1019 Reconnaissance crew members are listed bellow in alphabetical order.

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Name	Rank	Unit	Post	Informations	Civil-statut	Photo	Indiv. Card	Citations
LA-BAS Marcelin	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO I/589	Pilot
LABBE DE-LA GENARDIERE Etienne - Edgard	Commander	GAO 503	Commander of group	Former officer cadet at the Ecole Militaire Spéciale de Saint-Cyr: "Mangin" class (1929 - 1931) After the war, General Labbé de La Génardière commanded the operational air groups of the Eastern Sahara at Ouargla, then the Western Sahara at Colomb-Béchar between October 1956 and June 1958. Subsequently, from 1960, he commanded the Sahara Specialised Air Units Group.	Born 15 February 1910, Autun (71 - Saône et Loire)) Died February 17th 1985 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne)
LABOURDETTE Abel - Alexis	Adjutant	GR I/52	Machine-Gunner	May 13, 1940, Bloch MB174 No.11 is shot down by 3 Me109. The crew is killed.	Born on 24 February 1908 at Estos (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Killed on 13 May 1940 at Nicey (55 - Meuse)
LACAILLE Pierre Gaston	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/14	Machine-Gunner�	On September 9, 1939, his aircraft, a Bloch MB131, badly damaged during an air combat with 6 ME109, manages to reach his airfield, but crashes on landing: Staff-Sergeant LACAILLE is wounded.	Born January 22, 1912 in Nanterre (75 - Paris) Died in deportation to Buchenwald
LACORDAIRE	Sub-Lieutenant	GR II/33	Pilot
LAEMMEL Hippolyte - Louis	Lieutenant	GR I/33	Observer	Gravely burned on October 16, 1939 aboard the Potez 637 No. 17 hit hard by the flak	Born: April 8, 1910 Died June 19, 1987, Saverne (67 - Bas-Rhin)
LAFAUCHERE		GAO II/551
LAFOND Gilbert	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 511	Observer
LAFRANCE Paul	Lieutenant	GAO 501	Observer		Born in Paris (75) on 12 February 1904 Died at Lunel (34 - Hérault) on 19 December 1997
LAGACHE		GR II/33	Observer
LAGARDE René - Louis	Chief Warrant Officer	GR I/52	Observer	On September 26, 1939, the Potez 637 No.46 is shot down by German Fighters and the Flak. Chief Warrant Officer LAGARDE parachutes, but too low and kills himself when he gets to the ground.	Born on 26 July 1901 at Saint-Gratien Savigny (58 - Nièvre) Killed on 26 September 1939 at Sigmaringen)
LAHAYE Marie	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 515
LAINEY Paul	Captain	GR I/22	Pilot Staff 2nd Sqn.	On May 12, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 444, was shot down by German Fighters. Captain LAINEY, wounded, is taken prisoner.
