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Bombing crew members are listed below in alphabetical order. Details of the number of men per arm can be found on the Pilots Home page.

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Rank
Unit
Post
Informations
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Indiv. Card
Citations
CABARET Paul
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 A trained arts and crafts engineer, he joined the Air Force in 1935 and was demobilized in 1937.
Wounded in Air Combat on 12 May 1940.		    
CADET René - Clément
Sub-Lieutenant
?
René CADET, a child soldier, graduated from the preparatory military school at Saint-Hippolyte in 1922. From 1926 to 1937, he was posted to various bombing regiments. He took part in the ‘Drôle de guerre’ and the French campaign, before being seconded to North Africa as part of the Air Force High Command in 1941. He then joined the staff of transport group 15 in Algiers. He was seconded to the 12th Tactical Air Command, with which he took part in operations from 1944 to 1945. He was posted to the Tactical Air Force Headquarters at Lahr in September 1945. René CADET successively held several positions in the staffs of the 1st air region and then the 2nd from 1948 to 1960, when he retired. Born on 2 November 1906 in Rochefort (17 - Charente-Maritime).
Died on 30 September 1994 at Saint-Georges de Didonne (17 - Charentes-Maritimes)		      
CADIOU Félix - André
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
 The Leo 451 No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The crew, injured, parachuted. Born on 5 July 1915 in Saint-Malo (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Died on 27 August 2003 in Saint-Malo		  
CAILLET Lucien - Léon
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 The Leo 451 No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Sergeant CAILLET was killed. Born on 3 August 1918 in Ceffonds (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 6 June 1940 in Brache (80 - Somme)		  
CALLAC Roger - Louis
Sergeant
Radio
 On 31 May 1940, LéO 451 No 73 was shot down by fighter aircraft. Wounded, Sergeant CALLAC jumped by parachute.
Roger CALLAC was killed on 20 February 1945 at the controls of P51 No 4410884 while serving with GR II/33.
However, this last piece of information remains to be confirmed: to this day, I am not certain that Roger CALLAC, radio sergeant with GB II/31, was the same Roger CALLAC who became a pilot with GR II/33. If this were not the case, it would also call into question the date of birth and death opposite.		 Born on 30 September 1917 in Neuilly-Seine (92 - Hauts-De-Seine)
Killed on 20 February 1945		  
CALMEL Jean - Louis - Casimir
Lieutenant
Pilot

After graduating from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1935, Jean CALMEL joined the French Air Force in October 1937. He was posted to the GB II/11 of the 11th Air Wing based in Toulouse, then joined the Avord flying school.
He fought with the GB II/11 during the Campaign.
After the Armistice, he left the Group, before rejoining the GB I/11 in February 1943, after the Allied landings in North Africa (8 November 1942). He was first second-in-command of the Group, then commander of the 2nd Squadron. He took part in the fighting in Tunisia in April 1943.
With GB I/11 disbanded, he joined the 340th Squadron based at Elvington (Great Britain) in May 1944. As a pilot with this unit, he took part in a number of missions in France in preparation for the Normandy landings, then over Germany and the Netherlands.
Captain Jean CALMEL completed his tour of operations in January 1945, and was assigned to the Air Force General Staff.
He was appointed Commander in 1945, and took command of the GB II/23 Group in April 1946.

In February 1948, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Inspectorate of the Air Force before joining the Air War College in November 1949.
On completion of his training in 1951, he was appointed Head of the Air Force Staff Employment Plans Office.
He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1950 and in June 1955 was appointed Chief of Staff to the General Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Air Force in March 1958, Chief of Staff of the General Inspectorate of the Air Force and finally Director of the Private Office of the General Chief of Staff of the Air Force in October 1958.
Promoted to Air Brigadier General in December 1958, he was assigned to the General Chief of Staff of the Air Force, while retaining his position as Director of Cabinet.
In 1960, he was appointed Commander of the Groupement Aérien Tactique, before becoming Head of the Plans Division at SHAPE in 1962, then Commander of the 1st Air Region in Dijon in 1964.
General Jean CALMEL clocked up a total of 2,860 flying hours, including 425 hours at night.
After leaving the French Air Force, Jean CALMEL became Director of External Relations at Sud-Aviation in 1967, and took part in the great Concorde adventure, culminating in its maiden flight in March 1969.
Jean CALMEL published a book entitled ‘Pilotes de Nuit’ (Night Pilots), which recounts his struggles within the heavy bomber groups.
 Born 4 March 1913, Paris (75)
Died 7 August 1987, Paris
 
