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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MAGNIN |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 10,
1940, Potez 63-11 No50 was seriously damaged by the Flak, but
managed to reach his land. The crew is unharmed, but the aircraft
is destroyed. |
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MAHIEUX
Ernest |
Captain
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Observer
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MAINGUY |
Commander
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GAO 511
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MAISONNOBE
Germain |
Captain
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Staff
group |
Commander
of the Group GAO 509 |
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MALHERBE
Roland |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Staff-Sergeant
in 1937, he was appointed adjutant on April 1, 1940 |
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MALLE |
Aspirant
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GR II/52
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Pilot
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MANCERI |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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MANESCAU
Marie |
Lieutenant
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GR II/55
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Pilot
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Killed in aerial
combat on May 18, 1940 |
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MANN André
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Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO 503
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Observer
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Killed in aerial
combat on May 16, 1940 |
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MANO |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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MARCHAL |
Adjutant
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Observer
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MARCUSSE
Robert - Vincent |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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May 12, 1940,
his Aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No.80 is touched by the Flak.
ALieutenanthough seriously injured, the Pilot managed to land
in the field but died soon after. Sub-Lieutenant MARCUSSE is
also killed. |
Born on 21
July 1916 at Geaune (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Pommérieux (57 - Moselle) |
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MARIAGE
Pierre |
Commander
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MARICHY
André |
Sergeant
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Radio
- Machine-gunner
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MARIE Pierre
- Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Observer
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- On November
7, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No31, attacked by 9 Me109 must
land on the belly. The Chief Warrant Officer MARIE is unscathed.
- On January 13, 1940, the Chief Warrant Officer MARIE is forced
to evacuate in flight his aircraft, a bloch MB131 caught in
the mist. His parachute goes into a torch and he kills himself
when he gets to the ground. |
Born on 03
June 1908 at Berchères Les Pierres (28 - Eure et Loire)
Killed on 13 January 1940 at Hautecourt les Bovilles (55 - Meuse) |
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MARINET
Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO 513
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Pilot
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MARRAST
Marcelin |
Captain
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GAO 547
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Pilot
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Killed in aerial
combat on May 14, 1940 |
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MARSEILLE
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO I/514
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Pilot
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Killed in aerial
combat on May 22, 1940 |
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MARTELLIERE
Pierre Adolph |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed on September
9, 1939 aboard the Bloch MB131, which, badly damaged during
an air combat with 6 ME109, manages to join his land, but crashes
on landing. |
Born September
4, 1918 in Choue (41 - Loir et Cher)
Killed on September 9, 1939 at Toul (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) |
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MARTIN |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner�
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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. Sergeant MARTIN is wounded during the engagement. |
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MARTIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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GR II/52
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Pilot
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MARTIN Dominique |
Master-Corporal
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GAO 547
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded and
taken prisoner on May 14, 1940 |
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MARTIN Robert
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Lieutenant
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GAO 510
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Observer
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Killed in aerial
combat on June 8, 1940 |
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MARTINANT-SURIN |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 513
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded by
accident on May 28, 1940 |
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MARTIN-DES-PALLIERES
Jean |
Captain
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GAO I/589
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MARTINET
Louis - Jean-Marie |
Captain
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Pilot
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Born April
5, 1901 |
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MARTINI |
Staff-Sergeant
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GR II/55
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded in
aerial combat on May 18, 1940 |
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MARTRE Marcel
- François |
Captain
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Observer
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In 1936, Marcel MARTRE
was appointed Air Force Lieutenant in Brazzaville.
He returned to Metropolitan France in 1938 and took part in
the French Campaign as Commander of GR I/52 from May 1940.
Marcel MARTRE joined the Free French Forces and took part
in the fighting with the French expeditionary corps and the
Provence landings.
After the war, he attended the Ecole de Guerre, then took
part in the Indochina War. He was Inter-Allied Commander in
Europe and was responsible for the 2nd administrative office
in Fontainebleau. He was also Chief of Staff of the Air Force
in Germany.
Appointed Air Brigadier General in 1958, he was appointed
Commander of the 3rd Air Zone in Bordeaux in April 1961.
He was appointed Air Division General in 1962.
June 15, 1940, his camera,
a Bloch MB 174 is damaged by the Flak, but he manages to bring
it back to the ground. Captain MARTRE is injured
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Born on 5 December
1910 in Villelongue la Salanque (66 - Pyrénées
Atlantiques)
Died in Boulogne Billancourt (92 - Haut de Seine) on 30 June
2003 |
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MARTY André
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Lieutenant
|
GR II/55
|
Pilot
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Killed in aerial
combat on June 21, 1940 |
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MARY Raymond
Hyacinthe |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed on May
13, 1940 aboard a Potez 63-11 by shots from the ground. |
Born March
29, 1903 at Mesnil-Germain (14 - Calvados)
Killed May 13, 1940 at Burthecourt (54 - Meurthe et moselle) |
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MARZLOFF |
Captain
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Observer
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Cavalry
Captain detached to the GAO III/551 |
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MASSIE Roger |
Captain
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Observer
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Born on 20
June 1905
Killed on 5 December 1950 |
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MASSONI
Jean |
Captain
|
GAO I/551
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Observer
and 3rd Squadron Leader
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From GAO I / 551
Captain MASSONI was killed
by accident on October 15, 1941.
