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Historical
GC II / 9 was born in North
Africa on November 1, 1939, following the dissolution of AFN's Marching
Wing. In the mobilization, many of its pilots will swell the ranks
of the Fighting units in France. Only experienced pilots remain
on site.
At the end of January 1940,
young pilots from Fighting schools who had just been dropped on
MS406, were able to reconstitute GC II / 9 on the basis of Oran.
On March 17, Commander ROLLET, boss of the Group, receives the order
to prepare the movement of his Group towards the metropolis. The
first elements embark to join Marseille-Marginane on April 13, followed
by the other pilots on April 17. The GC II / 9 arrives in mainland
France without planes, and is equipped in May 1940 with BLOCH MB152.
During this transformation period, it is attached to the ZOAA (Alpine
Air Operations Zone)
After the Armistice, the
GC II / 9 is part of the Groups maintained in the Vichy Air Force
on BLOCH MB152. GC II / 9 is dissolved on November 28, 1942
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC II/9
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| Commander
ROLLET |
November
1, 1939
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October
1, 1941
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Commanders
of the 3rd Squadron
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| Captain
CANEL Jean |
January
1, 1940
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June
3, 1940
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| Lieutenant
BARDET |
June
11, 1940
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Commanders
of the 4th Squadron
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| Sub-Lieutenant
BARDET |
January
1, 1940
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February
4, 1940
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Captain HENRIET |
February
5, 1940
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May 17,
1940
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| Commander
DELFINO Louis |
May 18,
1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of Group
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Squadron
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Victories
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Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
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Citations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| BALLY
Marcel |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
on June 3, 1940
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| BANNES |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC II/9 June 8, 1940
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| BARDET
Joseph |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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1
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accidented
in aerial combat on June 3, 1940.
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| BAYLE
Pierre |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| BERNARD
Pierre |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| BLETON
Pierre - Charles |
Sergeant
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Pierre BLETON enlisted
voluntarily in 1939 in Istres. He attended flying schools
at Aulnat and Istres before being posted to the GC I/9 and
then the GC II/9. Armisticie surprised him in Tunisia, and
he made two unsuccessful attempts to reach London. He joined
the national college of instructors and athletes in Antibes
in 1941, then was posted to the GC II/7 in Bizerte and to
the GC I/5. In November 1942, after the Allied landings in
AFN, he volunteered for the ‘Normandy-Niemen’ squadron
in Russia, joining the unit in June 1944.
In 1947, he was posted to the DTIA, then to the Brétigny
flight test centre. He was sent to the Far East with the 3rd
Fighter Wing from March 1949 to May 1950. Pierre BLETON was
demobilised on 7 September 1950..
Note: I have been able
to identify another Sergeant BLETON who fought in GC I/10
and then GC III/5, but there is apparently no link between
the two. I have therefore decided to consider these two men
as two separate pilots, although this remains to be confirmed,
particularly with the first names of Sergeant BLETON of GC
I/10 & GC III/5.
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Born
on 13 October 1919 in Haïphong (Tonkin).
Died in Paris (75) on 5 April 1996 |
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| BOUGET
Jacques |
Sergeant
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Killed
on February 12, 1940: collision with Sergeant GOT
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| CANEL
Jean |
Captain
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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1
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From GC
I/7. accidented in aerial combat on June 3rd, 1940.
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| CHESNAIS
Charles |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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7
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| COLOMES
Lucien |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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1
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| COURTEVILLE
Edouard |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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1
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| CUCUMEL
Joannes |
Staff-Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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6
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1
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Assigned
to GC II/9 May 17, 1940 from GC I / 4. Seriously accidented
and taken prisoner on June 6, 1940. Killed on August 28, 1942
by accident.
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| DAUBARD |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC II/9 June 12, 1940, from GC II / 10
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| DAUNIZEAU
Georges |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| DAVAL
Jean |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Killed
on June 3, 1940
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| DELFINO
Louis |
Captain
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Staff
4th Sqn.
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6
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1
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Assigned
to GC II/9 May 17, 1940 from GC I / 4.
