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
NASS Jean	Sergeant	GAO 502	Machine-Gunner	Seriously wounded on 16 June 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 844 hit by the Flak: he will be taken prisoner.
NAST Robert	Commander	GR I/22	Assistant to the commander of Group
NAUREILS Guy - Pierre	Sub-Lieutenant	GR II/22			Born: May 3, 1914 Died August 28, 1957
NAVELET Jean-Marie - Joseph	Lieutenant	GR I/33	Observer	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. Jean-Marie NAVELET, General and Commander of the ALAT, was killed on June 27 1967 when his Broussard crashed over the Black Forest.	Born August 4, 1911 Killed on June 27, 1967 over the Black Forest (Germany)
NAVERS	Sergeant	GAO 502	Machine-Gunner	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.
NEUVILLE	Captain	GR I/35	Observer	On May 23, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No.402 is attacked by Me109. The pilot managed to return to the field, however. Captain NEUVILLE is unharmed, but the gunner was killed during the fight.
NEUVILLE Pierre	Staff-Sergeant	GAO III/551	Pilot	Killed on June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.796 shot down by 5 Me109.
NICOULAUD	Chief Warrant Officer	GR I/35 GR II/14 on May 5,1940		Left the Group on May 5th to join GR II/14
NODET Jacques - Amédée	Lieutenant	GAO 512	Observer	Jacques NODET graduated from the Ecole Militaire de Saint-Cyr, class "GALLIENI" (1927 - 1929). 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 Bourges (18 - Cher) on 11 March 1907 Killed on 26 May 1940 at Gimbiett (67 - Bas-rhin)
NOËL Marcel	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/33	Pilot	On September 20, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 637 No. 25 was destroyed by the Flak on September 20, 1939. The Sub-Lieutenant NOEL, wounded is taken prisoner.
NOIR	Lieutenant	GAO I/508	Observer	Wounded by accident on May 6 and on June 14, 1940
NOIRET Lucien - César	Lieutenant	GAO 510	Observer	Killed on 5 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°493. The aircraft was being chased by 8 German fighters and had to make a makeshift landing in the countryside. The pilot managed to extricate himself from the aircraft, but Lucien NOIRET was killed in action...	Born in Tulle (19 - Corrèze) on 4 April 1915 Killed on 5 June 1940 at Brassy (80 - Somme)
NOURRY Georges - André	Adjutant	GAO 503	Machine-Gunner	On 16 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n°375 was shot down by Flak and crashed in flames. Warrant Officer Georges NOURRY managed to parachute out, but was wounded on landing by... Allied troops and was taken to Binche Hospital.
NOUVEL	Staff-Sergeant	GAO 516	Pilot	Wounded in aerial combat on May 22, 1940
NYS	Sergeant	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner 3rd Squ.	After the Armistice, he joined the Free French Air Force and fought with Group 2/23 Guyenne Squadron 346 and Group 1/25 Tunisie Squadron 347.
OBEZ Pierre - Raymond		GAO II/551			Born in Bruay-La-Buissière (62 - Pas De Calais) on 31 May 1915 Died at Gex (01 - Ain) on 25 February 1988
ODIN Bernard	Sub-Lieutenant		Observer
O'KELLY-FARELL André - Mary	Captain	GAO 509	Pilot	Captain O'Kelly was killed on July 27, 1943 in Kherba, Algeria.	Born August 30, 1911 in Nouméa (988 - New Caledonia) Killed July 27, 1943 at Kherba - Algeria
ORSAT	Sergeant	GAO 543	Machine-Gunner	Wounded by accident on May 30, 1940
PAGES	Commander	GAO 517
PALDACCI	Commander	GAO III/551
PALLU Bernard	Lieutenant	GAO I/589	Observer
PANEBOEUF René - Antoine	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/35	Pilot	On May 25, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.265 was shot down by the Flak and crashed to the ground. The crew is killed.	Born on 3 September 1905 at Vernon (27 - Eure) Killed at Abbeville (80 - Somme) on 25 May 1940
PAQUET	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/55	Machine-Gunner
PAQUEZ Victor - Aristide	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 501	Observer	On May 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Mureaux 115 No. 115 was shot down by German Fighters. Heavily wounded, Sub-Lieutenant PAQUEZ parachuted himself.	Born in Saint-Léonard (62 - Pas de Calais) on 6 August 1916 Died on 8 March 2011 at Bellerive-sur-Allier (03 - Allier)
PARAGOT	Sergeant	GR II/14	Machine-Gunner
PARDAILLAN Salvat	Captain	GR II/36	Squadron Commander	Salvat PARDAILLAN, then Adjutant in the 3rd Aviation Regiment, was appointed in August 1929 for his involvement in the fighting in the Djebel. He already had 9 years of active experience.	Born on 2 February 1899 at Urugne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Died at Pau (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 29 April 1979
PARIS	Adjutant	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner
PARISOT Jean	Lieutenant	GAO II/520	Observer	Wounded in aerial combat on May 20, 1940
PARMENTIER	Sergeant	GR I/14	Machine-Gunner�	On May 17, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No645, hit by the Flak, managed to join his land, but crashes on landing. Sergeant PARMENTIER is injured.
