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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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| DA Pierre
- Joseph |
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
Commander of
the 2nd squadron of the GR I/55 group |
Born on 6 August
1914
Killed on 28 April 1951 |
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| DALEMONT
Bruno |
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
Joined the Group in
September 1939.
One of the first pilots converted on Potez 63-11.
He became the boss of the GB I/31 Lorraine Group and of the
Agadir Base (Morocco).
He was killed during a mission on 15 July 1948.
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Born 19 June
1914
Died 15 July 1948 |
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| D'ANGLEJAN
Pierre - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 15, 1940, the
Potez 63-11 No.857, damaged by the Flak is forced to land
in the countryside. The crew is unscathed.
Pierre d'Anglejan ended
his career as Controller General of the French Armed Forces.
|
Born
in 1914
Died in1993 |
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| DARDAINE |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| DARDE Christian
- Maurice |
Lieutenant |
|
Observer |
Christian DARDE
was posted to the École de l'Air in 1936 and then to
the GR II/36 in 1938, with which he took part in the French
Campaign.
After the Armistice, he was posted to the GR I/36 at Setif in
1941 before being put on Armistice leave in 1943.
He took up flying again in 1946 at the Tours school, then at
Avord, before being posted to group II/61 ‘Maine’
in 1948. In 1949, he attended the Air Force's advanced technical
studies course and joined the EMGFA's legislation office in
1950. He was sent to Indochina with the ‘Franche-Comté’
II/62 group from November 1953 to February 1955. He joined the
ESGA (Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne) in
1956. He was appointed chief of staff at the joint special weapons
command in 1960 and carried out several missions in Reggane
(Algeria). He was assigned to the military cabinet of the Minister
for the Armed Forces in 1964, was appointed assistant to the
General Commanding the Tactical Air Force and the 1st Air Region
and was finally placed at the disposal of the Chief of Staff
of the French Air Force for space and missile issues. Christian
DARDE was placed on aircrew leave in 1969 with the rank of Air
Division General. |
Born on 21
February 1916 in Le Mans (72 - Sarthe).
Died in Paris (75) on 11 June 2006 |
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| DARRE Paul
- Jean |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
He was killed
in Algeria on 15 August 1944 while fighting with GB 2/63 "Sénégal". |
Born on 22
June 1907 in Lahitte-Toupière (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Killed on 15 August 1944 at Misserghin (Algeria) |
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| DASPET Jean |
Adjutant
|
|
Radio
|
Warrant Officer
DASPET joined the Free French Air Force and fought with Bombardment
Group GB 2/23 "Guyenne". |
Born on 15
November 1913 in Bellocq (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Died 17 August 1989 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne) |
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| DAVAS |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
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| DAVIER Jean
|
Lieutenant
|
GAO 553
|
Observer
|
Killed on aerial
combat on September 8, 1939 |
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| DEBAISE |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
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| DE-BALATIER |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
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| DE-BARBEYRAC
Bernard |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/589
|
Pilot
|
Killed on aerial
combat on June 2, 1940 |
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| DEBARIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 24,
1940, his aircraft, No.63 Potez 63-11, was damaged during an
air fight with a Me109 and was destroyed on landing. June 24,
1940. Sub-Lieutenant DEBARIS is unharmed. |
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| DE-BENUCHAMP |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/584
|
Machine-Gunner
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| DE-BERNARDY
Bruno |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 23,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No.402 is attacked by Me109.
Adjutant DE-BERNARDY, unscathed, managed to return to the field,
but the gunner was killed during the fight. |
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| DEBLADIS
Roger |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Seriously wounded
on June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.365 shot down by 7 Me109. |
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| DE-BORT |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 552
|
Observer
|
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| DE-CHILY
Bernard |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
Observer
|
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| DECLERCQ |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
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| DE-FAY |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
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| DE-FORGES
Paul - Charles |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
His Aircraft, the Potez
637 No. 20 was shot down on December 20, 1939 by the Flak
and German Fighters and crashed in Germany. The crew, wounded,
is taken prisoner.
