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Historical
Following the decision to
add a third Group to existing Fighter Squadrons, GC III / 2 was
established in May 1939 with elements of GC I / 2 and GC II / 2.
First equipped with D501, he quickly touches MORANE 406 in July
1939.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC III / 2 belongs to
theFighting Group No. 23 of the ZOAN (North Air Operations Area).
Following the fighting, GC
III / 2 saw its number of MORANE 406 decrease sharply, and this
will lead the General Staff to transform the Group on CURTISS H75
end May 1940.
GC III / 2 will be dissolved
at ORAN August 25, 1940
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC III/2
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| Commander
GEILLE Frédéric |
September
1939
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May
31, 1940
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| Captain
ROUGEVIN-BAVILLE Jacques |
Juny
1,1940
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August
25, 1940
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Commanders
of the 5th Squadron
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| Captain
KERANGUEVEN Georges |
September
1939
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August
25, 1940
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Commanders
of the 6th Squadron
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| Lieutenant
DUBREUIL Vladimir |
September
1939
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August
25, 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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| ACHON |
Sergeant
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1
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Wounded
in aerial combat on May 15, 1940, he will join the group only
on June 15, 1940.
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| BARBEY |
Sergeant
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Wounded
and taken prisoner on November 8, 1939
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BARDIN
Paul
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Sub-Lieutenant
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4
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Killed
in aerial combat May 16, 1940
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| BARRIO |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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2
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| BERTOU |
Commander
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| BILLET |
Lieutenant
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| BOILEAU |
Staff-Sergeant
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| BOILLOT
Raymond |
Captain
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Assigned
to the Group on June 21, 1940
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| BOUTTIER
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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3
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3
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| BURY-BURZYMSKI
Jan |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Polish
Pilot
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| CHAMBON
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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2
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1
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Injured
and Prisoner in Air Combat May 13, 1940 He died of his wounds
on May 18, 1940.
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| CORNIGLION-MOLINIER
Edouard |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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4
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1
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| DANSE |
Adjutant
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1
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Seriously
wounded during an aerial combat on May 14, he will join the
Group only on June 22, 1940.
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| DARTEVELLE
Jacques - Dieudonné |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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Georges DARTEVELLE,
a student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1939, was mobilised
and joined the 5th Escadrille of the GC III/2, a group with
which he took part in the French Campaign.
On 20 May 1940, during an attack on a formation of German
bombers, he was wounded, but managed to land his burning
aircraft in the French lines (MS406 n°358). In June
1940, the GC III/2 withdrew to Algeria, before being disbanded
on 25 August 1940.
Placed on armistice leave, it joined the ‘Jeunesse
et Montagne’ organisation, whose stated aim was to
keep demobilised Air Force officers and volunteers active,
in order to provide training for young people.
When the organisation was disbanded in January 1944, Jacques
DARTEVELLE resumed his training as an architect at the Ecole
des Beaux-Arts, where he obtained a final distinction on
09 November of the same year.
In January 1945, he
joined the Groupe de Chasse DORET, newly renamed ‘GC
II/8 Saintonge’. This group, equipped with D520s, had
the distinction of being the only fighter group commanded
by the French Forces of the Interior. Based at Cognac at
the time, the group took part in reducing pockets of German
resistance in La Rochelle and Royan. As the Groupe Doret
was gradually re-equipped with Spitfires, the old D520s
were grouped together in a new Groupe de Chasse GC I/8 ‘Vendée’
based at Cognac. Lieutenant DARTEVELLE was one of the pilots
assigned to this group.
On 1st March 1945, Jacques DARTEVELLE took part in a mission
to strafe a German column. During the engagement, Lieutenant
DARTEVELLE's D520, flying too low, hit some trees and crashed
to the ground where it caught fire instantly. The pilot
burned to death in his aircraft.
Lieutenant DARTEVELLE's body was buried in the Enghien les
Bains cemetery.