LAINS Jacques	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO I/520	Observer
LALVEE	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 553	Pilot	Wounded and taken prisoner on October 6, 1939
LAMBERT	Lieutenant	GAO II/508	Pilot	Wounded, in aerial combat on September 27, 1939
LAMBERT	Lieutenant	GAO 553		Killed, in aerial combat on September 28, 1939
LAMEY	Commander	GAO 547 GR I/14		Commander of Group GR I/14
LAMY François - Xavier	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/35	Observer	On May 12, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.317 was assaulted by 9 Me109 and crashed to the ground before igniting. The crew is injured.	Born on 9 July 1914 in Saint-Laurent en Grandvaux (39 - Jura) Died in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 2 February 1998
LANDRY Jean-Marie	Adjutant	GR I/35	Machine-Gunner
LANEUZE Pierre - Maurice	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/52	Observer	On April 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Bloch MB174 No.31 is shot down by German Fighters. The crew is killed	Born on 25 April 1915 at Saint-Yrieux (16 - Charente) Killed on 20 April 1940 at Turquestein Blancrupt (57 - Moselle)
LANEYRIE	Lieutenant	GAO 515
LANGLOIS	Chief Warrant Officer	GAO I-551
LANVARIO Jean - Joachim	Sergeant	GR I/35	Pilot	After the war, in 1956, he became a test pilot with Nord Aviation and was involved in the development of the Nord 2506 and Nord 2508. In 1963, as Chief Test Pilot, he made the first flight of the C-160 Transall.	Born in Crest (26 - Drôme) on 5 December 1918 Died February 6th 1906 at Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
LAPADU-HARGUES Bernard	Lieutenant	GAO 553	Observer
LAPANNE Pierre - Gaston	Lieutenant	GAO 507	Pilot		Born in Saint-Max (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 13 April 1905 Died at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 16 December 1996
LARDENNOIS	Lieutenant	GAO 547	Pilot
LARMIER Lucien	Captain	GR I/36	Observer	On May 10, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.202, severely damaged by the Flak, managed to reach the Gubelange field. The Captain LARMIER, accidentally ejected from the aircraft, parachutes and is taken prisoner when arriving on the ground,	Born in Neuvelle-lès-Champlitte (70 - Saône) on 18 August 1904 Died 8 January 1987 at la Teste-De-Buch (33 - Gironde)
LARPENT Serge - Louis	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 544 GR I/35	Observer	Leaves the Group GAO 544 to join the GR I/35 on March 25, 1940. His aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.620, was shot down during an air fight against 3 Me109 on June 4, 1940. Sub Lieutenant LARPENT was killed.	Born on 17 April 1918 at Salbris (41 - Loir-et-Cher) Died at Auger Saint Vincent (60 - Oise) on 04 June 1940
LAUGEROTTE	Sergeant	GR II/14	Pilot	Confirmed presence in the Group from May 1940 to August 1941.
LAURENT	Sergeant	GAO I/514	Machine-Gunner
LAURENT Jean	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO I/520	Observer
LAURENT Pierre - Louis	Captain	GR I/36	Chef de Bord	On November 22, 1939, Bloch 131 No.122 was shot down by Morane MS406 from GC II/2. Captain LAURENT is killed.	Born on 22 January 1905 at Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique) Killed on 22 November 1939 at Versigny (02 - Aisne)
LAUX François	Captain	GR II/33	Pilot	On April 16, 1940, his Aircraft, Bloch MB174 n°16 was destroyed in a fight with the opponent at 2 Me109. The Aircraft crashes to the ground and ignites. Captain LAUX, badly wounded and burned, is the only survivor. With the rank of Colonel, he was deputy to the general commanding the 3rd Air Region.	Born on 4 September 1900 at Longeville en Barrois (55 - Meuse) Died at Longeville en Barrois on 15 January 1970
LAVAUR		GAO II/551
LAYAHE	Sergeant	GAO I/520	Pilot