Paul DE-FORGES later joined
the GC3 "Normandie Niémen" and disappeared
in Russia, south-east of Smolensk on August 31, 1943.
|
Born June 28,
1912 in Nantes (4 - Loire Atlantique)
Killed August 31, 1943 near Smolensk (Russia) |
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| DE GALARD |
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| DE-GINESTET
Emeric |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Killed on June
13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.384 shot down by 6 Me109. |
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| DE
GOLBERY Philippe - Marie |
Captain
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
|
Born August
31, 1907 in Epinal (88 - Vosges)
Died at Villejuif (94 - Val-De-Marne) on 9 January 1978 |
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| DE-GRIVEL |
Captain
|
GAO 553
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| DE-KERAUTEM |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 16,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 845 damaged by the Flak,
is forced to land in the countryside: the crew, unscathed, fire
the aircraft. |
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| DE-LA-BAUME |
Captain
|
GAO II/506
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| DELACOUR
Jacques - Paul |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Jacques DELACOUR
was a student at the Istres flying school, before being posted
in 1938 to the 35th squadron in Lyon as a sergeant pilot. He
took part in the French campaign with the GRII/14 reconnaissance
group in 1940. He managed to escape from France via Spain in
February 1943 and was interned in Miranda prison.
He returned to North Africa and was assigned to the ‘Bretagne’
bombing group. He moved with the group to Corsica, Lyon, Saint-Dizier
and then to Germany in 1944.
He was assigned to the GT I/63 transport group at Thiès
in Morocco in 1948, then to the Casablanca industrial workshop
in 1951. He was sent to Indochina in October 1953 with the ‘Franche-Comté’
transport group until August 1954. He was posted to the Boufarik
air base in Algeria in 1955, then to Laghouat in 1959. He joined
the Caen training base in 1960. Jacques DELACOUR was placed
on aircrew leave in 1964. |
Born on 28
March 1918 in Serquigny (27 - Eure).
Died in Monaco on 12 January 2008 |
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| DELAITRE
Marcel - Jean |
Lieutenant
|
March
1940
|
Observer
|
Leaves
the Group GAO 544 to join the GR I/35 on March 25, 1940. |
Born
on 16 January 1916 in Pavilly (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died in Dreux (28 - Eure et Loir) on 5 November 2012 |
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| DE-LA-ROCQUE
Jean-François - Louis - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Killed on May
13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 288 shot down by the Flak. |
Born on 28
September 1916 at Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
Killed on 13 May 1940 at Bouvignes (Province of Namur - Belgium) |
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|
| DELASSAUX |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 22,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 was hit by the Flak during
a low-altitude mission. The Pilot is seriously injured and it
is the Observer who manages to bring the aircraft back to the
ground and put the train back in. He had previously asked the
Staff-Sergeant DELASSAUX to evacuate in parachute, and this
one, unscathed poses without incident. |
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| DELAUNAY
Louis |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No192 was hit by the Flak. The
pilot managed to land in a field, but Lieutenant DELAUNAY, seriously
wounded, would be taken prisoner during the German advance |
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| DE-LA-VAISSIERE-DE-LA-VERGNE |
Commander
|
|
EM Group
|
Commander of
the GR II/14 Group |
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| DE-LAVERGNE |
Aspirant
|
GAO 553
|
Pilot
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| DE-LAVERGNE-DE-CERVAL
Pierre |
Aspirant
|
|
Pilot
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| DE-LESQUEN
DU PLESSIS- CASSO Michel - Marie |
Captain
|
|
Commander
of Group
|
A graduate
of the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (1924 -
1926), he became a Captain on mobilisation and was on the Air
Staff of the 1st Army Corps. He commanded GAO 501 from 22nd
May 1940, replacing Commandant MOGUEZ who had been wounded in
air combat.
After the war, he was assigned to the Air Force General Staff
until 1942.
After the war, he continued his career in the Air Force and
was appointed Air Brigadier General, commanding the Light Air
Force from September 1956. |
Born in Cherbourg
Octeville (50 - Manche) on 4 June 1905
Died in Versailles (78 - Yvelines) on 11 April 1993 |
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|
| DELGEE |
Commander
|
GAO II/520
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| DELIOT Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
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| DE-LESSAN
Robert - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 17,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11 is hit by the Flak, at the
observer's station. The pilot managed to bring the aircraft
back to his field, but Lieutenant DE-LAISSANS was killed. |
Born in Paris
on 4 May 1911
Killed on 17 June 1940 at Montbard (21 - Côte d'Or) |
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| DE-LOISY |
Captain
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| DELORME
Joseph |
Master-Corporal
|
GAO 543
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on aerial
combat on June 9, 1940 |
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| DE-LOUSTAL
Charles - Marie |
Captain
|
GAO 589
|
Observer
|
Charles DE-LOUSTAL
entered the Saint-Cyr school in 1931, then joined the Cavalry
School in 1933. He was posted to the 4th hussar regiment and
sent to Morocco with the 2nd mixed Moroccan goum and then the
11th mixed goum. He joined the air force in 1938 as an observer.