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Born in Nouméa
(New Caledonia) on 12 March 1911
Killed at Busset (03 - Allier) on 15 October 1941 |
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MATHELIN
Roger - Claude |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 7,
1940, Potez 63-11 No.827 was shot down by German fighters and
crashed into flames on the ground. The crew is killed. |
Born in Lyon
(69 - Rhône) on 17 June 1915
Killed at Roye (80 - Somme) on 7 June 1940 |
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MATHERN
Rémy - Joseph |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born February
24, 1911 in Bernolsheim (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Killed November 12, 1948 |
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MATHIVAT
Georges |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO 547
|
Pilot
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MATHY Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO 513
|
Pilot
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MATIGNON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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On September
29, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160, was accidentally
destroyed on landing when returning from a night mission. Chief
Warrant Officer MATIGNON is injured. |
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MAUREL Fernand |
Lieutenant
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GAO 503
|
Observer
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MAURON |
Staff-Sergeant
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MAYENCON
Auguste - André |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On June 6,
1940, despite a hunt protection, Potez 63-11 No.161 was shot
down by a group of 30 Me109. The crew is killed: Adjutant MAYENCON
is extracted from the seriously wounded aircraft, but will die
in the hospital where he is taken. |
Born on 11
September 1913 at Ripes (38 - Isère)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Cambrai (59 - Nord) |
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MAZERON |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO I/514
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Pilot
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MAZIERE |
Sergeant
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GAO 546
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Pilot
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MEGRET-DE-DEVISE
Christian |
Captain
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GAO II/520
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Wounded and
taken prisoner on May 24, 1940 |
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MEIGNAN
Jacques - Paul |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born on 15
July 1915 |
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MEITRET |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On March 11,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 22 was destroyed on
landing after an aerial combat with 5 Me109: Lieutenant MEITRET
is wounded |
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MELCHIOR
Maurice |
Aspirant
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GAO 553
|
Observer
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Wounded in
aerial combat on February 23, 1940 |
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MELOT Jean
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Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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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.
- 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
- On December 21, 1939, Potez 637 No.41 was shot down by German
fighters and crashed to the ground. The crew is killed |
Born on 25
July 1912 at Montbard (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 21 December 1939 at Barembach (67 - Bas-Rhin) |
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MENARD |
Lieutenant
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GAO I/551
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Observer
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MENET |
Sergeant
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GAO 510
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded and
taken prisoner on June 8, 1940 |
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MERCEUR
Auguste Marie |
Lieutenant
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Killed on June
21st, 1940 while trying to join the Group in Oran aboard a LeO
451 borrowed on the ground of Salon: After three attempts, the
Aircraft ends up taking off but crushes on the ground: the crew
is killed. |
Born February
6, Relecq-Kerhuon (29 - Finistère)
Killed June 21, 1940 at Salon de Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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MERCY Antoine |
Adjutant
|
GR II/52
|
Pilot
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Wounded in
aerial combat on September 30, 1939 |
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MERIC Jacques |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On June 13,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No 205, damaged in air combat,
crashes on landing. Lieutenant MERIC is unhurt. |
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MERMET Fran�ois
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Captain
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GAO 581
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Observer
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Killed in aerial
combat on June 13, 1940 |
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MESNAIN |
Sergeant
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GAO 512
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Machine-Gunner
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MEUNIER
Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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GAO 513
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MEYER René |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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MEYER-JARDIN |
Commander
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GAO 510
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MEYZONADE |
Captain
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Observer
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Observer
Officer detached to the Group on September 9, 1940 |
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MICHET-DE-LA-BAUME |
Captain
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GAO 517
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MICHON Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO I/589
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Pilot
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MILLET Georges
- Jean |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 17,
1940, Bloch MB 174 No. 9 was hit by the Flak. Sergeant MILLET,
believing the lost plane parachutes, but kills himself by hitting
the empennage. The pilot brings the aircraft back to Bourget
without any trouble. |
Born on 17
April 1912 at Pont à Mousson (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 17 May 1940 at Grisy-Les-Plâtres (78 - Yvelines) |
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MILLET |
Staff-Sergeant
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GR II/52
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded in
aerial combat on May 11, 1940 |
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MILLION
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 515
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Pilot
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MINARD |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Confirmed
presence in the Group from May 1940 to February 1941. |
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MINARD Jean |
Adjutant
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Radio
- Machine-Gunner
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MINARO |
Sergeant
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GAO I/584
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Machine-Gunner
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MOGUEZ Henri |
Commander
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Pilot
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On May 19,
1940, his aircraft, the Mureaux 115 No. 115 was shot down by