Extract text from Source Mr Yannick JULIEN - Souvenir Français
Comité Aunis Atlantique (Dec 2024)
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Born
on 24 January 1915 in Paris (75)
Killed on 1 March 1945 near Dompierre sur Mer (17 - Charente-Maritime) |
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| DE-BERTREM
Vladimir |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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1
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| DESHONS |
Sergeant
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| DUBREUIL
Ferdinand |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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2
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1
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| DUCLOS |
Sergeant
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On September
22, 1939, the German land of Saarbrücken was mistakenly arrested
and taken prisoner
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| DUGIT-GROS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| ELMLINGER
Paul |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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6
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat on June 9, 1940
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| FLANEK
Léopold |
Staff-Sergeant
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1
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Polish
Pilot. Killed in aerial combat May 16, 1940
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| GEILLE
Frédéric |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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2
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Wounded
in aerial combat on June 13, 1940.
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| KERANGUEVEN
Georges |
Captain
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5th Sqn.
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2
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2
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| LANSOY
André - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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4
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2
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André
LANSOY joined the École de l'Air in 1936. He was posted
to the 34th Heavy Aviation Wing in 1938, then to the GC III/2
of the 2nd Chartres Air Wing in 1939. He was wounded in air
combat on 13 June 1940. He was sent to Algeria in 1940 with
the GC I/3. He took part in operations in Oran, Bou Saada
and Ameur el-Ain. In 1943, with the GC I/7 ‘Provence’,
he took part in the liberation of France, then joined the
GC I/9 at Mekhnès in 1945 before being appointed second-in-command
of the 4th Fighter Wing. He spent some time in Indochina in
1948, was posted to Friedrichshafen at the end of 1948, then
in 1951 to the master radar station at Troyes. He was a trainee
at the CESA (Centre d'Etudes Supérieures Aéronautiques)
in 1955. He was appointed Head of the 3rd Bureau at the Air
Defence Command in Versailles in 1953. He took part in the
Suez operation in 1956, then took command of the Luxeuil base.
He was posted to SHAPE (Staff of Allied Forces in Europe)
in 1958, to the private staff of the Minister for the Armed
Forces in 1960, and finally to the Inspectorate General of
the Air Force in 1961. André LANSOY was placed on leave
from the Air Staff in 1961..
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Born
on 8 January 1917 in Chalette-sur-Loing (45 - Loiret).
Died on 22 June 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) |
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| LASCKIEWICZ
Stefan |
Captain
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6th Sqn.
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1
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Polish
Pilot.
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| LEBLANC
Maurice |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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5
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1
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LECHAT
André
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Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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4
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| LINARD
Jean |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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2
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| LYON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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| MONRIBOT
Pierre |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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Accidentally
injured on February 12, 1940
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MORET
Antoine
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Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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7
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Injured
in aerial combat May 16, 1940
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| MORLOT
René |
Sergeant
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| NEDELEC
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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6th Sqn.
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4
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1
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Wounded
in aerial combat May 24, 1940
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| PEUTO
Jacques |
Lieutenant
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1
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Killed
in Air Combat May 18, 1940
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| PISSOTTE
Georges - Léon |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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3
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1
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Georges
Pissotte enlisted voluntarily in 1934. He attended the Chartres
and Etampes schools, then the École Militaire de l'Air.
In 1939, he was posted to fighter group III/2, and won eight
air victories. He was posted to the GC I/3 group in Oran,
and took part in the liberation of Corsica.
In November 1945, he was sent to Indochina, and in 1947 was
posted to the Meknès flying school. In 1950, he was
posted to the air defence sector in Ajaccio, before joining
the SHAPE (European General Staff) in Fontainebleau in 1953.
In 1955, he was appointed commander of air defence zone 901.
He was sent to Algeria in April 1958, and was posted to the
Aix-en-Provence base in 1959, then to Paris. Georges Pissotte
was placed on leave from the Air Force in 1964.
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Born
on 6 October 1913 in Pantin (93 - Seine-Saint-Denis)
Died on 27 August 1999 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) |
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PIZON
René
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Staff-Sergeant
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5th Sqn.
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3
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2
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| PRENEZ
Robert |
Adjutant
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5th Sqn.
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1
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Injured
in aerial combat May 15, 1940
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| PRUDHOMME |
Lieutenant
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5th Sqn.
