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1060 French Pilots are listed below, in alphabetical order.

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Name
Rank
Unit
Informations
Vict.
Sures
Vict. Prob.
Civil-statut
Photo
Indiv Card
Citations
CABARET Charles
Lieutenant
DAT Salon on May 28, 1940
on June 5, 1940
1
 
CAEL
Captain
GC II/1
   
CAHEN Gontrand
Sergeant
GC III/7
Assigned to GC III/7 on 29 August 1939.
Killed by accident on January 3, 1940;His Morane 406No76 caught fire in flight as he was preparing to land.
   
CALMEL François
Sub-Lieutenant
GC III/3
Wounded in aerial combat on May 12, 1940
   
CALMON Robert - Georges
Captain
GC I/1
GC I/8 on May 16, 1940
Born in Paris (75) on 24 March 1910
Died 21 November 1979 at Créteil (94 - Val de Marne)
 
CAMEL
Sub-Lieutenant
GC III/1
1
-
   
CAMPANA
Sub-Lieutenant
CIC Cazaux
DAT Tours on May 12, 1940
GC I/55
   
CANCIEL
Lieutenant
GC I/8
   
CANDESSUS
Lieutenant
DAT Bordeaux on May 20,1940
GC I/55
   
CANEL Jean
Captain
GC I/7
GC II/9
Wounded in aerial combat on June 3, 1940
1
 
 
CAPDEVILLE André
Sub-Lieutenant
GC III/6 on March 6, 1940
   
CARBON
Staff-Sergeant
GC II/10
   
CARBON Yves
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/10
2
3
   
CARCOPINO
Sub-Lieutenant
GC II/6
1
   
CARLETTI Jacques
Staff-Sergeant
GC II/10
Killed in aerial combat on May 18, 1940
 
 
CARRERE Pierre
Sergeant
GC II/4 on August 1939
   
CARRIER André Jean
Adjutant
GC I/6 -
Killed in aerial combat on May 14, 1940
Born on 01/12/1910 at Riom (63 - Puy-De-Dôme)
Killed on the 14/05/1940 at Frénois (21 - Côte d'Or)
CARTIER Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
Passed in AFN on June 20, 1940 with the H75 n � 226
1
   
CASENOBE Antoine
Staff-Sergeant
GC II/4 on May 15, 1939
GC I/5 on August 1940
7
2
 
 
CASTANIER Pierre
Commander
GC III/6 on December 07, 1939
Killed in aerial combat on May 24, 1940    
CASTEL Henri
Adjutant
GC I/8
Wounded in aerial combat on May 27, 1940
1
 
 
CASTILLON Jean
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/1
   
CATOIS Georges
Sergeant
GC II/7
Wounded by accident on June 24, 1940
1
1
   
CAUSSAT Gérard
Sergeant
Wounded in aerial combat on May 21, 1940
1
   
CAUSSE
Sergeant
GC I/10
   
CAVAROZ Jean
Sub-Lieutenant
CIC of Chartres
GC III/6 on March 6, 1940
Wounded in aerial combat on May 21, 1940
   
CAZAC
Sergeant
DAT Chateaudun
   
CAZADE Raymond
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/1
6
-
   
CAZANEUVE Jacques
Sergeant
GC III/3
Wounded in aerial combat on June 5, 1940
1
   
CHABERT Jean
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
-
1
 
CHABERT Emile
Chief Warrant Officer
ECN III/13
Killed in aerial combat on May 17, 1940
   
CHABROL
Sergeant
GC III/9
   
CHAINAT André
Captain
GC III/6
   
CHALLE
Commander
GC I/8
   
CHALLE Bernard Georges
Captain
5
2
Born on 16/10/1906 at Commercy (55 - Meuse)
Died on 12/01/1977
CHALLE René
Lieutenant
GC III/7
Assigned to GC III/7 on 5 June 1939 from the Hunting School of Romilly.
Injured in aerial combat May 15, 1940
1
1
 
CHAMBON Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/2
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 13, 1940
2
1
 