LAYEC Gilbert - Marie	Lieutenant	GR I/52	Pilot	- On March 16, 1940, the Potez 637 is hit by the flak during a low-altitude mission. The Lieutenant LAYEC being wounded, it is the Observer who thanks to the double-commands, succeeds to return and to land without encumbrance on his ground. - June 15, 1940, his camera, a Bloch MB 174 is damaged by the Flak, but he manages to bring it back to the ground. Lieutenant LAYEC is unharmed. He was killed on 20 October 1943 in England during a training flight while serving with the FAFL in RAF Fighter Group Alsace - 341.	Born on 20 June 1915 in Saint-Gildas de Rhuys (56 - Morbihan) Killed on 23 October 1943 at Perramporth (England)
LE-BAIL Jean-Baptiste - Yves	Chief Warrant Officer	GR II/22	Pilot	- On November 7, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No31, attacked by 9 Me109 must land on his belly. The Chief Warrant Officer LE BAIL is unscathed - May 14, 1940, returning from a mission, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No684 spin and crashes on landing: the crew is killed.	Born 06 October 1907 at Alençon (61 - Orne) Killed at Vassincourt (55 - Meuse) on 14 May 1940
LEBEL Henri	Lieutenant	GAO I/551	Observer	Killed, in aerial combat on May 15, 1940
LE-BLEVENNEC	Sub-lieutenant	GAO 543	Observer
LE-BRAS	Sergeant	GR I/14	Pilot	On June 12, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No720, damaged in air combat, crashes on landing. The crew is unscathed
LEBRUN Jean	Lieutenant	GR I/55	Pilot	Commander of 1st squadron of Group GR I/55
LEBRUN Maurice	Lieutenant	GR I/33	Observer		Born March 27, 1910 in Paris Died August 17, 2006 at Valençay (36 - Indre)
LEBRUN Raymond	Lieutenant	GAO 501	Observer
LECHEVREL Maurice - Marcel	Sub-Lieutenant	GR II/22	Observer	- On October 30, 1939, during a night reconnaissance mission, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11, hit by enemy fire, must land in open country but ends his race in a pylon: the crew is unscathed - On May 15, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 258 was shot down in aerial combat. The crew is killed.	Born on 01 November 1916 at Domfront (61 - Orne) Killed on 15 May 1940 at Sauville (08 - Ardennes)
LECLERC	Lieutenant	GAO III/551	Observer	Cavalry Lieutenant detached to the GAO III/551
LECLERE Jean - Julien	Commander	GAO 512	Pilot and Cder of the Group	On 26 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n°780 was shot down by 4 Me109s after a fierce 15-minute battle. Two Me 109s, out of ammunition, broke off the fight, but in the end the aircraft was seriously hit and crashed into a farmhouse at Gimbrett. The crew was killed.	Born on 27 December 1896 at Condé en Brie (02 - Aisne) Killed on 26 May 1940 at Gimbiett (67 - Bas-rhin)
LECOMTE	Sergeant	GR I/35	Machine-Gunner
LECORRE	Sergeant	GAO 546		Wounded, in aerial combat on June 9, 1940
LE-COSSEC Yves - Joseph	Staff-Sergeant	GR II/22	Machine-Gunner	On May 14, 1940, returning from a mission, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No684 spin and crashes on landing: the crew is killed	Born on 30 October 1910 in Plobannalec-Lesconil (29 - Finistère) Killed on 14 May 1940 at Vassincourt (55 - Meuse)
LEFEBVRE André - Adolphe	Lieutenant	GAO 501	Observer		Born in Douai (59 - Nord) on 6 April 1907 Died at Libourne (33 - Gironde) on 26 October 1974
LEFEBVRE Geoffroy	Sergeant	GR II/55	Pilot	On June 9, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.198 was severely hit several times by the flak and crashed on landing on Buc's ground. Sergeant LEFEVRE is unscathed.
LEGENDRE	Sergeant	GR I/35	Machine-Gunner	Joined the Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.13
LE-GOASGUEN Raymond	Lieutenant	GAO I/508	Observer	Killed, in aerial combat on May 18, 1940
LEGRAND	Chief Warrant Officer	GAO 501	Machine-Gunner	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, Chief Warrant Officer LEGRAND will be taken prisoner.