PARMENTIER	Lieutenant	GR I/22	Observer	On March 11, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 22 was destroyed on landing after an aerial combat with 5 Me109: Lieutenant PARMENTIER is unscathed
PATANCHON	Colonel	GAO II/506	Pilot
PECH Charles	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO II/508	Pilot
PECOU René - Jacques	Captain	GR I/33	Pilot	On June 10, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 426 crashed on the ground shortly after takeoff: Captain PECOU, severely burned, died soon after the accident.	Born on 24 September 1913 at Châtelard (73 - Savoie) Killed on 10 June 1940 at Neufchâteau (88 - Vosges)
PEGAZ	Sergeant	GAO I/551	Machine-Gunner
PEIGNE René - Pierre	Captain	GAO 511	Observer	Killed on May 13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 288 shot down by the Flak.	Born on 12 October 1893 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique) Killed on 13 May 1940 at Bouvignes (Province of Namur - Belgium)
PEILLARD Charles - Eugène	Commander	GAO 503	Commander of Group	Charles PEILLARD, a schoolteacher in civilian life, enlisted on 24 August 1914 and was posted to the Foot Hunter Battalion. He joined the Air Force in July 1917 and became a pilot.	Born on 6 December 1894
PELLETIER René Henri	Sergeant	GR I/22	Pilot	On May 10, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 425 was shot down by German Fighters. The crew is killed.	Born on 30 November 1919 in Courbevoye - Paris Killed in Luxembourg on 10 May 1940
PELTRIAUX	Adjutant	GR II/52	Machine-Gunner	On May 19, 1940, his Aircraft, a Potez 637 is attacked by 9 Me109 and, in flames, must land in campaign. Adjutant PELTRIAUX is injured.
PENCLAUD	Chief Warrant Officer	GAO 518	Pilot
PENICAULT Olivier	Captain	GR II/33 and GAO 586	Pilot	Commander GAO 586 until May 22,1940	Born in Aurillac (15 - Cantal) on 22 February 1906 Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 12 January 1990
PERINEL	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/55	Pilot
PERNE	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 545	Pilot
PERNOT Marcel - Emile	Adjutant	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner	"- On October 30, 1939, his aircraft, the No63 Potez 637, was destroyed on landing on the return from a mission, and Warrant Officer PERNOT was unharmed. �- Killed aboard the Potez 637 No14, shot December 21, 1939 by ,,, 2 British Hurricane, deceived by the silhouette of the Potez very similar to that of the German Me110. "	Born 06 June 1908 at Uremenil (88 - Vosges) Killed on 21 December 1939 at Souilly sur Aire (55 - Meuse)
PERRAUD	Staff-Sergeant	GR I/35	Pilot
PERRET Joseph	Chief-Warrant-Officer	GR I/33 GR II/33	Radio - Machine-Gunner
PERRET	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 543	Observer
PERRIER Auguste	Captain	GR I/55	Pilot	Commander of 2nd Squadron of Group GR I/55	Born on 4 August 1900 Died 1 July 1956
PERRON Michel	Captain	GAO 513	Commander of Group
PERROTTE Roger - Henri	Captain	GR I/36	Observer	Roger PERROTTE, Private 2nd Class, volunteered on 5th July 1915, and fought as a Gunner during the first conflict, which he finished with the rank of Lieutenant. He was admitted to the Ecole Polytechnique in September 1921. He joined the Air Force in June 2023 and was posted to GR I/36 in February 1939. On 19 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n° 580 was shot down by Me109s. Sergeant CAZENAVE was taken prisoner. Captain PERROTE was seriously wounded in the leg and taken prisoner. He had to be amputated during his captivity. See Captain PERROTTE's service record opposite	Born on 1 May 1897 at Touffréville (14 - Calvados) Died at Luneray (76 - Seine-Maritime) on 24 February 1993
