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Historical
On March 20, 1940, GB II
/ 35 was assigned to Assault Aviation and became GBA II / 35. On
May 10, 1940, the GBA II / 35 belongs to the Groupement n°
19 of the Southeast Bombardment Aviation Training Group of the ZOAA
(Alpine Air Operations Zone).
However, in the face of GBA
losses in combat, the GBA II / 35 is removed from active units to
provide support to the other four Assault Aviation Groups. The GBA
I / 54 receives 15 crews and 4 Breguet 691, the GBA II / 54 receives
him 10 crews. The band is dissolved on August 30, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GBA II/35
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| Commander
FERIGOULE |
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
PETITGUILLAUME Henri
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May 20,
1940
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Lieutenant
RENDU
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May 21,
1940
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August
30, 1940
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
DESCLERC Abel |
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May 18,
1940
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| Lieutenant
MURGUET Robert |
May 19,
1940
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May 20,
1940
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Lieutenant
ZOCCOLAT
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May 21,
1940
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August
30, 1940
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos
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Citations
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| ANTOINE
Louis - François |
Lieutenant
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On
June 16, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°49 crashes accidentally
on landing during a trip: the crew is killed. |
Born on 15 February
at Oran (Algeria)
Killed in an air crash on 16 June 1940 at Chateauroux (36
- Indre)
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| ARTOLA |
Lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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The
Breguet 691 n° 39 is shot down on May 18, 1940 by 10 Me109.
The crew, unharmed is made prisoner |
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| BARBERON
Bernard - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Bernard
BARBERON was called up in 1939 and was posted to the assault
aviation group at Châteauroux in May 1940. He managed
to escape from France and joined the FAFL on 25 August 1940
in Great Britain. He was posted to the TOE 5 squadron formed
at Odiham, to GRB 1 at Fort Lamy in September 1940, then to
Khartoum in April 1941. He was posted to FAFL headquarters in
the Middle East in July 1942. On his return to England, he passed
through Camberley, then was posted to the ‘Lorraine’
group in January 1944. Bernard BARBERON was posted to GT I/15
in 1945 before being demobilised in 1946 and transferred to
the reserves. |
Born
on 26 August 1916 in Paris (75)
Died in Paris on 18 October 1982 |
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| BARTERE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| BELOGROTE
Raymond |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
June 8, 1940, the Breguet 691 n° 57 crashes by accident
during a training flight : At take-off, Sergeant BELOGROTE,
a young pilot just out of the Istres School, has switched his
propeller from low pitch to high pitch too quickly, thus choking
his engines : the aircraft crashes to the ground.
The unreliable Breguet 691 n°57 was in the process of being
reformed. Sergeant BELOGROTE asked to make a last test, and
asked that the machine gunner be replaced by sandbags. Sergeant
BELOGROTE was the only victim of the accident.
At the time of his burial, his comrades flew over the Church
and the cemetery for a last homage...
Source Mme M MOINDREAU and Mr A. BELOGROTE.
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Born on 19 September
1920 in Boulancourt (77 - Seine et Marne)
Killed on 8 June 1940
by accident in Chateauroux (36 - Indre)
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| BRUNET
Félix |
Félix
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Observer
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| CHARBONNIER
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Mecchanic
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On December 3, 1939,
the Amiot 143 n°110, caught in the mist, crashes into
a Jura furs. Sergeant CHARBONNIER is the only survivor.
He was ejected 35 metres
into the air when he hit the trees. Seriously injured, he
was treated by nuns at the Pontarlier Hospital.
He later made a career in the Air Force, which he left with
the rank of Major. Marcel CHARBONNIER died in 2006, at the
age of 92
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Born on September 1st,
1914 at Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Died in March 2006 in
Lyon (69 - Lyon)
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| CHEVALIER
René |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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2nd Sqn..
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He
enters in 1938, as a military pilot student at Ambérieu
en Bugey, and at the Caudron school. He was certified as a pilot
in 1939, he entered the Istres School and was posted in May
to the GBA II/35 until August 1940, before being transferred
to the GB I/31. |
Born
in Trévoux in the Ain. |
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| DESCLERC
Abel - Maurice |
Captain
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Cder
4th Sqn.
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Abel
Desclerc graduated from the Ecole spéciale militaire
de Saint-Cyr in 1927, then from the Ecole militaire et d'application
de l'aéronautique in 1929. He was posted to the 2nd African
Aviation Group in 1931, then to the Colomb-Béchar base
in 1935. He joined the 35th defence wing in AFN in 1937. He
took command of GBA I/54 in May 1940.
After the Armistice, he was posted successively to the Jeunesse
et Montagne group, to the Service des oeuvres sociales de l'Air
in 1943, and finally to the Secretary of State for Industrial
Production in 1944. In 1945, he was assigned to the Tactical
Air Forces, and in 1947 to the CESA. In 1949, he did a traineeship
at the ESGA (Etudes Supérieures de Guerre Aérienne).
