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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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| NASS Jean |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Seriously wounded
on 16 June 1940 aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 844 hit by the Flak:
he will be taken prisoner. |
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| NAST Robert |
Commander
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Assistant
to the commander of Group
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Born on 17
July 1893 |
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| NAUREILS
Guy - Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Born: May 3,
1914
Died August 28, 1957 |
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| NAVELET
Jean-Marie - Joseph |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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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.
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Born August
4, 1911
Killed on June 27, 1967 over the Black Forest (Germany) |
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| NAVERS |
Sergeant
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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. |
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| NEUVILLE |
Captain
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|
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. |
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| NEUVILLE
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
|
Killed on June
5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.796 shot down by 5 Me109. |
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| NICOULAUD |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Left the Group
on May 5th to join GR II/14 |
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| NODET Jacques
- Amédée |
Lieutenant
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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) |
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| NOËL
Marcel |
Sub-Lieutenant
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|
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. |
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| NOIR |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/508
|
Observer
|
Wounded by
accident on May 6 and on June 14, 1940 |
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| NOIRET Lucien
- César |
Lieutenant
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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) |
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| NOURRY Georges
- André |
Adjutant
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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. |
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| NOUVEL |
Staff-Sergeant
|
GAO 516
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 22, 1940 |
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| NYS |
Sergeant
|
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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. |
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| OBEZ Pierre
- Raymond |
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Born in Bruay-La-Buissière
(62 - Pas De Calais) on 31 May 1915
Died at Gex (01 - Ain) on 25 February 1988 |
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| ODIN Bernard |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| O'KELLY-FARELL
André - Mary |
Captain
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Pilot
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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 |
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| ORSAT |
Sergeant
|
GAO 543
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded by
accident on May 30, 1940 |
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| PAGES |
Commander
|
GAO 517
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| PALDACCI |
Commander
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| PALLU Bernard |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/589
|
Observer
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| PANEBOEUF
René - Antoine |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
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 |
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| PAQUET |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| PAQUEZ Victor
- Aristide |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
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) |
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| PARAGOT |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| PARDAILLAN
Salvat |
Captain
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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 |
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| PARIS |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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| PARISOT
Jean |
Lieutenant
|
GAO II/520
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 20, 1940 |
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| PARMENTIER |
Sergeant
|
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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. |
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| PARMENTIER |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On 11 March
1940, Potez 63-11 No. 22 flew over its home airfield at Metz-Frescaty
to test its photographic equipment.
As it was about to land, it was attacked by 5 Messerschmitt
Bf-109s from III/JG 53. The pilot, Lieutenant MEITRET, although
wounded, managed to make an emergency landing on his field.
Lieutenant PARMENTIER, the observer, and Master Corporal HILT,
the machine-gunner, were unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed. |
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| PATANCHON |
Colonel
|
GAO II/506
|
Pilot
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| PECH Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO II/508
|
Pilot
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| PECOU René
- Jacques |
Captain
|
|
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) |
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| PEGAZ |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/551
|
Machine-Gunner
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| PEIGNE René
- Pierre |
Captain
|
|
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) |
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| PEILLARD
Charles - Eugène |
Commander
|
|
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 |
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| PELLETIER
René - Henri |
Sergeant
|
|
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 |
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| PELTRIAUX |
Adjutant
|
|
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. |
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| PENCLAUD |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GAO 518
|
Pilot
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| PENICAULT
Olivier |
Captain
|
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 |
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| PERINEL
|
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
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| PERNE |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO 545
|
Pilot
|
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| PERNOT Marcel
- Emile |
Adjutant
|
|
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) |
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| PERRAUD |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
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| PERRET Joseph |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Radio
- Machine-Gunner
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| PERRET |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO 543
|
Observer
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| PERRIER
Auguste |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
Commander of
2nd Squadron of Group GR I/55 |
Born on 4 August
1900
Died 1 July 1956 |
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| PERRON Michel
- Louis |
Captain
|
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Commander
of Group
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Born in Brest
(29 - Finistère) on 29 September 1904
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 14 February 1978 |
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| PERROTTE
Roger - Henri |
Captain
|
|
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 |
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| PERTON André
- Michel |
2nd Class
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Radio
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Born
in Montrond le Chateau (25 - Doubs) on 16 November 1915
Died at Callian (83 - Var) on 9 May 1986 |
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| PETIT |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
Pilot
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| PETIT pierre
|
Captain
|
GAO I/508
|
Pilot
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 18, 1940 |
