| Name |
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Sqn. |
Remarks |
Status |
Photo |
Awards |
| Pilots and crew of the Group |
| Names of crew members | Rank | Function | Sqn. | Informations | Civil-statut | Photos | Citations & Decorations |
| ALLAIRE Robert - Henri | Chief Warrant Officer | Pilot | | The LéO 451 No 56 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed. Posthumous commendation with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | Born April 21, 1909 at Sèvres (92 - Hauts-de-Seine) Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier-Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme) |  | |
| ARAUD Albert | Lieutenant | Pilot - Cder 1st Sqn. | | Lieutenant ARAUD joined the Free French Forces, fighting with the Guyenne Group equipped with Halifax four-engine planes. | | |  |
| BARRAS François | Staff-Sergeant | Machine-Gunner | | The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside. It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured. | | | |
| BERDOULAT Paul - Bertrand | Commander | Cder of Group Crew Cheif | | Paul BERDOULAT lived through both conflicts: a lawyer in civilian life, he was mobilized on August 11, 1914 with the 80th Infantry Regiment, then the 53rd Infantry Regiment and finally the 15th Infantry Regiment. He joined the French Air Force in April 1917 as an observer with SPA 91. He ended the conflict with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Commander BERDOULAT is killed. | Born January 03, 1893 at Lagardelle sur Lèze / 31 - Haute Garonne) Killed May 31, 1940 at Sains en Amienvois (80 - Somme) | | |
| BERTHELON Charles - Jean | Lieutenant-Colonel | Crew Chief | | Charles BERTHELON, a member of the November 1914 class, was mobilized for both world conflicts: sent to the Eastern Army in 1915, he became an infantry captain and Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, before enlisting in 1918. On May 9th, 1940, while taking off for a training flight, the Léo 451 n ° 96, in loss of speed, crashes The crew is killed, of which Lieutenant-Colonel BERTHELON, Commander of the Groupement n ° 12 | Born March 27, 1894 at Montceau-Les-Mines (71 - Saône et Loire) Killed May 9, 1940 at Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône) | | |
| BLANQUART Rodolphe - Joseph | Adjutant | Machine-Gunner | | The LéO 451 No 56 was shot down by the german fighting on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed. Posthumous commendation with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | Born January 03, 1902 at Annoeullin (59 - Nord) Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme) | | |
| BOURGES André - Charles | Sub-Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | Killed on May 31, 1940, aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters. The crew parachutes, but too low. there will be no survivors. Posthumous commendation with the attribution of the war cross with palm. | Born June 26, 1916 in Brest (29 - Finistère) Killed May 31, 1940 at Besson sur Matz (60 - Oise) | | |
| COLIN | Chief Warrant Officer | Radio | | On June 13, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew parachutes. COLIN Chief Warrant Officer is injured. | | | |
| COLOMER Joseph | Adjutant | Pilot | | On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. | Born November 04, 1911 at Porté-Puymorens (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) | | |
| CONTANT Marcel | Staff-Sergeant | Radio | | On June 6, 1940, the LEO 451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed.Staff-Sergeant CONTANT had to have his right foot amputated. Inscription on the special register of the Military Medal with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | | | |
| CROS | Adjutant | Pilot | | The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside with its load of bombs.... It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured. Inscription on the special register of the Military Medal with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | | | |
| DANIEL Jean - Alfred | Chief Warrant Officer | Pilot | | Jean DANIEL joined the French Air Force after his military service, and obtained his pilot's license in 1930. The LéO 451 n ° 116 is shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer DANIEL is killed. Posthumous citation | Born May 18, 1906 in Point à Pitre (971 - Guadeloupe) Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme) | | |
| DARTIGE André - Robert | Sergeant | Radio | | On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. | Born June 22, 1915 in Tourane (Tonkin) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) | | |
| DEBROCK Jean - Henri | Sub-Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | The LéO 451 No 56 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed Posthumous citation with the attribution of the war cross with palm. | Born March 08, 1915 at Tourcoing (59 - Nord) Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme) | | |
| DE-VILLEPIN | Lieutenant | Cder 2nd Sqn. | | | | | |