CHAMBRIAS
Chief Warrant Officer
ECN IV/13
 
CHAPOUR
Chief Warrant Officer
GC III/9
GC I/1 on August 26, 1940
 
CHAPUY Edmond
Lieutenant
on May 26, 1940
 
CHARDONNET André
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/6
 
CHARLATTE Guy
Sergeant
ECN III/13
Machine-gunner
     
CHARREIRE
Lieutenant
GC I/9
 
CHARVET
Sub-Lieutenant
GC I/8
 
CHAUSSE André
Sergeant
GC I/5 on June 20, 1940
 
CHAVARROT Charles
Sergeant
 
CHAVET René
Adjutant
GC III/7
Killed in aerial combat on March 31, 1940
 
CHENELOT Philippe
Sergeant
GC II/1
Killed in aerial combat on June 6, 1940
1
-
Born on September 09, 1914 at Valentigney
Died on June 6, 1940
 
CHESNAIS Charles
Lieutenant
GC II/9
7
 
CHEVALLIER
Captain
GC III/9
 
CHEVILLARD
Sergeant
GC II/6
 
CHEVILLAUD-FABRE
Lieutenant
GC II/6
1
3
 
CHIAVARINI
Captain
GC III/3
Killed by accident on August 28, 1939
 
CHOULET Henri
Staff-Sergeant
GC I/8
Killed in aerial combat on May 16, 1940
 
CLAIREAUX Robert
Sergeant
GC III/3
Wounded by accident on August 28, 1939
Wounded in aerial combat on June 13, 1940
 
CLAUDE Pierre
Captain
GC II/4 on May 15, 1939
Killed in aerial combat on September 25, 1939
1
 
CLAUSSE Raymond
Captain
GC II/3
5
4
 
CLAVEL
Commander
DAT Tours
GC I/55
 
CLERC Joseph
Adjutant
GC II/8
1
 
CLIQUOT DE MENTQUE Gérard
Commander
GC II/7
Killed in aerial combat on May 10, 1940
 
CLOSTRES Daniel
Lieutenant
GC III/3
1
 
COADER Louis - Julie
Staff-Sergeant
Killed in aerial combat on 20 May 1940: hit during a fight with 3 ME110s, he jumped too late by parachute and crashed to the ground.
2
2
Born in Paris (75) on 29 August 1913
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Senlis (60 - Oise)
COADOU Marcel
Commander
Major COADOU, World War I ace was reinstated in the Air Force in December 1937, at the age of 40 and joined the GC I/2 as Deputy Commander.
In 1931, he created the first flying club of Brittany on the St-Michel en Grèves, which is now the ACCG of LANNION, street of Commandant COADOU.
On September 13, 1937, he was decorated, on the airfield of St Michel en Grève, with the order of Commander of the Legion of Honour.
After the war, Marcel COADOU and his wife, Mrs Sabine COADOU became instructor pilots at the Aero Club of Frejus-St-Raphael.
Marcel COADOU was also an inventor, with notably a double fuel supply system that allowed him to fly on his back or the installation of a machine gun borrowed from the armoury, above the wing of his Caudron G3 to double the firepower.
After the First World War, his inventiveness didn't stop there: he made many inventions including cars (Aerolythe, Vélolythe,...).
A street in Lannion and a square in Saint-Raphael bear his name, as well as a stele in Fréjus (Rue des Batteries).
Source Mrs COADOU Michelle - Daughter of Commandant COADOU
    Born February 7, 1897 in Saint Brieuc (22 - Côtes d'Amor)
Died on 22 October 1985
   
COCCALOTTO
Lieutenant
GC I/8
 
CODET Marcel
Sub-Lieutenant
GC II/3
5
3
 
COHARD
Sergeant
GC I/10
GC III/5
 
COHEN
Sergeant
GC II/7
 
COIRAL Albert
Captain
GC II/1
Killed in aerial combat on May 14, 1940
1
-
Born on April 10, 1909
Died on May 14, 1940
 
COISNEAU Louis
Sergeant
GC II/4 on August 1939
1
 
COLIN
Commander
GC I/8
 
COLLART Raymond
Sergeant
CIC Chartres
on May 1, 1940

Assigned to GC I / 4 on May 1st, 1940. Passed in AFN on June 18th, 1940 with the H75 n � 258.