He was posted to the Armed Forces General Staff in 1949, to
CESA again in 1951, and finally to NATO College in 1958. Abel
Desclerc was placed on leave from the Air Crew in 1960. |
Born
20 June 1909, Dijon (21 - Côte-d'Or)
Died at Meung sur Loire (45 - Loiret) on 10 August 2003 |
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| DURAND |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Assigned
to the Group in May 1940, after completing his pilot training
at the Istres school. |
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| EMINET |
Staff-Sergeant
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| FAUCARD
Robert - Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On December 3rd 1939,
Amiot 143 n° 110, caught in the fog, crashed in a forest
of the Jura. Sergeant-Chef FAUCARD was killed as well as 3
other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body will be exhumed on December 15th 1948 and re-interred
in Grenoble cemetery
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Born on May 4, 1916
at Cornusse (18 - Cher)
Killed by accident on
03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| FERIGOULE
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Commander
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Cder
Group
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| GERAUD
Pierre |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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The
Breguet 691 n° 39 is shot down on May 18, 1940 by 10 Me109.
The crew, unharmed is made prisoner |
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| GOHON
Bernard |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Assigned
to the Group in May 1940, after completing his pilot training
at the Istres school. |
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| KRUMENACKER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| LEBRUN
Roger - Félix |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chef
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On
December 3, 1939, the Amiot 143 n°110, caught in the mist,
crashes into a Jura furs.
Second Lieutenant LEBRUN
was killed as well as 3 other crew members who were buried
in Pontarlier.
His body will be exhumed on December 15th 1948 and re-interred
in Chaville cemetery
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Born on February 22,
1915 at Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
Killed by accident on
03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| MAURIN
François - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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François
MAURIN entered the Ecole de l'Air in September 1938. On mobilisation,
he was posted to the Etampes Patrol before joining GBA II/35
on 12 May 1940. He was posted to AFN in June 1940 with GB II/62,
then to AOF in Thiès. He was placed on armistice leave
in March 1943. He was posted to the office of the General Secretary
for Air Defence. He was then posted successively to GB I/31,
GT III/15, GT I/62 and GT II/62. He was appointed to GT II/64
Anjou in Indochina in 1947, then second-in-command of the same
group. On his return in 1950, he was posted as second-in-command,
then commander of the air transport and liaison group at Villacoublay.
In 1952, he was posted to the Air Force Personnel Department,
before joining the Brétigny Air Experiment Centre in
1954. He was a trainee at the Ecole de Guerre in 1957. In 1959,
he was appointed head of the General Studies Office at the Air
Force General Staff. He is . Commander of the Mont-de-Marsan
military air base and experiment centre in 1960. He became Deputy
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force in 1963. He was appointed
Commander of the 3rd Air Region in 1966, then Commander of Air
Defence in 1967. He was a member of the Air Council and was
appointed Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces in 1971.
François Maurin left the active army in 1975. |
Born
on 9 March 1918 in Paris (75)
Died in Paris on 20 January 2018. |
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| MEISTER
Georges |
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Pilot
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Became
a pilot in 1938 by following the Popular Aviation course. In
April 1938, he joined the French Air Force and joined the CPAP
of Aulnat where he obtained his military pilot's licence and
joined GB II/35 on 6 August 1939. |
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| MOISSELIN
Gérard - Paul |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
December 3, 1939, the Amiot 143 n°110, caught in the mist,
crashes into a Jura furs.
Sergeant MOISSELIN is
killed as well as 3 other crew members who will be buried
in Pontarlier.
His body will be exhumed on June 1st 1955 and re-interred
in Rougernant-Le-Chateau (Doubs) cemetery
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Born on November 26,
1919 at Reims (51 - Marne
Killed by accident on
03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| MURGUET
Robert |
Lieutenant
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Cder
4th Sqn.
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| PASQUIER
Armand - Bazile |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
December 3, 1939, the Amiot 143 n°110, caught in the mist,
crashes into a Jura furs.
Sergeant PASQUIER was
killed as well as 3 other crew members who were buried in
Pontarlier.
His body will be exhumed on December 15th 1948 and reinterred
in Langres cemetery (Haute-Marne)
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Born on November 3,
1916 at Samoens (74 - Haute-Savoie)
Killed by accident on
03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| PECASTAIN |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| PETITGUILLAUME
Henri - Etienne |
Captain
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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Captain
PETITGUILLAUME was killed on 31 October 1945 - Reason unknown |
Né le 23 Juin
1911 à Montreuillon (58 - Nièvre)
Tué le 31 Octobre
1945 à Avord (18 - Cher)
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| POULITOU
André - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
June 3, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°60 was destroyed by accident
during a training flight: the crew was killed. |
Né le 18 Janvier
1911 à Petit-Chaux (25 - Doubs)
Tué par accident
le 3 juin 1940 à Montierchaume (36 - Indre)
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| RENDU |
Lieutenant
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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| SIMON
Joseph - Albert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
June 3, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°60 was destroyed by accident
during a training flight: the crew was killed. |
Born on 08 February
1914 in Rive De Gier (42 - Loire)
Killed by accident on 3 June 1940 at Montierchaume (36 - Indre)
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| THOUIN
André - Victor |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
June 16, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°49 crashes accidentally
on landing during a trip: the crew is killed. |
Born on 09 June 1917
at Benet (85 - Vendée)
Killed in an air crash on 16 June 1940 at Châteauroux
(36 - Indre)
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| TODOLI
René - François |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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On
June 16, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°49 crashes accidentally
on landing during a trip: the crew is killed. |
Born on 17 May 1907
(34 - Hérault)
Killed in an air crash on 16 June 1940 at Châteauroux
(36 - Indre)
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| ZOCCOLAT
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Lieutenant
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Cder
4th Sqn.