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Assigned
to the Group on June 21, 1940
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| RAVILLY
Félix |
Staff-Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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4
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| ROIG
Paul |
Sub-Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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4
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ROMEY
Maurice
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Adjutant
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5th Sqn.
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5
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 13, 1940.
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| ROUGEVIN-BAVILLE
Jacques |
Captain
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Staff
Group
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1
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| ROUXEL
Pierre |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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| RUPIED |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GC III/7
Detachment
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| SATGE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| VITTINI
François |
Staff-Sergeant
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Seriously
injured in aerial combat May 18, 1940
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| VOYER
Pierre |
Adjutant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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| ZANTARA
Stefan |
Lieutenant
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6th Sqn.
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1
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Polish
Pilot
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| ZINNICKER
Pierre |
Sergeant
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6th Sqn.
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5
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1
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Killed
in aerial combat on June 8, 1940
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Airfields
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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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| Chartres |
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- Aisne
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When
it was created
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| Cambrai-Niergnies
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59
- Nord
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At
the mobilization
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| Vitry
le François Vauclerc |
51
- Marne
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September
8, 1939
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| Cambrai-Niergnies
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59
- Nord
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November
10, 1939
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| Chaumont-Semoutiers |
52
- Haute-Marne
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November
28, 1939
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| Cambrai-Niergnies
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59
- Nord
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January
20, 1940
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| Beauvais-Tillé |
60
- Oise
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May
17, 1940
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| Persan-Beaumont |
95
- Val d'Oise
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May
21, 1940
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| Avord |
18
- Cher
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June
01, 1940 (Transformation on Curtiss H75)
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| La
Perthe |
51
- Marne
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June
6, 1940
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| Auxerre |
89
- Yonne
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June
12, 1940
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| Issoudun |
36
- Indre
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June
15, 1940
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| Perpignan
la Salanque |
66
- Pyrénées Orientales
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June
17, 1940
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| Oran-La-Sénia |
Algeria
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June
18, 1940
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| Alger
Maison-Blanche |
Algeria
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June
19, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GC III/2 was equipped
since its creation on May 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 :
- 86 Morane
MS406
- 1 Curtiss
H75-A2
- 37
Curtiss H75-A3
- 1 Curtiss
H75-A4
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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32
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MS
406
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H75
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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5
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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2
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5
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Henschel
Hs 126
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3
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3
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Junker
Ju 87
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3
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Dornier
Do 17
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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9
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1
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Likely Victories
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13
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Messerschmitt
BF110
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1
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1
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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Henschel
Hs 126
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1
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Heinkel
He111
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1
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1
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Junker
Ju 87
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2
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Dornier
Do 17
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6
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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5
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Sub-Lieutenant
BARDIN (Combat)
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May 16,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
FLANEK (Combat)
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May 16,
1940
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Lieutenant
PEUTO (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Sergeant
ZINNICKER (Combat)
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June
8, 1940
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Adjutant
ROMEY (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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13
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Sergeant
BARBEY (Combat)
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November
8, 1939
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Sergeant
MONRIBOT (Accident)
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February
12, 1940
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Staff-Sergeant
CHAMBON (Combat)
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May 13,
1940
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Adjutant
DANSE (Combat)
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May 14,
1940
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Sergeant
ACHON (Combat)
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May 15,
1940
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Adjutant
PRENEZ (Combat)
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May 15,
1940
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Adjutant
MORET (Combat)
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May 16,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
VITTINI (Combat)
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May 17,
1940
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Lieutenant
DARTEVELLE (Combat)
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May 20,
1940
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Adjutant
NEDELEC (Combat)
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May 24,
1940
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Staff-Sergeant
ELMLINGER (Combat)
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June
9, 1940
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Commander
GEILLE (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Sub-Lieutenant
LANSOY (Combat)
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June
13, 1940
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Prisoners
Pilots
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3
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| Sergeant
DUCLOS |
September
22, 1939
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| Sergeant
BARBEY |
November
8, 1939
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| Staff-Sergeant
CHAMBON |
May 13,
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 "Morane
MS406" Collective Work - Editions LELA Presse
- Book "Curtiss H75"
from Lionel PERSYN - Editions LELA Presse
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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