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| PETITJEAN
DE-MARCILLY Bernard - Joseph |
Captain
|
|
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 |
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| PETITON
Raymond |
Lieutenant
|
GAO II/520
|
Pilot
|
Killed by accident
on January 25, 1940 |
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| PETITOU |
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| PFENNINGER
Albert - Alphonse |
Sergeant
|
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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) |
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| PIACCENTINI
Simon |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 553
|
Pilot
|
Killed in aerial
combat on September 8, 1939 |
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| PICOT Maurice |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
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| PICQ André
- Marcel |
Lieutenant
|
|
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 |
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| PIERRAT
Louis - Joseph |
Lieutenant
|
|
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 |
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| PIERRE Louis
- Eugène |
Sergeant
|
|
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) |
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| PIERRON
|
Sub-Lieutenant
|
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|
Originally
from the Vosges and an Arts et Métiers engineer, he was
passionate about aviation and wanted to be part of every mission. |
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| PIET Paul
- Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
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Born in La
Roche-sur-Yon (85 - Vendée) on 16 June 1915
Died at La Roche-sur-Yon (85 - Vendée) on 01 May 2003 |
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| PILLOT-BEAURETOUR |
Captain
|
GAO II/520
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| PINATEL
Roger |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/514
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 22, 1940 |
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| PINCZON
DU SEL Jean-Marie - Hippolyte |
Lieutenant
|
|
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)
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| PINGUET |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 553
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 12, 1940 |
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| PLANTIER |
Sergeant
|
GAO 552
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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| PLAUD Louis |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 517
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 8, 1940 |
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| PLE |
Sergeant
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| PLOUVIER |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
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| PLOYE René |
Sergeant
|
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.
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| POINSOT |
Captain
|
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|
Commander of
the Group GR I/52 |
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| POLYDOR
|
Captain
|
GAO I/589
|
Observer
|
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| POMMARES
Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
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. |
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| POMPEI |
Sergeant
|
|
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 |
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| PONCET |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Seriously injured
on 28 May 1940 following a take-off accident on board POTEZ
63-11 no. 448 |
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| PONSOLLE
Raymond - Petit |
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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 |
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| PONT |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Assigned
to the GR I/35 from the GAO516 |
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| PORCHON
René |
Sergeant
|
|
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. |
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| POSTAL Maxime |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
|
Commander 2nd
Squandron of GR I/14 |
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| POTIER |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
3rd Squ.
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| POTTIE Henri
|
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/520
|
Observer
|
Killed in aerial
combat on September 10, 1939 |
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| POULAIN
Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO 517
|
Observer
|
Killed by accident
on February 14, 1940 |
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POULARD
Lucien - François
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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) |
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| POUTIER |
Commander
|
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|
Commander of
the GR II/36 |
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| POUZOL Louis
- Augustin |
Adjutant
|
|
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 |
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| POYEN Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Born on 4 November
1907
Died 31 December 1965 |
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| PRADELLE |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 546
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 15, 1940 |
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| PRAS |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| PRESSARD
Louis |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
Captain PRESSARD
is seconded from the French Army as an Air Observer. |
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| PRESSARD
Armand |
Captain
|
GAO 515
|
Observer
|
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| PREVAUD
Pierre |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Embarked on
the boat "CHAMPOLLION" on 21 June 1940 in Marseille
with the rolling echelon of GR I/22 to reach North Africa. |
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| PREVOST
Lucien - Etienne |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
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 |
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Machine-Gunner
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- Joanny |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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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 26 December
1912, Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Roye (80 - Somme) |
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Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner�
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On June 13,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No205, damaged in air combat,
crashes on landing. Adjutant PRUAL is seriously injured. |
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DE-RENEVILLE Bertrand - Charles |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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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)) |
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Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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Potez 63-11
No690 was accidentally destroyed on landing on the return from
a training flight on May 30, 1940. Corporal QUELLEC is unscathed. |
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| QUENET André
- Louis |
Captain
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Pilot
and 3rd Squadron Leader
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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.
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Born on 08
March 1907 at Saint-Cyr-L'Ecole (78 - Yvelines)
Killed on 10 December 1943 in Constantine - Algeria |
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René - Julien |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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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) |
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| QUENTIER
Pierre - René |
Captain
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Pilot
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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 |
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| QUILICO
Adrien |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed on June
5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.796 shot down by 5 Me109. |
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Lieutenant
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GAO II/520
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Observer
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Killed by accident
on January 25, 1940 |
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