, was destroyed on May 16, 1940. Staff-Sergeant SOMEDECOSTE was unharmed.  
SOMMER
Sergeant
       
SOMMESOUS Pierre - Albert
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed. Born April 22, 1913 at Fère-Champenoise (51 - Marne)
Killed May 22, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
SPAGNOLO Joseph
Lieutenant
GB II/21
Killed by accident on May 10, 1940    
SPEICH Hubert - Paul
Adjutant
Pilot
Wounded May 14, 1940 aboard the Amiot 143 No. 69 shot jointly by the Flak and the German hunt. Adjutant SPEICH, seriously injured, parachutes.  
STANREVICH
Adjutant
Flight Mechanic
         
STEFF Eugène
Captain
Pilot and 1st Squadron commander
  Born on 6 June 1906
Died 29 June 1951
     
STEPHAN
Chief-Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
         
SUAU Maurice - Alphonse
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot

On 12 December 1939, Sergeant-Chef SUAU was flying a Wibault 281T 12 n°10 'F-AMTT), an Air France aircraft requisitioned by the French Air Force. The aircraft, which was on a service between Lyon-Bron and Paris Le Bourget, crashed near the commune of Caloire (Loire). The pilot, Maurice SUAU, was ejected, but the other five crew members were killed.

On 24 May 1940, returning from a mission, Bloch MB 210 No170 collided with a GB I/11 LeO451 on landing and burst into flames. Staff Sergeant SUAU was injured.

Born in Avignon (84 - Vaucluse) on 25 November 1912
Died at Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 13 April 1994
 
SUDRES Augustin - Ludovic
Lieutenant
Pilot
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No95, attacked by the Chasse, hit a ME109 and crashed with it. The crew was killed. Born March 16, 1904 at La Salvetat-Peyralès (12 - Aveyron)
Killed May 20, 1940 at Berny-Sur-Noye (80 - Somme)
TABARDEL Gabriel
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
Gabriel Tabardel joined the Free French Air Force, and fought in the GBM II/52 "Franche Comté" equipped with B26 Marauders. Born on 29 December 1916 in Chaville (92 - Haut de Seine)
Died at Kremlin-Bicêtre (94 - Val De Marne) on 30 September 1996
TANCHOUX Jacques
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
On 20 May 1940, his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, was shot down by the Hunt and flak. Wounded, he nevertheless managed to parachute out.

He later joined the FFL and was killed on 15 June 1941 in Syria, within GB I/39 Gascony.

Born March 22, 1912 in Bagneuse (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed June 15, 1941 at Naoua (Syria)
 
TERRASSIER André - Victor
Captain
Cder 1st Sqn.
Born in Sauze-Vaussais (79 - Deux-Sèvres) on 18 March 1904
Died at Dreux (28 - Eure) on 13 November 1995
 
TERREL Jean - Robert
Sergeant
Pilot
Killed on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground. Born October 09, 1916 in Macon (71 - Saône et Loire)
Killed November 8, 1939 in Mamsheim (Germany)
TERRIE Robert
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 26, 1940  
 
TERRIEN Jacques - Georges
Lieutenant
Observer
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. Lieutenant TERRIEN is injured. Born in Varennes Sur Loire (49 - Maine et Loire) on 19 February 1905
Died at Orléans (45 - Loiret) on 23 November 1983
 
TERRIERES Robert
Adjutant
GB II/23
Radio
Killed in aerial combat on June 13, 1940    
TESTARD
Commander
GB I/63
   
TESTOT-FERRY Alfred
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
     
TEYSSEIRE Henri
Lieutenant
GB II/63
Pilot
       
TEYSSIER
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner Dorsal
On May 14, 1940, Amiot 143 No. 69 was shot down jointly by the Flak and the German hunt. Staff Sergeant TEYSSIER, unscathed, parachutes.    
THEVENARD Jean
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
Wounded May 14, 1940 aboard the Amiot 143 No. 69 shot jointly by the Flak and the German hunt. Staff Sergeant THEVENARD, seriously wounded, parachutes. Born on 26 September 1912
Died 3 August 1962
THIRRIER
Adjutant
Pilot
         
THOMERET André - Joseph
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Pilot
Born in Valleroy-Aux-Saules (88 - Vosges) on 6 January 1910
Died at Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 22 May 1978
   
THOUIN André - Victor
Sergeant
GB II/35
Machine-Gunner�
On June 16, 1940, the Breguet 691 No49 crashes accidentally on landing during a trip: the crew is killed. Born on 09 June 1917 at Benet (85 - Vendée)
Killed in an air crash on 16 June 1940 at Châteauroux (36 - Indre)
 
THORET Jean
Captain
GB II/62
   
THOURON Pierre - Augustin
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
The No. 451 LéO 451 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed. Born March 16, 1917 at Toury (28 - Eure-et-Loir)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme)
 
THUMIER
Adjutant
Pilot
         
THUNLAN
Chief-Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
         
THUSSEAU
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
         
THYL
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters. Staff Sergeant THYL parachutes but is taken prisoner    
TIBLE
Sergeant
Flight Mechanic
       
TIERCET
Sergeant
Flight Mechanic
         
TODOLI René - François
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
On June 16, 1940, the Breguet 691 No49 crashes accidentally on landing during a trip: the crew is killed. Born on 17 May 1907 (34 - Hérault)
Killed in an air crash on 16 June 1940 at Châteauroux (36 - Indre)
TONON Joseph
Captain
Crew Chief
   
TOUAILLES Marc
Staff-Sergeant
Radio - Machine-Gunner
Staff Sergeant TOUAILLES was killed in Algeria on 9 March 1945. Born on 10 July 1913 at Vire (46 - Lot)
Killed on 9 March 1945 in Algiers
   
TOUREL Gaston
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Machine-gunner
     
TOURNES Jean
Captain
Crew Chief

The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside. It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured.

Inscription in the special Legion of Honour register with the attribution of the War Cross with palm

Born May 16, 1903 in Malzéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died January 3, 1973 in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
TOURNIE
Staff-Sergeant
GB I/62
Machine-Gunner
Taken prisoner on May 26, 1940    
TOURNISSA Jean
Captain
Services spéciaux de l'Armée (SSA) Born in Pamiers (09 - Ariège) on 11 August 1912
Killed at La Baume d'Hostun (26 - Drôme) on 28 August 1944
 
TOURRES Pierre
Adjutant
GB II/31
Pilot
Killed in aerial combat on May 28, 1940    
TOURRET
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
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. Lieutenant TOURRET is unharmed.        
TRICOT
Adjutant
       
TRUCHAT
Sergeant
Pilote
     
TRUCHEMENT Jean
Commander
GB I/63
   
TUPIN
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
The Breguet 693 No9 is shot down by the flak during a ground attack on May 12, 1940. Sergeant TUPIN, seriously wounded, is taken prisoner.    
TURBILLON Wilfried - Stanislas
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
Killed on November 8, 1939: his aircraft, the Bloch MB200 No162, hit by flak, crashed to the ground. Born April 30, 1918, Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed November 8, 1939 at Mamsheim (Germany)
TURREL Edouard - Albert
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
On June 13, 1940, Amiot 351 No 64, damaged by the Flak, struck a hill on the return from a mission.Lieutenant TURREL died the next day as a result of his injuries. Born on 10 October 1911 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 14 June 1940 at Humbligny (18 - Cher)