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| DUBOZ |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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| DUFOUR
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Killed
by accident on March 5, 1940
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| FAISANDIER
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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4
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1
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| GOT |
Sergeant
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Killed
on February 12, 1940: collision with Sergeant BOUGET
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| LEPAGE
Georges |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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From GC
I/9
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| LESCHI |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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| MAIRESSE-LEBRUN
Jean |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
on June 3, 1940
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| PAILLONCY |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC II/9 on June 11, 1940, from GC I/10
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| PARIS |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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| PASCAL
Pierre |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 11, 1940
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| PINSON |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| PONCEL |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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| PONNEAU
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Seriously
accidented in Air Combat on June 11, 1940.
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| RAGOT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC II/9 June 8, 1940
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| REBIERE
Raoul - Raymonde |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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3rd Sqn.
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4
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Raoul REBIERE enlisted
in 1929 and qualified as a pilot. He was posted to Dijon
in 1931 and to Tunisia in 1939. He took part in the French
campaign, first with the GC I/7 and then with the GC II/9.
In April 1943, he managed to escape from France via Spain.
He was taken prisoner, then transferred to AFN and joined
the FAFL. Assigned to the GC I/7 ‘Provence’ group,
he took part in the Corsican landings.
In 1945, he was posted to the Meknès training centre,
then successively appointed commander of the GAEL at Villacoublay
in 1946, commander of defence zone 901 in 1949, then commander
of the Ivato base in Madagascar in 1952. He joined the CESA
(Centre d'études stratégiques aérospatiales)
in 1956 and was posted as military attaché in Addis
Ababa and Djibouti to the Somali Coast Air Command in 1957.
Raoul REBIERE was placed on aircrew leave in 1960.
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Born
22 September 1909 in Béziers (34 - Hérault).
Died in Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or) on 7 October 1997. |
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| ROLLET |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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| SIBIRIL-LEFEBRE
Jean |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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Killed
on June 3, 1940
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| TAIN
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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From the
GC I/1. Accidentally accidented on May 24, 1940
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| VIVES |
Sergeant
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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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| ORAN
LA SENIA |
Algeria
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January
1, 1940
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| MARIGNANE |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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May
5, 1940
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| CHATEAUROUX-LA-CHAMPENOISE |
36
- Indre
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May
12, 1940
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| BUC |
78
- Yvelines
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May
18, 1940
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| CONNANTRE |
51
- Marne
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May
24, 1940
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| SAINT-FLORENTIN-VERSIGNY |
89
- Yonne
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June
12, 1940
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| LA
PALLICE |
17
- Charente-Maritime
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June
14, 1940
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| USSEL |
19
- Corrèze
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June
15, 1940
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| BERGERAC |
24
- Dordogne
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June
19, 1940
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| TOULOUSE-FRANCAZAL |
31
- Haute-Garonne
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June
25, 1940
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| AULNAT |
63
- Puy-De-Dôme
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August
13, 1940
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| TOULOUSE-FRANCAZAL |
31
- Haute-Garonne
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June
25, 1940
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on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the du GC II/9
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Aircrafts
The GC II/9 was equipped
since its creation the November 1st, 1939, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
Nb of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
Records
1/2 or 1/3
of victories were obtained in association with another Group.
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Confirmed
Victories
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16.33
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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2
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Henschel
Hs 126
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7
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Dornier
Do 215
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0.5
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Dornier
Do 17
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4.33
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| Junker
Ju88 |
1
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Heinkel
He111
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1.5
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Likely Victories
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4
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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1
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Dornier
Do 17
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3
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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8
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| Staff-Sergeant
BOUGET Jacques (Accident) |
Morane
MS406
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February
12, 1940
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| Sergeant
GOT (Accident) |
Morane
MS406
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February
12, 1940
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| Sergeant
DUFOUR Pierre (Accident) |
Morane
MS406
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March
5, 1940
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| Sergeant
BAILLY Marcel (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Sergeant
SIBIRIL Jean (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Sergeant-MAIRESSE-LEBRUN
Jean (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Lieutenant
DAVAL Jean (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Lieutenant
PASCAL Pierre (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
11, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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5
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| Staff-Sergeant
TAIN (Accident) |
Bloch
MB152
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May 24,
1940
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| Captain
CANEL (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
BARDET (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
3, 1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
CUCUMEL (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
6, 1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
PONNEAU (Combat) |
Bloch
MB152
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June
11, 1940
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Prisoners
Pilots
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1
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| Staff-Sergeant
CUCUMEL |
Juny
6,1940
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Sources
- 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
- Book "Bloch
152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book"Morane
MS406" Collective work - Editions LELA Presse
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