He completed an observer training course at Avord and was posted
to GAO 589. He was posted to the Rabat base as an observer instructor
in 1940, then to France.
He managed to escape to Spain and was interned in August 1943.
He returned to AFN and was posted to the Marrakech school in
1944, then to the Salon school in 1946. He was posted to the
2nd office of the Air Force General Staff in 1948, then appointed
second-in-command of the 61st Transport Wing. He was posted
to the Air Command in Morocco in 1951; then to Indochina to
the GATAC North Staff in 1953. Back in Morocco, he was posted
to the office of the Resident General in 1954, before becoming
a trainee at the ESGA (Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne)
in 1955. He was posted to the NATO Defence College in 1956 and
then became the Air Force Military Attaché in London.
He was appointed Commander of the 4th RA in 1961, then transferred
to the Air Defence Staff in 1964.
Charles DE-LOUSTAL left the active army in 1966. |
Born on 25
January 1911 in Tunis (Tunisia)
Died in Clamart (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 28 October 1996 |
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| DELOVE |
Captain
|
GAO 545
|
Observer
|
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| DELPECH |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GAO 518
|
Pilot
|
Wounded on
aerial combat on May 21, 1940 |
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| DE-MAQUEYRE |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Joined
the Group GR I/35 on April 1, 1940.
Left
the Group on May 5th to join GR II/14
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| DEMAY Alfred
- Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
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Born on 9 June
1900 in Verquin (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died at Reims (51 - Marne) on 2 April 1976 |
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| DE-MAZENOD
Gérard |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
Born June 15,
1914 in Le Mans (72 - Sarthe)
Died January 27, 2011 at Landevieille (85 - Vendée) |
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| DEMESMAY
Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunne
|
Marcel DEMESMAY
was posted to the GB I/31 from 1934 to 1939 as a machine gunner,
and joined the GAO 509 on 15 September 1939.
Withdrawn to North Africa with GAO 509, he later joined Groupe
2/23, which flew Léo 451s. After the Allied landings
in North Africa in November 1942, Group 2/23 became 346 Squadron
'Guyenne' of the RAF. This unit carried out bombing raids over
occupied Europe from bases in England. The Group flew the Halifax
MK V heavy bomber. Marcel DEMESMAY was appointed Bombardier.
He will be cited four times for his action within the Group.
Marcel DEMESMAY survived his tour of operations, 30 missions,
at the end of which he stayed in England to train new recruits.
Once peace had returned, he was in charge of air traffic control
at the Tours base until 1962, when, after a final assignment
in Germany, he retired to Tours. |
Born on 25
October 1909 in Beure (25 - Doubs)
Killed on 8 September 1986 at Besançon (25)
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| DEMIMUID
Joseph |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
On June 5,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No 216 was shot down during
a fight with the opponent at 7 Me109 and crashed. Captain DEMIMUID
is injured. |
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| DE-MONTAL
Jean - Albert |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 388, was badly hit by the
Flak and crashed. Captain DE-MONTAL is killed. |
Born on 2 April
1911 in Paris (75)
Killed on 15 May 1940 at Mignault (Belgium) |
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| DE-MONTS-DE-SAVASSE
Gérard - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 5,
1940, after having deposited the Observer on the ground of Etrepagny,
Potez 63-11 No.595 redécolle to rejoin his ground but
is attacked by a group of 9 Me109 and crush on the ground. The
crew is killed. |
Born on 3 March
1914 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Saint-Ouen-du-Tilleul (27 - Eure) |
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| DEMUYTER |
Sergeant
|
GAO II/506
|
Pilot
|
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| DENAIN Jacques
- Edouard |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
Jacques
DENAIN is one of the sons of General DENAIN, former Minister
of Air. He wanted his two sons to fight in the GR I/52:
the two brothers were killed 12 days apart .