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Group
Mechanics
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Name
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Photo
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| BRUMIER |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| CHETAIL |
Sergeant
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Mechanic
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Récits
Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Photo
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Crew |
PASQUIER
Armand |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Amiot
143 n° 110 : During a reconnaissance flight in the
night of December 2nd to 3rd 1939, the aircraft hit the ground
in the Forest of "La Joux" (Jura) because of the fog.
The crew was killed except for Sergeant CHARBONNIER, who was
ejected at 35 meters altitude when the aircraft hit the trees.
In the "Stories" section of this page, an extract
of Sergeant Charbonnier's account (Source Mme Roussel, his daughter)
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| LEBRUN
Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chef
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| CHARBONNIER
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Mecchanic
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| FAUCARD
Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| MOISSELIN
Gérard |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew |
GERAUD
Pierre |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Breguet
691 n° 39 :Shot down by German fighters on May 18,
1940. The crew unscathed is taken prisoner |
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| ARTOLA |
Lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew |
SIMON
Joseph |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Breguet
691 n° 60 : Destroyed by accident on June 3, 1940
during a training flight: the crew is killed. |
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| POULITOU
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Crew |
BELOGROTE
Raymond |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Breguet
691 n° 57 : On June 8, 1940, the Breguet 691 n°
57 crashes by accident during a training flight : At take-off,
Sergeant BELOGROTE, a young pilot just out of the Istres School,
has switched his propeller from low pitch to high pitch too
quickly, thus choking his engines : the aircraft crashes to
the ground.
The unreliable Breguet 691 n°57 was in the process of being
reformed. Sergeant BELOGROTE asked to make a last test, and
asked that the machine gunner be replaced by sandbags. Sergeant
BELOGROTE was the only victim of the accident.
At the time of his burial, his comrades flew over the Church
and the cemetery for a last homage...
Source Mme M MOINDREAU and Mr A. BELOGROTE |
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| Crew |
TODOLI
René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Breguet
691 n° 49 : Crashes accidentally on landing during
a trip: the crew is killed. |
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| ANTOINE
Louis |
Lieutenant
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| THOUIN
André |
Sergeant
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Airfield
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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| Pontarlier |
25
- Doubs
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September 3, 1939
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| Marigny-Le-Grand |
51
- Marne
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January 17, 1940
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| Briare |
45
- Loiret
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March 21, 1940
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| Châteauroux-La-Martinerie |
36
- Indre
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May 21, 1940
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| Bourgneuf
La Rochelle |
17
- Charente-Maritime
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June 16, 1940
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| Bordeaux-Mérignac |
33
- Gironde
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June
19, 1940
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| Landes-De-Bussac |
17
- Charente-Maritime
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June 19, 1940
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| Mont-De-Marsan |
40
- Landes
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June 23, 1940
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| Toulouse-Francazal |
31
- Haute-Garonne
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June 26, 1940
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| Istres-Pt
de Buc |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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June 29, 1940
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on the map to enlarge
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Itinerary
of the GBA II/35
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Aircrafts
The GBA II/35 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
n° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 2 Amiot 143
- 1 Mureaux 115
- 4 Breguet 691
- 5 Breguet 693
Casualties
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Crewmen
killed
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10
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| Sub-Lieutenant
LEBRUN Roger (Accident) |
December
3,1939
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| Sergeant
PASQUIER Armand (Accident) |
December
3,1939
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| Staff-Sergeant
FAUCARD Robert (Accident) |
December
3,1939
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| Sergeant
MOISSELIN Gérard (Accident) |
December
3,1939
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| Staff-Sergeant
POULITOU André (Accident) |
June
3, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
SIMON Joseph (Accident) |
June
3, 1940
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| Sergeant
BELOGROTE Raymond (Accident) |
June
8, 1940
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| Lieutenant
ANTOINE Louis (Accident) |
June
16, 1940
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| Chief
Warrant Officer TODOLI René (Accident) |
June
16, 1940
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| Sergeant
THOUIN André (Accident) |
June
16, 1940
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Crewmen
injured
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1
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| Sergeant
CHARBONNIER Marcel (Accident) |
December
3,1939
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Crewmen
prisoners
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2
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| Lieutenant
ARTOLA |
May 18,
1940
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| Adjutant
GERAUD Pierre |
May 18,
1940
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Sources
- Mrs Josyane
ROUSSEL, daughter of Sergeant Marcel CHARBONNIER
- Mrs Martine
MOINDREAU and Mr Arnaud BELOGROTE, respectively niece and little
cousin of Sergeant Raymond BELOGROTE
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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