| GATINOIS Marcel - Joseph | Adjutant | Pilot | | On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters during an attack on a column of enemy armoured vehicles. The crew is killed. Posthumous commendation with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | Born December 17, 1910 at Saint Amand sur Arnain (80 - Somme) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) | | |
| GAUTHIER Hubert - Eugène | Chief Warrant Officer | Pilot | | Killed on May 31, 1940, aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters . The crew parachutes, but too low. there will be no survivors. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the Cross of War with Palm. | Born November 13, 1906, Lunéville (54 - Meurthe-et-Moselle), France Killed May 31, 1940 at Besson sur Matz (60 - Oise) | | |
| GOURRON | Adjutant | Machine-Gunner | | On June 13, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew parachutes. Adjutant GOURRON is injured. | | | |
| GRANDCHAMP Maxence - Jean | Sergeant | Machine-Gunner | | Sergeant GRANCHAMP is credited with two victories during the French Campaign. On June 6, 1940, the LEO 451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed. Sergeant GRANDCHAMP is injured. | Born on October 4, 1916, in Beynat (19 - Corrèze) Died on May 24, 2000, in Brive-la-Gaillarde (19 - Corrèze) | | |
| GUIRAL Denis - André | Adjutant | Pilot | | On May 9th, 1940, while taking off for a training flight, the Léo 451 No 96, in loss of speed, crashes The Adjutant GUIRAL is killed. | Born November 02, 1909 in Carmaux (81 - Tarn) Killed May 10, 1940 at Arles (64 - Pyrénées Atlantiques) | | |
| HENQUEL Fernand - Jules | Chief Warrant Officer | Radio | | The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside. It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured. | Born on November 27, 1905, in Loulans-Verchamp (70 - Haute-Saône) Died on September 12, 1988, in Lavaur (81 - Tarn) | | |
| HERIARD-DUBREUIL Marc - Marie | Captain | Cder 1st Sqn. Cder of Group Pilot | | An engineer and former student of the Ecole Supérieure d'Aéronautique (Class of 1933), Marc HERIARD-DUBREUIL joined the French Air Force in 1939. After the Allied landings in North Africa, he joined the Free French Forces in Algeria. Moving away from his primary vocation, aviation, he took command of the 1st Shock Battalion, which took part in the landings off the coast of Provence. After the war, he became Air Attaché in Oslo, then professor at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne. Appointed Colonel in 1952, he commanded the joint special-engine test center at Colomb Béchar until 1955; after being appointed Air Brigadier General, he left the Air Force in 1958 to pursue a career as an aeronautical engineer. On June 13, 1940, LéO 451 No 276 was shot down by the Chasse. The crew parachutes out. Second Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute fails to open. Captain HERIARD-DUBREUIL was unhurt. Citation with attribution of the war cross with palm. | Born August 17, 1910 in Tarbes (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées) Died November 22, 1987 in Paris (75) | | |
| LABERTY Lucien | Sergeant | Machine-Gunner | | On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters during an attack on a column of enemy armoured vehicles. The crew is killed. Posthumous citation with the attribution of the war cross with palm. | Born January 08, 1914 in Arudy (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) | | |
| LABICHE Pierre - lucien | Chief Warrant Officer | Machine-Gunner | | On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed Posthumous citation with the attribution of the war cross with palm. | Born May 03, 1903 at Bar-le-Duc (51 - Marne) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) | | |
| LAFAGE André - Jean | Sub-Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | On June 13, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew parachutes. Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open. Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with Palm. | Born January 05, 1917 at Rambervillers (88 - Vosges) Killed June 14, 1940 at Saint-Aubin (10 - Aube) | | |
| MARCHAND Charles - Jean-Baptiste | Chief Warrant Officer | | | Killed on May 22, 1940 during the crash of his aircraft in the Pyrenees, Spanish side, near the peak of Bucuesa. | Born January 05, 1903 in Moussy (51 - Marne) Killed on June 22, 1940 at Acurner - Pic de Bucuesa (Spain) | | |
| MAS | Staff-Sergeant | Pilot | | On June 6, 1940, the LEO 451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed. Staff Sergeant MAS is unscathed. | | | |
| MAURY Pierre - Maurice | Captain | Cder 2nd Sqn. Pilot | | On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Captain MAURY is killed. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with Palm | Born on July 14, 1910 in Sète (34 - Hérault) Killed on May 31, 1940 at Sains en Amiénois (80 - Somme) | | |