CAMUS
Sub-Lieutenant
            
CANAT
Adjutant
Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939        
CANAUX Marcel - Henri
Chief Warrant Officer
Crew Chief
 On June 6, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 260 was shot down by the flak. Chief Warrant Officer CANAUX is killed. Born on 12 June 1909 at Gévigney et Mercey (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Gruny (80 - Somme)		  
CANDILLE
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
          
CANONE
Adjudant-Chef
Machine-Gunner
          
CANTINI
Staff-Sergeant
   
CAPDEGELLE Gustave
Lieutenant
Observer
 After the armistice, he joined the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur. Arrested, he was deported and killed on 12 March 1945 in the Dachau concentration camp. Born on 19 September 1902 in Dax (40 - Landes)
Killed on 12 March 1945 in Dachau (Germany)		      
CAPURO Séraphin - Paul
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On May 24, 1940, the Glenn Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German Fighters. Sergeant CAPURO is killed. Born on 1 January 1917 at Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed at Bertangles (80 - Somme) on 24 May 1940		  
CARAIL Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
 On May 22, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 218 was destroyed by accident during a training flight. The crew is killed. Born on 2 July 1908 in Levalenet (09 - Ariège)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône) 		 
CARROUE Louis - Philippe
Adjudant-Chef
Machine-Gunner
   Born on 18 March 1901 at Saint-Amand en Puysaye (58 - Nièvre)
Died 17 April 1973		      
CARQUIN
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On May 25, 1940, the Breguet 693 No39 was shot down by 5 Me109. Sergeant CARQUIN parachutes himself and is taken prisoner    
CARRE Daniel
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
On May 21, 1940, the Amiot 143 No.133 was shot down by the Flak. Staff Sergeant CARRE parachutes and will be taken prisoner.    
CARRERA Kléber - Félicien
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
 On 22 May 1940, Glenn Martin 167 F No 117, damaged by flak, managed to land at Chartres. Warrant Officer CARRERA was killed. Born on 10 February 1910 at Novion Porcien (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Coudry (59 - Nord)		  
CARTERON Pierre - Eugène
Adjutant
Pilot
 Amiot 354 No 8 was accidentally destroyed on 2 June 1940 during a training flight: probably as a result of engine failure, the aircraft crashed into a swamp. The crew was killed. Born on 4 April 1901 at Saint-Etienne-de-Mer-Morte (42 - Loire)
Accidentally killed on 3 June 1940 at Beugnon (89 - Yonne)		  
CASSAGNOU
Captain
Pilot
 The 699 Breguet 691 was destroyed on takeoff on June 17, 1940. The Captain CASSAGNOU was wounded    
CASSE Serge - Henri
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
 On May 18, 1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The 7 crew members parachute, but Sub-Lieutenant CASSE is killed, his parachute did not work Born on 25 April 1908 in Paris (75)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne)		  
CASSEGRAIN Gilbert - Paul
Sub-Lieutenant
Observer
   Born November 19, 1917 in Chinon (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died October 11, 1996 in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)		  
CASTELA Georges - Gilbert
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
   Born August 22, 1914 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Died January 27, 2002 at Yerres (91 - Essone)

 
CAUDRY Pierre
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
- On May 31, 1940, the LeO. 451, No.268, was shot down by Fighters, and the crew unscathed parachutes.
 - On June 6, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 271 is shot down by Fighters. The men composing this crew are shot for the second time ... Staff Sergeant CAUDRY is seriously injured. "
    
CERCUEIL Jean - Marie
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 Born February 27, 1915 at Montigny La Resle (89 - Yonne)
Died February 22, 1997 at Auxerre (89 - Yonne)
 
CHABLE Alphonse - André
Adjutant
Pilot
 Wounded on October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No 93 shot by the Flak. The crew is taken prisoner. Born in Saint-Max (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 5 January 1908
Died in Epinal (88 - Vosges) on 3 February 1980		  
CHABOUREAU Pierre
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief and Pilot

On September 30, 1939, Leo 451 No4 was destroyed on takeoff. The crew is unscathed

  
 
