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Fighter Group GARC II/561
& GC III/10
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1st
Squadron
(Ex ERC 3/561)
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2nd
Squadron(Ex
ERC
4/561)
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Historical
ERC 3/561 was born on August
24, 1939, from the dissolution of the Villacoublay Air Rescue Training
Group, or Group 591. This Group consisted of a Fighter Squadron,
a Bomb Squadron and a Training Squadron. At the dissolution of this
group, the Fighter Squadron is divided into two, one of which is
called ERC 3/561. Composed of experienced pilots, this unit is based
upon mobilization on the Calais base. The two squadrons met October
14, 1939 to become the GARC II / 561.
The GARC starts the war with
old-fashioned equipment composed of Nieuport 622 and Blériot-Spad
510. He will not receive his first Bloch 151 until December 1939.
The last Blériot-Spad 510 will follow the Group throughout
the campaign (N ° 24 and 32)
The GARC II / 561 becomes
the GC III / 10 on January 18, 1940. It participates actively in
the campaign of France and its palmares, in Armisitce will rise
to 13 Victories sure and 3 probable.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC III / 10 belongs to
the Hunting Group No. 21 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area)
The Group is finally dissolved
on July 24, 1940.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GARC II/561 & GC III/10
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| Commander
RISACHER |
October
19, 1939
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July
24, 1940
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Commanders
of the 5th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
LECRIVAIN |
August
24, 1939
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March
16, 1940
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| Lieutenant
MOISEAU |
March
17, 1940
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April
18, 1940
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| Lieutenant
OZANNE |
April
18, 1940
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July
24, 1940
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Commanders
of the 6th Squadron
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Captain
SCHNEIDER
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December
28, 1939
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Captain
GUIZARD
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December
29, 1939
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July
24, 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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| BATUT
Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Assigned
to GC III/10 on May 11, 1940. Killed in air combat on May
17, 1940.
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| BETHEUIL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Moved to
Salon CIC May 31, 1940
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| BOIRIES |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group on June 13, 1940 from the CIC of Oran
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| BREJCHA
Vaclav |
Master-Corporal
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6th Sqn.
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Czech pilot
assigned to the Group on May 30, 1940. Transferred to GC I/4
on June 1, 1940
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| BRUHAT |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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| BURDET |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5th Sqn.
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| CARBON
Yves |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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2
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3
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| DE-GRANDPRE |
Staff-Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group on June 13, 1940 from the CIC of Oran
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| DUVILLARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group on June 7, 1940
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| EVRARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Moved to
Salon CIC May 31, 1940
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| FELDZER
Constantin |
Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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| FRANVEL |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5th Sqn.
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| GABSZEWICZ
Aleksander |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the group from 5 to 20 June 1940.
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| GAULARD
Albert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5th Sqn.
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1
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| GUAY
René |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 21, 1940.
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| GUIZARD |
Captain
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Staff
6th Sqn
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat on May 14, 1940.
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| HEFFINGER |
Adjutant
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6th Sqn.
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| HIBLOT
André |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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| IMHOFF |
Lieutenant
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5th Esc
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| JERE
Bernard |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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2
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Wounded
May 14th - Return May 18th.
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| LAPORTE |
Staff-Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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| LECRIVAIN |
Lieutenant
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Staff
5th Sqn.
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| LE
PECQ Bernard |
Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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3
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| LESAULNIER |
Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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Demobilized
on July 21, 1940.
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| MARTIN
Georges |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group on March 31, 1940. Wounded in aerial combat and
taken prisoner on May 14, 1940.
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| MARTIN
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Seriously
injured in aerial combat on May 14, 1940: he will have to
have a leg amputated.
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| MAZO
Christian - François-Xavier |
Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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Christian
MAZO signed up as a student pilot in 1935 and was posted to
the Angers school in Angers. He received his pilot's licence
in 1935 and was called up to the 1st fighter squadron at Villacoublay
in 1936. He was mobilised in squadron II / 561 with which
he took part in the French campaign. He escaped from France
in 1943 and was interned in Spain from 18 January to 30 June
1943, when he landed in Casablanca.
He was appointed to fighter group 1/2 (groupe des Cigognes),
and was sent to
Great Britain in December 1943. He joined Heathfield base
in 1944 and was then sent with the Cigognes group to the Orkney
and Shetland islands.
in Fighter Command in 1945. He was assigned to an aircraft
convoy section in 1946. He was called up to the GC 1/4 Dauphiné
in 1947 to take part in operations in Indochina. He was seconded
to the staff of the 4th Fighter Wing in 1948. He was transferred
to the Air Reservist Training Centre at Villacoublay in 1949
and then to the staff of the 2nd air region in 1951. He was
posted to the Air Command in Morocco in 1955 and to the 5th
Air Region in 1959. He took part in the Algerian war. He was
posted to the headquarters of the Allied Forces Central Europe
in 1961. Christian MAZO retired in 1962.
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Born
in Paris (75) on 21 November 1915
Died 26 August 1991, Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine) |
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| MIERZWA
Boguslaw |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Group from 5 to 20 June 1940.
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| MIGNOT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group June 13, 1940 from the CIC of Oran
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| MIKSA
Wlodzimierz |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Group on June 5, 1940.
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| MOIZEAU |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Staff
5th Sqn.
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| MOTTE
Rémy |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 14, 1940.
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| MULLER
Eugène |
Adjutant
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5th Sqn.