| MAZEROLLES André - René | Sub-Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | LeO 451 No. 116 was shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant MAZEROLLES died as a result of his injuries. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born February 16, 1917 at Belvèze du Razes (11 - Aude) Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme) | | |
| MEES Jacques | Sub-Lieutenant | Pilot | | Jacques MEES joined the École de l'Air at Salon in 1937. In September 1939, he was posted to the CIET (Centre d'Instruction des Equipages de Transport) in Toulouse. At the armistice, he was withdrawn with GB 1/II to Blida in Algeria. Returning to Toulouse in France, he was demobilised in 1942. He was recalled to the Tours school in 1945 and then posted to GT 3/15 in Madagascar. He was sent to Indochina in 1952, then to Blida in Algeria in 1955, to the 3rd office of the Air Force headquarters. In 1957, he was posted to SHAPE (Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) before joining the 61st Wing in Orleans in 1959 and then the Permanent Group in Washington from 1961 to 1964. Jacques MEES was placed on aircrew leave in 1966. | Born on 9 August 1915 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe-et-Moselle) Died in Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 18 January 2008 | | |
| MEYZONADE Henri - François | Chief Warrant Officer | Machine-Gunner | | On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Chief Warrant Officer MEYZONADE, injured, parachutes. | Born December 29, 1910 in Cherbourg-Octeville (50 - Manche) Died January 9, 1986, Mougins (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) | | |
| MICHEL Pierre - Sauveur | Sergeant | Radio | | Killed on May 31, 1940, aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters. The crew parachutes, but too low. there will be no survivors. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born February 12, 1910 in Safi (Morocco) Killed May 31, 1940 at Montdidier (80 - Somme) | | |
| MIDONNET René - Jules | Staff-Sergeant | Radio | | On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born June 21, 1915 in Besançon (25 - Doubs) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) | | |
| PAULET Georges - Antoine | Sub-Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | On June 6, 1940, the No. 451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born in March 1914 in Marseille (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) | | |
| PEYRON Pierre | Staff-Sergeant | Radio | | LeO 451 No. 116 was shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. Sergeant Cef PEYRON parachuted too low and was killed on the ground. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born October 16, 1919 in Privas (07 - Ardèche) Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme) | | |
| PUECH Raymond - Pierre | Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed. Posthumous citation, with the attribution of the War Cross with palm. | Born May 18, 1914 at Gaillac (80 - Somme) Killed June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) | | |
| ROSE Marcel - Jean-Baptiste | Staff-Sergeant | Machine-Gunner | | The LéO 451 n ° 116 is shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. The Staff-Sergeant ROSE is extracted seriously wounded from the apparatus but will die soon after. | Born August 30, 1912 at Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 - Pas-de-Calais) Killed May 31, 1940 at Cempuis (60 - Oise) | | |
| SALESSES Justin - René | Sergeant | Radio | | On May 31, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 3001 was shot down by Fighters. Sergeant SALESSES is extracted from the seriously wounded aircraft. He will die soon after. | Born March 26, 1916 at Bazus (31 - Haute-Garonne) Killed March 31, 1940 at Cempuis (60 - Oise) | | |
| THOURON Pierre - Augustin | Staff-Sergeant | Radio | | The No. 451 LéO 451 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was killed. | Born March 16, 1917 at Toury (28 - Eure-et-Loir) Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme) | | |
| TOURNES Jean | Captain | Crew Chief | | The Leo 451 No. 3022, badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, is forced to land in the countryside. It explodes shortly after landing. The crew is injured. Inscription in the special Legion of Honour register with the attribution of the War Cross with palm | Born May 16, 1903 in Malzéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) Died January 3, 1973 in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | | |
| TOURRET | Lieutenant | Crew Chief | | On June 6, 1940, the LEO 451 No. 183 badly damaged by Fighters on June 6, 1940, was forced to land in the countryside and was destroyed. Lieutenant TOURRET is unharmed. | | | |
| WEBER Georges - Gaston | Staff-Sergeant | Machine-Gunner | | Killed on May 31, 1940, aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters. The crew parachutes, but too low. there will be no survivors. Posthumous citations with the attribution of the War Cross with palm | Born: January 24, 1916 Killed May 31, 1940 at Besson sur Matz (60 - Oise) | | |
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