PERTON André - Michel	2nd Class	GR II/33	Radio		Born in Montrond le Chateau (25 - Doubs) on 16 November 1915 Died at Callian (83 - Var) on 9 May 1986
PETIT	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO I/520	Pilot
PETIT pierre	Captain	GAO I/508	Pilot	Killed in aerial combat on May 18, 1940
PETITJEAN DE-MARCILLY Bernard - Joseph	Captain	GAO 505	Commander of Group	Bernard PETITJEAN de MARCILLY is a former student of the Saint-Cyr Military School. Initially an infantry officer, he joined the Air Force in 1928. He retired from active service in the French Air Force in 1946 and retired in 1947.	Born in Auxonne (21 - Côte d'Or) on 4 April 1899 Died at Grimaud (83 - Var) on 16 October 1956
PETITON Raymond	Lieutenant	GAO II/520	Pilot	Killed by accident on January 25, 1940
PETITOU		GAO II/551
PFENNINGER Albert - Alphonse	Sergeant	GR II/55	Machine-Gunner	On May 24, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.432 was shot down by the Flak during a low-altitude mission. Sergeant PFENNINGER is killed.	Born on 5 October 1915 at Noroy le Bourg (70 - Haute-Saône) Killed on 24 May 1940 at Sarton (62 - Pas De Calais)
PIACCENTINI Simon	Lieutenant	GAO 553	Pilot	Killed in aerial combat on September 8, 1939
PICOT Maurice	Chief-Warrant-Officer	GR I/33	Machine-Gunner
PICQ André - Marcel	Lieutenant	GAO 507	Observer	Killed on December 23, 1939 aboard a Mureaux 115: the aircraft, in foggy weather, crashes on landing.	Born on 17 November 1912 at Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (88 - Vosges) Killed at Flavigny (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 23 December 1939
PIERRAT Louis - Joseph	Lieutenant	GR I/36	Observer	- On November 22, 1939, Bloch 131 No.122 was shot down by Morane MS406 from GC II/2. Lieutenant PIERRAT is injured. - The Potez 63-11 No.173, damaged by the Flak during his mission May 14, 1940, crashes landing on his land. Lieutenant PIERRAT is killed.	Born on 22 August 1903 at Fendon (88 - Vosges) Killed at Neufchâteau (88 - Vosges) on 14 May 1940
PIERRE Louis - Eugène	Sergeant	GR II/55	Machine-Gunner	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 17 January 1919 at Vinay (51 - Marne) Killed on 21 May 1940 at Amiens (80 - Somme)
PIET Paul - Louis	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/35	Pilot		Born in La Roche-sur-Yon (85 - Vendée) on 16 June 1915 Died at La Roche-sur-Yon (85 - Vendée) on 01 May 2003
PILLOT-BEAURETOUR	Captain	GAO II/520
PINATEL Roger	Sergeant	GAO I/514	Machine-Gunner	Killed in aerial combat on May 22, 1940
PINCZON DU SEL Jean-Marie - Hippolyte	Lieutenant	GR II/52	Pilot	Jean-Marie PINCZON-Du-SEL entered the air force school at Salon en Provence in November 1935. On October 16, 1939, Potez 637 No.42 was shot down by 5 Me109. Lieutenant PINCZON DU SEL is killed	Born October 14, 1914 in Paris Killed on October 16, 1939 at Pirnasens Kaiserlautern (Germany)
PINGUET	Lieutenant	GAO 553	Pilot	Wounded in aerial combat on May 12, 1940
PLANTIER	Sergeant	GAO 552	Machine-Gunner
PLAUD Louis	Lieutenant	GAO 517	Observer	Wounded in aerial combat on June 8, 1940
PLE	Sergeant	GAO II/551
PLOUVIER	Lieutenant	GAO 501	Pilot
PLOYE René	Sergeant	GAO II/551 GR II/33 GR I/35 on June 1st, 1940	Machine-Gunner	Assigned to GR I/35 on June 1st 1940 from GAO II/551. He brings back with him the second Bloch 174 of the Group: No54. On June 16, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.610 was shot down in a fight against 27 Me109 ... The aircraft crashes into German territory and the crew Wounded, is initially taken prisoner, but will succeed to escape on June 18th.