German Fighters. Heavily wounded, Commander MOGUEZ parachuted
himself. |
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MOINEAU |
Aspirant
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MOLINIER |
Master-Corporal
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GAO 510
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Machine-Gunner
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Wounded in
aerial combat on May 16, 1940 |
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MOLL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO I/506
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Observer
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Killed in aerial
combat on September 10, 1939 |
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MOLLE |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 543
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Machine-Gunner
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MOLLIERE |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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MONEL |
Lieutenant
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GAO 518
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Observer
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MONIGARD
Henri |
Captain
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Pilot
and 2nd Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer
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On June 8,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.691 was shot down by the Flak while
strafing a group of German armored vehicles. The plane must
land in the countryside. The crew is unscathed. |
Born on 25
October 1910 |
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MONNERET |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 17,
1940, the Potez 63-11 n° 454 hit by the flak crashes close
to a German motorized column: Sergeant MONNERET injured, is
taken prisoner. |
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MONTAGNON |
Captain
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Pilot
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On May 12,
1940, he was taken prisoner after his aircraft, the Mureaux
115 No. 42, was hit by the Flak. |
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MONTANTEME
Georges - Marius |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On June 8,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.691 was shot down by the Flak while
strafing a group of German armored vehicles. The plane must
land in the countryside. The crew is unscathed. |
Born on 11
August 1914 |
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MONTAUDIE
Jean |
Commander
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GAO 518
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Observer
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MORDACQ
Patrick |
Captain
|
GAO IV/551
|
Observer
|
Detached from
the 29th Dragon Regiment, he joined GAO IV / 551 on 09/29/1938
with the rank of Lieutenant. He will be promoted Captain on
01/10/1939. He was transferred on 01/10/1940 to the command
of the air forces 29 of the 32nd air region.
Opposite, the photo
of Captain MORDACQ as well as an extract from his service
records
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Born June 15,
1909 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on commissioned
service on February 26, 1945 in Algeria
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MOREAU |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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MOREAU René |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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His aircraft,
the Potez 637 No. 5 is attacked by Me109 on October 31, 1939,
he manages to regain his land, but Sergeant MOREAU is seriously
injured |
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MOREAU Edgard |
Captain
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Observer
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On May 12,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 637 No7 was hit by the flak during
a reconnaissance at low altitude. The pilot manages to return
to the field, but the Potez is irreparable. Captain Moreau is
seriously injured. |
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MOREAUX
Philippe |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May 12, 1940, his
aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No180 is badly damaged in an air
fight with 4 Me109, and crashes in the field: the crew is
unscathed.
On June 14, 1940, his
aircraft, Potez 63-11 No604 was shot down by German Fighters.
Sub-Lieutenant MOREAUX, injured, parachutes.
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MOREL |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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MORIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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GR II/55
|
Pilot
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MORILLON |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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MOT André |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 16,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No718 was destroyed by accident during
a flight at very low altitude: flying too low, these propellers
touch the ground, and the pilot must land in the countryside
... crew is unharmed. |
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MOTTEZ Stéphane
- Lucien |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born on 9 May
1914 in Saint-Brieuc (22 - Côte du Nord)
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 25 July 2004
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MOUGEL Paulin
- Joseph |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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- Injured during
an air fight on September 9, 1939
- On April 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Bloch MB174 No.31 is
shot down by German Fighters. The crew is killed |
Born on 22
October 1910 at Rupt-sur-Moselle (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 20 April 1940 at Turquestein Blancrupt (57 - Moselle) |
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MOUGEOT |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 517
|
Pilot
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MOUGNE André
|
Sergeant
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GAO 547
|
Machine-Gunner
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Killed in aerial
combat on May 14, 1940 |
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MOULS |
Lieutenant
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GAO 552
|
Observer
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MOURAREAU
Toussaint |
Sergeant
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GAO 515
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Machine-Gunner
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MOXICA Antoine
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Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 10,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 426 crashed on the
ground shortly after takeoff: Staff Sergeant MOXICA, severely
burned, will die on June 15.. |
On
June 10, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 426 crashed
on the ground shortly after takeoff: Staff Sergeant MOXICA,
severely burned, will die on June 15. |
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MOYNOT Jean |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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MOYNOT André
- Pierre |
Captain
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André
MOYNOT was killed on 5 May 1942. |
Born on 22
June 1913 at Asnières sur Seine (75 - Paris)
Killed at Marguerittes (30 - Gard) on 5 May 1942 |
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MOYON Hubert
Emile |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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He will be
killed by accident on December 7,1944 |
Born June 5,
1922 at Drefféac (44 - Loire Atlantique)
Killed December 7, 1944 at Plessé (44 - Loire Atlantique) |
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MUDRY
Auguste |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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He was sent
for training in the winter of '39 and only returned on June
10, 1940, unable to take part in the fighting. |
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