- May 7, 1940, Bloch
MB174 No.40 crashes shortly after takeoff. The aircraft
is destroyed, but the crew is unscathed.
- May 13, 1940, Bloch MB174 No.11 is shot down by 3 Me109.
The crew is killed.
|
Born in Paris
on 1 August 1912
Killed on 13 May 1940 at Nicey (55 - Meuse) |
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| DENAIN Jean
|
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
JEAN
DENAIN is one of the sons of General DENAIN, former Minister
of Air. He wanted his two sons to fight in the GR I/52:
the two brothers were killed 12 days apart .
On May 25, 1940, returning
from a night mission, the Potez 637 No.35 crashes on landing.
Staff Sergeant DENAIN is killed.
|
Born on 8 April
1916 at Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Attigny (08 - Ardennes) |
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| DENIS |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/589
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded on
aerial combat on June 2, 1940 |
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| DENIS Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 547
|
Pilot
|
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| DENOMAISON
André - Robert |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
Captain André
Denomaison was wounded on 31 May 1940. |
Born on 25
January 1898, Rouen (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Bois-Guillaume (76 - Seine-Maritime) on 11 January 1994 |
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| DEPLANQUE |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO I/551
|
Pilot
|
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| DE-PONTAC
Marie - François |
Lieutenant
|
on May
15, 1940
|
Observer
|
Officier Observateur
détaché au GR I/35 le 9 septembre 1939 avant
de rejoindre le GR II/33 le 15 Mai 1940.
Marie DE PONTAC was
deported to Buchenwald on 8 April 1945.
|
Born on 29
July 1910 in Saint-Pardon-De-Conques (33 - Gironde)
Died at Weimar-Buchenwald (Germany) on 8 April 1945 |
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| DE PREVAL
Marie - François |
Commander
|
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|
Marie François
DE-PREVAL was called up to 103 air base in October 1937. Demobilised
in October 1938, he was recalled and posted to the 32nd Wing
in March 1939, to GAO 512, then to the Châteauroux training
centre in May 1940. He was demobilised in August 1940, before
being recalled to Blida and posted to the Marrakech school in
August 1943. Marie François DE PREVAL was one of the
reinforcement crews for the bomber groups stationed in Great
Britain in October 1943. He was posted to Squadron 346 (GB I/23)
from June 1944 to February 1945.
After the war, he was posted to the senior command of the Air
Force Academy in June 1945 and then to the Cognac Academy.
Marie François DE-PREVAL was demobilised in March 1946. |
Born 27 August
1912 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Died 29 January 1993 in
Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| DEPREZ |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DEPREZ Jean
- Edouard |
Commander
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Born 23 November
1901, Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 2 November 1977 |
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| DE-QUILLAC
Pierre Auguste |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
- On June 12,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No720, damaged in air combat,
crashes on landing The crew is unscathed
- June 14, 1940, his Aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No604 is shot
by German Fighters. Sergeant DE-QUILLAC is killed. |
Born May 10,
1904 in Paris
Killed June 14, 1940 at Buchères (10 - Aube) |
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| DE-RENEUVILLE
Bertrand |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
His aircraft,
the Potez 63-11 No582 was shot down by the Flak on May 22, 1940.
Lieutenant DE-RENEVILLE, seriously wounded, is taken prisoner
but will die the next day. |
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| DERVILLE
Ignace - Louis |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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Born
15 May 1914 in Wervicq-Sud (59 - Nord)
Died at Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Haut de Seine) on 28 February
2004 |
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| DE SAINT-EXUPERY
Antoine |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
He was reported
missing in action on July 31,1944 |
Born on June 29,1900
in Lyon 2nd Arr (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 31 July 1944
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| DESALME
Marcel |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Observer
- Machine-Gunner
|
|
Born on 23
March 1908 |
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| DESBORDES
Guy Thomas |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Guy DESBORDES
entered the Ecole de Pilotage in 1936 after passing the netrée
examination. He obtained his Brevet de Pilote Militaire on 27
November 1936 and joined the GAO 510 in May 1937.
Wounded on 5 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°493. The aircraft
was pursued by 8 German fighters and had to make a makeshift
landing in the countryside. Guy DESBORDES, Pilot, managed to
extricate himself from the aircraft, but the Gunner and the
Observer were killed during the fight.