POINSOT	Captain	GR I/52		Commander of the Group GR I/52
POLYDOR	Captain	GAO I/589	Observer
POMMARES Victor	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/14	Pilot	On June 13, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No 205, damaged in air combat, crashes on landing. Sub-Lieutenant Pommares is unharmed.
POMPEI	Sergeant	GAO 512	Pilot	Jean Pompéi studied in Lyon before entering Sciences Po in the same city. He did his military service in the air force. From 1934 to 1939, Jean Pompéi held a number of senior civil service posts in mainland France, including Sub-Prefect of Bellac (87 - Haute-Vienne). On mobilisation, refusing a special assignment, he asked to be posted to the Groupe Aérien d'Observation 512, as a sergeant pilot. Again at his request, he later joined the GAO 582 based in the Levant. In September 1940, he joined the Free French Air Force. In August 1941, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the General Air Commissioner of the FAFL in London and appointed Prefect of Oran in January 1944. In August 1947, at his own request, he was released and appointed by General de Gaulle to the political leadership of the Rassemblement pour la France. Appointed Préfet hors cadre, from 1953 he held a number of positions in the industrial sector. He died in June 1972 in Paris.	Born in Hué (Annam) on 11 February 1909 Died in Paris on 29 June 1972
PONCET	Sergeant	GAO 513	Pilot	Wounded by accident on May 28, 1940
PONSOLLE Raymond - Petit		GAO 512	Observer	Raymond PONSOLLE later became a Colonel.	Born in Sigoules (24 - Dordogne) on 25 April 1917 Died at Limoges (87 - Haute-vienne) on 17 June 1994
PONT	Sub-Lieutenant	GR I/35	Observer	Assigned to the GR I/35 from the GAO516
PORCHON René	Sergeant	GR I/14 GR II/33	Pilot	On May 17, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No645, hit by the Flak, managed to join his land, but crashes on landing. Sergeant PORCHON is unharmed.
POSTAL Maxime	Captain	GR I/14	Pilot	Commander 2nd Squandron of GR I/14
POTIER	Lieutenant	GR II/33	Observer 3rd Squ.