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Moved May
31, 1940 to Salon CIC
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| MUSIAL
Jan |
Master-Corporal
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5th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Group on June 5, 1940.
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| NOVOTNY
Frantisek |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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Czech pilot
assigned to the Group on May 30, 1940. Transferred to GC I/4
on June 1, 1940
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| OZANNE |
Lieutenant
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Staff
5th Sqn.
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Moved to
GC III/10 on April 15 from GC I/1
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| PINON |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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| RAOULT
Fernand |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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| RISACHER
Louis - Georges |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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Louis
RISACHER was drafted into the 46th Infantry Regiment in 1914.
Wounded in 1915, he was evacuated to the Val de Grâce
hospital. He joined the air force in 1916 and was trained
at the Châteauroux, Avord, Cazaux and Pau schools in
1917. He was posted to the SPA 3 squadron (Dunkirk) in April
1918.
Placed on leave in 1919, he served periods in the reserve
from 1927 to 1938.
He was recalled to active service in August 1939 and posted
to the GC I/2 fighter group before taking command of GC II/561
(GC III/10). Louis RISACHER was demobilised in August 1940
and transferred to the reserves.
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Born
16 July 1894 in Paris (75)
Died in Levallois-Perret (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 10 June 1986 |
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| RYTKA
Marian |
Master-Corporal
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6th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the group from 5 to 20 June 1940.
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| SAWICZ
Tadeusz |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to the Group on June 5, 1940.
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| SCHNEIDER
Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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| SCHNEIDER |
Captain
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Staff
6th Sqn.
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| SICARD |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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| SINGEOT
Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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2
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| VANTILLARD
Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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6th Sqn.
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Transferred
to CRAS on December 3rd, 1939
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| VELEBNOVSKY
Antonin |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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Czech pilot
assigned to the Group on May 30, 1940. Transferred to GC I/4
on June 1, 1940
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| WATTINE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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| WINGLERT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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5th Sqn.
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Transferred
to CRAS on December 3rd, 1939.
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Non-flying
personnel : Mechanics
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Name
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Grade
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Fonction
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Divers
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Etat-civil
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Photo
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Citations.
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| CARISTAN
Hilarion - André |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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Hilarion CARISTAN voluntarily
joined the air force in 1926 and was incorporated into the
1st GOA. He was posted to the 2nd squadron of the 22nd RA
(Aviation Regiment) at Chartres in 1928. He was seconded to
the Avord camp and then to Bron. He transferred to the colonial
aviation service in the French West Indies and joined the
2nd squadron at Dakar in 1933. On his return to France, he
was posted successively to the Villacoublay base in 1938,
to the GTRA 591
in 1939, then to the III/10 fighter group in 1940, with which
he took part in the French campaign as a mechanic. He withdrew
to AFN, first to the Relizane base and then to the Blida base.
From September 1940 to August 1943, he served in various units
of GB II/61. He was assigned to bomber group No. 1. He returned
to the UK and completed a flight engineer training course
at Saint-Atham before being posted to squadron M 346 in 1944.
He was transferred to the liaison aircraft group in Austria
in 1945.
In 1948, he was posted
to command the Rabat-Salé base, then back to mainland
France to the Normandie-Niémen II/6 fighter group in
1949. He was sent to the Far East from 1949 to 1951, then
to the Rabat-Salé base. In 1953, he returned to Indochina
with EROM 80. He was posted to the CATAC (Tactical Air Command)
at Lahr in 1955, then seconded to the Saint-Cyr school in
1957.
Hilarion CARISTON retired in 1960.
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Born
on 22 October 1906 in Montjoly (French Guiana)
Died in Paris (75) on 10 October 1988. |
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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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| Villacoublay |
78
- Yvelines
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August
27, 1939
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| Le
Havre-Octeville |
76
- Seine-Maritime
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October
22, 1939
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| Deauville
Saint-Gatien |
14
- Calvados
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May
22, 1940
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| Les
Grandes-Chapelles |
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June
10, 1940
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| Anglure-Vouarces |
51
- Marne
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June
10, 1940
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| Troyes-Barberey |
10
- Aube
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June
12, 1940
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| Montbard |
21
- Côte d'Or
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June
13, 1940
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| Clermont-Ferrand |
63
- Puy de Dôme
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June
15, 1940
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| Ussel |
19
- Corrèze
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June
18, 1940
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| Bergerac |
24
- Dordogne
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June
20, 1940
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| Toulouse-Francazal |
31
- Haute-Garonne
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June
25, 1940
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Click
on the map to enlarge :
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Itinerary
of the GAR II/561 & GC III/10
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Aircrafts
The GARC
II/561 then GC III/10
was equipped since its creation on August 24, 1939, following aircrafts
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n 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 :
- 16 Blériot-Spad
510
- 13 Bloch
MB151
- 38 Bloch
MB152
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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12
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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0.5
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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9
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Dornier
Do 215
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0.5
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Dornier
Do 17
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2
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Likely Victories
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3
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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2
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Dornier
Do 17
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1
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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3
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Staff-Sergeant
MOTTE (Combat)
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May 14,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
BATTUT (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
GUAY (Combat)
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May 21,
1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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3
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| Staff-Sergeant
MARTIN Georges (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Sub-Lieutenant
MARTIN P. (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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| Captain
GUIZARD (Combat) |
May 14,
1940
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Prisoners
Pilots
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1
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Staff-Sergeant
MARTIN Georges
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May 14,
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
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