Guy DESBORDES was evacuated to Beauvais Hospital, then transferred
to Saint-Germain en Laye for a 10-day convalescence.
He then managed to reach his parents' home in the Loir et Cher
region, and on 13 September 1940 crossed the demarcation line
to join his group in Pau.
Guy DESBORDES had a 27-year career in the French Air Force and
became a Colonel. |
Born in Crouy
sur Cosson (41 - Loir et Cher) on 7 March 1917
Died at Orléans (45 - Loiret) on 11 May 2008 |
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| DE-SEGUINA-PAZZIS
Roger |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
Observer
|
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| DE SORBIER
DE POUGNADORESSE Jean |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
After the Armistice,
Jean DE SORBIER DE POUGNADORESSE joined the Resistance and,
under the alias "Sales", became Chief of Staff to
Colonel Claude MONOD, alias "Calude Morait", leader
of the Chatillonais Maquis in Burgundy; Jean DE SORBIER DE POUGNADORESSE
took part in the battle of Maisey Le Duc from 9 to 11 September
1944, which pitted the Resistance against a heavily armed German
column of 400 men. This column was put to flight after fierce
fighting and the support of armoured elements of General LECLERC's
2nd DB. |
Born 15 March
1911 in Pougnadoresse (30 - Gard)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 31 March 1973 |
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| DE STADIEU
Jacques - Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Jacques DE
STADIEU was called up for military service in 1938 and attended
reserve officer courses. He qualified as an observer in 1939
and joined GAO 546. After escaping from France on 23 June 1940,
he went to England and was posted to GRB 1 in Douala, then to
Fort Lamy. He was taken prisoner by the Italians, but managed
to escape on 25 December 1943. He was transferred to GT I/15
Touraine in 1946 before being demobilised in December of the
same year and transferred to the reserves. |
Born in Lagrasse
(11 - Aude) on 17 January 1914
Died in Pontivy (56 - Morbihan) on 21 January 2010 |
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| DE-STAMPA
Pierre |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 19,
1940, Potez 63-11 No.580 was shot down by Me109. Sergeant DE-STAMPA
is taken prisoner. |
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| DE-TARLE |
Commander
|
|
Staff
Group
|
Commander of
the Group GR I/55 |
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| DE-THUISY
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO I/589
|
Observer
|
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| DETRIE Roger |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 12,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 444, was shot down by German
Fighters. The crew is taken prisoner. |
Born on 19
February 1912 in Perreux sur Marne (94 - Val de Marne)
Died 18 February 1986 in Paris (75) |
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Commander
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| DE-VERDILHAC |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Commander of
Group GR I/14 |
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| DE-VILLANCOURT |
Lieutenant
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GAO 552
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Wounded by
accident on May 15, 1940 |
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| DEWISME |
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| D'ARNAUD
DE-VITROLLES René - Marie |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Observer
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René D'ARNAUD DE
VITROLLES started out as an infantryman and took part in the
fighting of the 1st World War. He eventually joined the French
Air Force and passed his pilot's licence in 1922. He took
part in a record attempt with Coste: Paris - Aswan 3400 kms...
On mobilisation, he commanded a Bombardment Group in Marrakech,
before taking command of GR I/52.
After the Armistice, he joined the French Interior Forces
and became part of the "Alliance" organisation.
Arrested by the Germans, he was imprisoned in Lyon, but managed
to escape to London and then to General Giraud in Algiers.
After the war, he was in charge of Air Maroc, then the 3 Région
Aérienne in Bordeaux, the Ecoles de l'Armée
de l'Air in Paris, and finally the 5eme Région Aérienne
in Algiers.
He then spent 24 years as mayor of Vitrolles.
On March 16, 1940, the
Potez 637 is hit by the flak during a low-altitude mission.
The Pilot being wounded, it is the Lieutenant-Colonel DE-VITROLLES
who thanks to the double-orders, succeeds to return and to
land without encumbrance on his ground.
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Born on 1 January
1899 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died on 24 September 1993 |
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| D'HENNEZEL |
Captain
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Observer
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On May 17,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No645, hit by the Flak,
managed to join his airfield, but crashes on landing. Captain
D'HENNEZEL who parachuted will be taken prisoner. |
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| DILLAT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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GAO I/506
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Pilot
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Wounded on
aerial combat on November 6, 1939 |
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| DISCORS |
Captain
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GAO 545
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| DODELIER |
Captain
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GAO 586
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Squadron
Commander
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Commander of
the Squadron from May 1940, replacing Captain Pénicaud.