LE-GROIGNEC Jacques - Etienne	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/36	Pilot	Potez 63-11 n° 501 : On 21 June 1940, before the Armistice, the crew attempted to cross the Mediterranean, but an oil leak forced them to land in Majorca, Spain. The crew was taken prisoner and the aircraft was refurbished under Spanish colours. Jacques LE GROIGNEC joined the FAFL and became a fighter pilot. He commanded a fighter squadron in Alsace and Germany. After the war, he pursued a busy military career in the French air force, being appointed Air Division General in 1968, then Air Corps General in 1970. Jacques Le Groignec is a Commander of the Legion of Honour, holder of the Second World War Cross and the Aeronautics Medal.	Born on 12 October 1918 in Nouméa (New Caledonia) Died on 22 January 2009
LEHOUX	Lieutenant	GR II/55		Commander of the 4th Squadron of the GR II/55
LELEU Gilbert	Lieutenant	GAO I/506	Pilot	Killed, in aerial combat on September 10, 1939
LEMAIRE Louis	Staff-Sergeant	GAO II/520	Observer	Killed by accident on December 22, 1939
LE-MOAL	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/33	Radio - Machine-Gunner
LEMOINE Georges - Emile - Marie	Chief Warrant Officer	GR II/22	Pilot	- January 13, 1940, the Chief Warrant Officer LEMOINE is forced to evacuate in flight his aircraft, a bloch MB131 caught in the mist.Il will be injured during the jump. - On May 15, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 258 was shot down in aerial combat. The crew is killed.	Born on 18 July 1908 at Rennes (35 - Ille et Vilaine) Killed on 15 May 1940 at Sanville (08 - Ardennes)
LENCLUD	Lieutenant	GAO I/551	Observer
LENOIR André	Lieutenant	GR II/33	Observer	On May 24, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No607 was shot down by the Flak. The crew is killed.	Born on 13 June 1908 Killed on 24 May 1940 at Les Attaques (62 - Pas De Calais)
LEON	Aspirant	GAO 504	Observer	On October 17, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 390 No. 88 is destroyed on landing: the crew is unscathed
LEONARD André - René	Captain	GAO 505	Observer	On 21 September 1939, despite being protected by Morane 406s, his aircraft, Potez 39 no. 50, was shot down by enemy fighters. Unhurt, Staff Sergeant Claude ACHAINTRE managed to land the aircraft in the field, but Captain André LEONARD was killed by German fighters during the battle.	Born on 1st April 1909 at Sézanne (51 - Marne) Killed on 21 September 1939 in Gersheim (Germany)
LEPLAN	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/33	Machine-Gunner	On September 20, 1939, his aircraft, Potez 637 No. 25 was destroyed by the Flak on September 20, 1939. Sergeant LEPLAN, wounded is taken prisoner.
LEQUEU	Lieutenant	GAO II/508	Observer
LE RAT	Sergeant	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner 3rd Squ.	After the Armistice, he joined the Free French Air Force and fought with Groupe Lorraine Squadron 342.
LEROY	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/22	Pilot	Wounded on September 17, 1939 aboard Bloch MB131 No. 86. This one, attacked by 5 Me109 lands in flame and finishes his race in the trees.
LE-SAOUT Henri - François	Adjutant	GR I/52	Pilot	- On October 3, 1939, Potez 637 No.39 was badly damaged by the Flak during a low-altitude mission. The Pilot managed to join the French lines, but crashed on landing. The crew is unscathed. - December 21, 1939, the Potez 637 No.41 is shot down by German Fighters and crushes on the ground. The crew is killed	Born on 1 May 1910 in Brest (29 - Finistère) Killed on 21 December 1939 at Barembach (67 - Bas-Rhin)
LESCHI	Commander	GAO I/514
LESCUYER Jean	Lieutenant	GAO II/508	Observer	Wounded, in aerial combat on June 5, 1940
LEVAILLANT	Sergeant	GR I/35 GAO 501	Machine-Gunner
LEVASSEUR Claude	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 547	Observer	Killed, in aerial combat on May 14, 1940
LEVESQUE	Commander	GAO I/508
LEVY Clément - Nahman	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/33	Observer	On June 17, 1940, the Potez 63-11 n° 454 hit by the flak crashes close to a motorized German column: the LEVY Sub-Lieutenant is killed.	Born on 2 August 1915 in Safad (Palestine) Killed on 17 June 1940
LEVY Marcel	Aspirant	GAO 509	Pilot	Before the war, Marcel LEVY owned the fashion shop "Le Petit Paris" in Tours. He was sent for training in the winter of '39 and only returned on June 10, 1940, unable to take part in the fighting. He was killed on August 15, 1944 in Algeria while serving with GB 2/63.	Born November 30, 1917 at Koenigsmacker (57 - Moselle) Killed August 15, 1944 at Misserghin (Algeria)
LEYGNAC Louis - Jean	Sergeant	GAO 501	Machine-Gunner	Killed aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 297 shot by German Fighters May 13, 1940.	Born on 24 February 1914 in Seilhac (19 - Corrèze) Killed on 13 May 1940 at Aarschot (Belgium)
LEYNAUD Georges	Staff-Sergeant	GAO 518	Pilot	Killed, in aerial combat on June 15, 1940
LHERITIER	Captain	GAO 510	Commander of Group
LHOSTE Bernard	Sergeant	GAO III/551	Machine-Gunner	Wounded on June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.365 shot down by 7 Me109.