He later joined the French Forces of the Interior - He was arrested and deported to Germany where he died on 20/02/1945

3
1
Born on 29/05/1919 in Poitiers (86 - vienne)
Killed on 20/02/1945 in Prochym Ocdemhut -Germany
COLLINOT Jean
Staff-Sergeant
ECN III/13
Killed by mistake (Bloch 152) on May 22, 1940
 
COLOMES Lucien
Sergeant
GC II/9
1
1
 
COLONGE Georges
Lieutenant
GC III/6
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 24, 1940
 
COMBEBIAS
Candidate Officer
GC III/9
 
COMBETTE Antonin
Staff-Sergeant
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 15, 1940
3
COMTE
Captain
ECN III/13
 
COMTE Robert
Staff-Sergeant
GC III/3
 
CONDEMINE Jean
Adjutant
Patrol of Avord
     
CONTE
Chief Warrant Officer
GC I/6
Wounded in aerial combat on May 18, 1940
 
CORBEAU
Captain
GC I/7
Killed by accident on April 5, 1940
 
CORDIER Bernard
Sub-Lieutenant
GC II/4 on March 1940,
3
 
CORMOULS Henri
Lieutenant
ECMJ I/16
 
CORNIGLION-MOLINIER Edouard
Captain
GC III/2
4
1
 
CORRIN Daniel
Staff-Sergeant
GC I/8
4
 
COSTEY Paul
Lieutenant
GC III/7
Assigned to GC III/7 on 15 October 1939 on probation from GC I/7.
Killed in aerial combat May 15, 1940
1
 
COTE
Captain
GC III/9 on August 27, 1940
 
COTTIN
Lieutenant
GC III/4
GC I/7
 
COUBE Raymond - François
Chief Warrant Officer
He later joined the GC II/1 and was killed in air combat on April 21, 1941
Born February 04,1909 at Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54 Meurthe et Moselle)
Died April 21, 1941 at Cannet des Maures (83 - Var)
 
COUDERC
Sergeant
to September 1939 to March 27, 1940
Joined the Group at the end of September 1939: Potez 631 pilot. Moved on March 27, 1940.
 
COUDOUX Louis
Chief-Warrant-Officer
     
COUDRAY
Chief Warrant Officer
GC I/7
 
COUFFON André
Adjutant
GC II/6
2
 
COUILLAUD Joseph
Chief Warrant Officer
GC II/10
Wounded in aerial combat on May 14, 1940
 
COUILLENS Roger
Lieutenant
GC II/7
Killed in aerial combat on May 10, 1940
1
1
 
COURTEVILLE Edouard
Sergeant
GC II/9
1
1
 
COUTAUD Germain - Yves
Captain
A former Polytechnique student, he joined the GC I/1 in 1936. He left the GC I/1 on 3 August 1940 for the Staff of the Secretariat for Aviation.
After the war, he wrote several books, including "La navigation Aérienne" (1953) and "Le pilotage des Avions modernes" (1957).
6
2
Born 16 July 1911 in Ysuf (Algeria)
Died at Saumur (49 - Maine et Loire) on 8 October 2001
CREMIEUX Pierre
Chief Warrant Officer
GC III/1
2
-
 
CREMONT Louis
Commander
GC III/7
Group Commander. A pilot during the First World War, he was "reserve officer in active service" after joining the Air Force in 1937. In 1939, he was 43 years old.
 
CREPIN
Candidate Officer
GC III/9
ECN V/13
 
CRESSATY
Lieutenant
Passed in AFN on June 20, 1940 with H75 Nb 270
 
CRESSET
Adjutant
GC II/7
Killed by accident on September 08, 1939
 
CREUZET Guy
Staff-Sergeant
ECMJ I/16
     
CROQ Jean
Adjutant
GC II/1
2
-
 
CRUCHANT Robert
Chief Warrant Officer
GC II/4 on August 1939
Wounded in aerial combat on April 20, 1940
2
1
 
CUCUMEL Joannes
Staff-Sergeant
GC I/4
GC II/9 on May 16, 1940

Leaves GC I / 4 May 16, 1940 for GC II / 9

He was killed by accident on 28/08/1942.

9
1
Born on the 01/06/1915 at Belley (01 - Ain)
Killed on 28/08/1942 at Brive-la-Gaillarde (19 - Corrèze)
CUFFAUT Léon
Sub-Lieutenant
GC II/6 on September 25, 1939
CIC Chartres
DAT Chartres
2
1
Born on January 29, 1911 at Charenton
Died on September 18, 2002
 
CUILLER
Chief Warrant Officer
ECN IV/13
Wounded in aerial combat on May 17, 1940
   
CUNY Gilbert
Sub-Lieutenant
GC II/4 on August 1939
Wounded and taken prisoner on May 14, 1940
1
   
CURTHELET
Adjutant
GC II/8