He will be killed during a mission to Ethiopia September 9,
1940 |
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| DOLEAC René
- Julien |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Potez 63-11 No.501: June
21, 1940, before the Armistice, the Crew tries the crossing
of the Mediterranean, but victim of an oil leak, it must land
in Mallorca in Spain. The crew is taken prisoner and the aircraft
is restored under the Spanish color.
He was killed in Algeria.
He was then Lieutenant-Colonel
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Born on 2 August
1916 in Aureilhan (65 - Hautes-Pyérénées)
Killed on 16 October 1956 in Maréchal FOCH (will become
Labartache- Algeria) |
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| DOMAGE |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| DOMAIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 552
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Pilot
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| DORIZON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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| DORSINFANG
Georges |
Captain
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GAO 515
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Pilot
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| DOUCET |
Corporal
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GAO 552
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded on
aerial combat on May 18, 1940 |
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| DROITCOURT |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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His aircraft,
No. 26 Potez 637, was shot down on November 7, 1939 during an
aerial combat against a major Me109 formation. Staff-Sergeant
DROITCOURT is seriously injured. |
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| DRONNEAU
Léon - Julien |
Commander
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Born February
14, 1897 |
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| DROUET Alfred
- Ferdinand |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May 14,
1940, returning from a mission, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11
No 684 spin and crashes on landing: the crew is killed. |
Born on 15
December 1911 at Varaves (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Vassincourt (55 - Meuse) |
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| DUBIN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DUBOIS André |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On May 13,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 393 is badly damaged
by Me109 and crashes in the field. Lieutenant DUBOIS is seriously
injured. |
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| DUBOIS
Stéphane |
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GAO 545
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Pilot
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Patented
Pilot March 5, 1937, he is assigned to GAR 525 at St Jean D'Angély
before joining the GAO 545 |
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| DUBOIS François
- Julien |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Potez 63-11
No.203 was shot down by the Flak on May 21, 1940 during a low-altitude
mission. The crew is killed. |
Born on 25
August 1916 at Rumilly (74 - Haute-Savoie)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Amiens (80 - Somme) |
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| DUBOSCQ |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO 518
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Pilot
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Missing on
November 24, 1939 |
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| DUBOSCQ |
Captain
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GAO 543
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| DUCASSE
Georges |
Lieutenant
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GAO I/520
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Pilot
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Wounded
on aerial combat on October 16, 1939 |
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| DUCROCQ
René |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| DUCRUIX |
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from
May 1940
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Observer
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Left the Group
GAO II/551 on 11 February 1940 for Marignane.
He joined the GR II/33 from May 1940 |
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| DUDEZERT
Roger - Simon |
Captain
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Observer
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Roger DUDEZERT, admitted
to the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1924,
was promoted to lieutenant in 1928. Fluent in Arabic and Berber
dialects, he was appointed platoon leader in the Compagnie
Saharienne du Hoggar.
The Potez 637 No.54
is attacked on September 30, 1939 by 3 Me109 and crashes into
flames. Captain DUDEZERT, unscathed, parachutes.
On May 15, 1940, the
Potez 63-11 No.439 is severely hit by the Flak and must land,
train back, campaign. The aircraft is destroyed, but the crew
is unscathed.
After the war, Roger
DUDEZERT was appointed Colonel, and took command of the Colomb-Béchat
zone. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1949.
Faced with developments
in Algeria, he retired.
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Born January
7, 1906 in Rouen (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died February 16, 1978, Biarritz (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) |
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| DUFFAUD |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 14,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No188 was hit by the Flak. The
pilot, managed to land: Sergeant DUFFAUD is unscathed. |
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| DUFOUR François |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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On May 25,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 350 is hit by the Flak
and must land in the countryside where he is burned by the crew.
Unwilling, the Chief Warrant Officer DUFOUR will be taken prisoner. |
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| DUGIT-GROS
Ernest |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Commander 2nd
Squadron of GR I/14 |
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| DUGNAT Georges
- Benoist |
Sergeant
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on5/03/1940
on 11/05/1940
on 22/05/1940
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Machine-Gunner
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Georges DUGNAT
joined the French Air Force on November 10, 1938.