LICITRI Christian	Sergeant	GAO 512	Machine-Gunner	On 26 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n°780 was shot down by 4 Me109s after a fierce 15-minute battle. Two Me 109s, out of ammunition, broke off the fight, but in the end the aircraft was seriously hit and crashed into a farmhouse at Gimbrett. The crew was killed.	Born in Paris (75) on 22 December 1915 Killed on 26 May 1940 at Gimbiett (67 - Bas-rhin)
LIEB Georges	Lieutenant	GAO III/551	Observer	On May 15, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.389 was shot down by 7 Me109. The Pilot manages to put his aircraft in the open countryside. Lieutenant LIEB is seriously injured.
LIEBERT	Chief Warrant Officer	GAO 507	Machine-Gunner	On May 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot down during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Chief Warrant Officer LIEBERT, seriously injured, is taken prisoner.
LODS	Adjudant	GR I/33	Machine-Gunner
LOIR		GAO II/551
LOMBARD Louis	Sergeant	GAO I/551	Machine-Gunner	Wounded and taken prisoner on May 15, 1940
LORY Denis	Lieutenant	GR II/55		On October 11, 1939, his Bloch 131 crashes on landing: Lieutenant LORY is wounded	Born on 25 September 1916 in Saint-Germain Des Bois (71 - Haute-Saône) Died in Paris (75) on 4 December 2002
LOUCHARD Marius	Captain	GR I/36	Pilot	The Potez 63-11 No.173, damaged by the Flak during his mission May 14, 1940, crashed on landing on his land. Captain LOUCHARD is killed.	Born on 30 December 1905 at Mont-de-Marsan (40 - Landes) Killed on 14 May 1940 at Neufchâteau (88 - Vosges)
LOUIS	Lieutenant	GAO 507	Pilot	On May 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot down during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Lieutenant LOUIS, wounded, is taken prisoner.
LOUSSALEZ	Chief Warrant Officer	GR I/36	Pilot	On November 22, 1939, Bloch 131 No.122 was shot down by Morane MS406 from GC II/2. Chief Warrant Officer LOUSSALEZ is injured.
LUCAS René	Staff-Sergeant	GR II/55	Pilot	On June 1, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.320 is shot down by the Flak and must land in the countryside. Staff-Sergeant LUCAS, wounded, is taken prisoner.
LUCAS Pierre - Théodore	Staff-Sergeant	GAO 510	Machine-Gunner	On May 27, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 623, damaged by the flak, was finally shot down by 7 Me109. Staff Sergeant LUCAS is Killed.	Born on 30 October 1908 at Lorient (56 - Morbihan) Killed on 27 May 1940 at Chaussoy-Espagny (80 - Somme)
LUCQUES	Commander	GR I/22	Staff Group
LUSSIER Roger - Jean	Adjutant	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner	He was killed on May 18,1942 at El-Aouina, Algeria	Born on 14 June 1913 in La Rochelle (17 - Charente-Maritime) Killed on 18 May 1942 at El Aouina (Algeria)
LUTHEREAU Alphonse	Lieutenant	GR I/35 on August 26, 1939	Observer	Observer detached to the Group on August 26, 1939..
LUX Jean	Chief Warrant Officer	GAO 552	Pilot	Killed, in aerial combat on May 13, 1940
LYON	Captain	GR II/14	Staff 3rd Squ.
LYONNAT	Lieutenant	GAO 502	Observer