POTTIE Henri	Lieutenant	GAO I/520	Observer	Killed in aerial combat on September 10, 1939
POULAIN Jacques	Sub-Lieutenant	GAO 517	Observer	Killed by accident on February 14, 1940
POULARD Lucien - François		GR I/52		Initially a car mechanic, Lucien POULARD joined the French Air Force in 1937. During the French Campaign, he was attached to the GR I/52. Demobilised in September 1940, he joined the Nice telegraph service. In February 1942, his former Chief, Commandant Faye, contacted him to ask him to join the "Alliance" organisation: he first took the pseudonym "Mathurin" and then "Nandou" after a wave of arrests. He was arrested in turn on 24 September 1943. First interned in Fresnes prison, he was deported to Germany on 16 December 1943. Tried for spying for an enemy power, he was sentenced to death and shot on 21 August 1944 at the Schlieffen barracks in Heilbronn.	Born in Paris on 2 December 1917 Killed on 21 August 1944 in Heilbronn (Germany)
POUTIER	Commander	GR II/36		Commander of the GR II/36
POUZOL Louis - Augustin	Adjutant	GR I/55	Machine-Gunner	On May 27, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 679 was seriously hit by the Flak and crashed. The crew is unscathed, manages to leave the aircraft before its explosion.	Born in Annonay (07 - Ardèche) on 9 October 1913 Died in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on 3 January 1997
POYEN Jean	Chief-Warrant-Officer	GR I/35	Chief-Warrant-Officer		Born on 4 November 1907 Died 31 December 1965
PRADELLE	Lieutenant	GAO 546	Pilot	Wounded in aerial combat on May 15, 1940
PRAS	Sergeant	GR I/35	Pilot
PRESSARD Louis	Captain	GR I/22	Observer
PRESSARD Armand	Captain	GAO 515	Observer
PREVAUD Pierre	Chief-Warrant-Officer	GR I/22	Machine-Gunner
PREVOST Lucien - Etienne	Staff-Sergeant	GR II/22	Machine-Gunner	He was killed on 9 November 1942 in Morocco while serving with GB II/32. Douglas DB7 No 48 attacked the landing craft of the Allied troops landing in North Africa. Hit by American flak, it attempted to land in a field, but the bombs, which had not been dropped, exploded and killed 3 crew members.	Born on 12 August 1914 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) Killed on 9 November 1942 in Safi - Morocco
PRIEUR		GR II/33	Machine-Gunner
PRINI Marc - Joanny	Sergeant	GR I/35	Pilot	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 26 December 1912, Lyon (69 - Rhône) Killed on 7 June 1940 at Roye (80 - Somme)
PRUAL Yves	Adjutant	GR I/14	Machine-Gunner�	On June 13, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No205, damaged in air combat, crashes on landing. Adjutant PRUAL is seriously injured.
PUJOL		GAO II/551
PUTE COTTE DE-RENEVILLE Bertrand - Charles	Lieutenant	GR II/33	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.	Born in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire) on 22 February 1915 Killed on 23 May 1940 at Cambrai (59 - Nord))
QUELLEC	Corporal	GR II/33	Machine-Gunner	Potez 63-11 No690 was accidentally destroyed on landing on the return from a training flight on May 30, 1940. Corporal QUELLEC is unscathed.
QUENET André - Louis	Captain	GR II/22	Pilot and 3rd Squadron Leader	On October 15, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n°53 was hit by the Flak and must land on the belly : the crew is unscathed. Captain QUENET died on December 10, 1943 while serving with the Bretagne 2/20 Group of the Free French Forces.	Born on 08 March 1907 at Saint-Cyr-L'Ecole (78 - Yvelines) Killed on 10 December 1943 in Constantine - Algeria
QUENOLLE René - Julien	Staff-Sergeant	GR II/22	Pilot	On June 5, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No216 was shot down during a fight with the opponent at 7 Me109 and crashed. Staff Sergeant QUENOLLE is seriously injured.	Born on 5 January 1917 in Chatou (78 - Yvelines) Died 15 November 2004 in Paris (75)
QUENTIER Pierre - René	Captain	GAO 502	Pilot	Attracted by aviation, René QUENTIER did his military service with the 3rd Fighter Regiment in Chateauroux from 1923 to 1924. When he returned to civilian life, he qualified as a notary. René QUENTIER was also passionate about football, and played for the Beauvais team, then the Paris team. In 1927, he was Champion of Paris, Champion of France, finalist in the French Cup and was selected three times for the national team. He continued his career as a notary in the family firm run by his father. When war was declared in 1939, he was mobilised as a pilot with GAO 502, which he left in August 1940. Demobilised in 1941, he joined the Resistance. After the Liberation, he rejoined the Air Force and was appointed Commander in 1945, then Reserve Lieutenant-Colonel in 1959. From 1945 onwards, he was an active politician in the RPF, the Gaullist party, and was a Member of Parliament and Mayor of his home town of Chambly.	Born on 20 June 1903 in Chambly (60 - Oise) Died in Paris (75) on 18 November 1976
QUILICO Adrien	Sergeant	GAO III/551	Machine-Gunner	Killed on June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.796 shot down by 5 Me109.
QUITIN	Lieutenant	GAO II/520	Observer	Killed by accident on January 25, 1940