From GAO544, he was transferred to GR II/52 on May 13, 1940,
then to the GR II/55 on May 22.
He was killed in February 1945 while serving with Groupe de
Bombardement 2/33 "Guyenne". |
Born August
25, 1920 in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed February 21, 1945 in Lollbach (Germany) |
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| DUMANOIS
Emile - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born in Toulon
(83 - Var) on 17 July 1913
Died at Chalon-sur-Saône (71 - Saône et Loire) on
25 July 2005 |
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| DUMAS Hubert
- Marius |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On March 24th,
1940, the Potez 637 No.36 is shot down during a fight opposing
it to 4 Me109. The plane crashes to the ground Sergeant DUMAS
badly wounded, will die soon after. |
Born on 25
May 1918 at Raon-l'Etape (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 25 March 1940 at the Saint-Louis Les Bitche Supplementary
Hospital (57 - Moselle) |
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| DUMINIL
Joseph - Michel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On September
23, 1939, his aircraft, the Mureaux 115 No. 41 crashes accidentally:
the crew is unscathed |
Born in Gaillon
(27 - Eure) on 16 February 1916
Died in Paris (75) on 10 April 1994 |
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| DU-PARC
Guillaume - Henri |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On September
27, 1939, the Potez 637 No.4 is shot down by 9 Me109: The crew
is killed |
Born March
4, 1908 in Cognac (16 - Charente)
Killed on September 27, 1939 at tenteling (57 - Moselle) |
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| DUPOND |
Commander
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GAO 581
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| DUPONT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO II/506
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Observer
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Wounded on
aerial combat on May 26, 1940 |
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| DUPONT |
Lieutenant
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on June
1st, 1940
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Observer
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Joined the
Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.54 |
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| DUPRAT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Sub-Lieutenant
DUPRAT, like Lieutenant MARTIN, was originally from the Auvergne
and was a schoolteacher in civilian life. These similarities
led to a close friendship between the two men. |
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| DUPUIS Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO I/520
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Pilot
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| DUPUY |
Sergeant
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GAO I/508
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Pilot
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Wounded by
accident on May 6, 1940 |
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| DURAND |
Commander
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GAO 516
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| DURAND
Robert - Léon |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
May 19, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.673 was hit by the Flak and crashed
into flames. The crew is killed. |
Born
on 11 December 1913 at Les Gras (25 - Doubs)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Saint Germainmont (08 - Ardennes) |
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| DURANTHON |
Lieutenant
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| DURET André
- Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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from
May 1940
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Observer
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André
DURET left the Group in May 1940 to join GR II/33. |
Born on 11
July 1914 in
Paris
Died 29 September 2000 at Cayeux-sur-Mer (80 - Somme) |
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| DURIEZ Jean
- Henri |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born in Séclin
(59 - Nord) on 4 January 1907
Died at Faches-Thumesnil (59 - Nord) on 5 July 1984 |
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| DUTARTRE
Eugène - Hector |
Lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 5,
1940, Potez 63-11 No. 592 was shot down by 6 Me109. The crew
is killed. |
Born
in Calais on September 10, 1900
Killed on June 05, 1940 at Thil
Manneville (76 - Seine-Maritime)
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| DUTERTRE
Jean - Marius |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born
in Lyon. He left Saint-cyr in 1932 and joined the infantry before
joining the Observation Air Force in 1938. He is assigned to
the GR II/33 as a detachment of the Army. |
Born on 20
March 1913 in Lyon
Died in Lyon on 6 June 1992 |
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| DU-TERTRE |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
September 6, 1939, returning from a night mission in bad weather,
the Potez 637 No.47 must land in the campaign on the belly and
is destroyed.The crew is unscathed. |
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| DU-TERTRE
Jean |
Captain
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Staff
group
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Commander of
the Group GAO509 |
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| DUVAL |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machien-Gunner
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| DUVAL |
Master-Corporal
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GAO 581
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Machine-Gunner
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| DUVERGIER
Louis - Julien |
Captain
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Born on 26
January 1896 in Bruges (33 - Gironde)
Died at Le Vésinet (78 - Yvelines) on 4 December 1978 |
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