CHABRES Henri
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
 Henri CHABRES later joined the FAFL and fought with the Groupe de Bombardement GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’.
He was killed in March 1945 on his return from a bombing mission. Halifax Nr287 was lost after being diverted from its initial airfield and crashed on the ground. 		Born on 1 December 1917 in Escures (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 15 March 1945 in Helmsley (United Kingdom)		      
CHAILLON
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
 On June 6, 1940, a Breguet 691 was accidentally destroyed on landing on the return from a training flight. Staff-Sergeant CHAILLON is unscathed.    
CHAISE Robert - Louis
Adjutant
Chief of Board
 Born August 11, 1911 in Troyes (10 - Aube)
Died at Les Angles (30 - Gard) on 10 February 2002		  
CHALTE Pierre - Marie
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On June 13, 1940, Bloch 210 No12, badly damaged by the Flak, crashed. The crew is killed. Born on 18 May 1919 in Magny-Les-Metz (57 - Lorraine)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Bourges (18 - Cher)		  
CHAMAUD Henri
Adjutant
Pilot
- On May 11, 1940, the Leo 451 No. 63 severely hit by the Flak, managed to rejoin his land, but was destroyed on landing. Adjutant CHAMAUD is unharmed.
Le 5 juin 1940, le LéO 451 No 19 participe à une mission de nuit dont l'objectif était l'usine B.M.W au Nord de Munich. Mais l'appareil, pris par la brume, s'écrase au sol près de Besançon et explose. L'équipage est tué.
 Born on 02 August 1907 at Saint-Germain-les-Belles (87 Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs)		  
CHAMPENOIS Guy - Léon
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 Killed on 31 may 1940 in aerial combat aboard the LEO 451 No109: His pilot, Staff Sergeant VERNA, managed to bring his plane back despite the attack of the fighters, but all the crew members were killed. Born January 11, 1920 in Auriens (?)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise)		  
CHANARD Jean - Sylvain
Adjutant
Pilot
 Born on 8 July 1911 in Saint-Symphorien (33 - Gironde)
Died at Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) on 29 January 1987		  
CHAPPE
Staff-sergeant
Leaves GBA Group I/54 in mid-November 1939        
CHAPRON Gérard - Maurice
Sub-Lieutenant
navigator
 Gérard CHAPRON later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25 ‘Tunisia’.
He was killed in July 1944 aboard Halifax LK728. His aircraft crashed shortly before arriving at its Elvington base for an undetermined reason.		 Born on 2 January 1919 in Caen (14 - Calvados)
Killed on 6 July 1944 at Thorne Colliery (United Kingdom)		      
CHARAUDEAU René - Ernest
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
 René CHARAUDEAU later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25 ‘Tunisia’.
He was killed in July 1944 aboard Halifax LK728. His aircraft crashed shortly before arriving at its Elvington base for an undetermined reason.		 Born on 1 April 1914 in Paris (75)
Killed on 6 July 1944 at Thorne Colliery (United Kingdom)		      
CHARBONNEL
Sergeant
Pilot
          
CHARBONNIER Marcel
Sergeant
Mecchanic
 Born September 1, 1914 in Lyon.
On 3 December 1939, the Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog, crashed in a Jura forest. Sergeant CHARBONNIER is the only survivor. He was ejected at an altitude of 35 meters when he hit the trees. Seriously wounded, he will be treated by nuns at the Hospital of Pontarlier.
He will later make a career in the Air Force which he will leave with the rank of Commander. Marcel CHARBONNIER died in 2006, at the age of 92.
Born on September 1st, 1914 at Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Died in March 2006 in Lyon (69 - Lyon)
CHAREIRE Jean - Jacques
Sub-Lieutenant
Machine-Gunner
 On September 9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken. The crew is killed Born on 23 April 1912 in Paris (75)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche (57 - Moselle)		  
CHARLAN Yves - Charles
Captain
Cder 2nd Sqn.
Crew Chie
 Born on 16 February 1911 in Ottawa (Canada)
Killed on 8 June 1944 in Cairo (Egypt)		  
CHARLE Robert - Armand
Sub-Lieutenant
     Born in Jeumont (59 - Nord) on 24 February 1918
Died in Lambres-Lez-Douai (59 - Nord) on 7 September 2004		      
CHARLES Jean-François
Lieutenant
Observer
 Wounded in aerial combat on June 3, 1940    
CHARLETY Paul - Antoine
Aspirant
Observer
   Born 16 February 1916 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died in Chambéry (73 - Savoie) on 4 March 1977		      
CHARLON Roger
Adjutant
Pilot
    
CHAROY Marie - Emmanuel
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
 On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed Born on 8 February 1909 at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise)		  
CHARPENTIER
Chief Warrant Officer
Machine-Gunner
 On September 9, 1939, the Bloch 200 No132, badly damaged by German fighters, must make a landing in enemy territory. Chief Warrant Officer CHARPENTIER, injured, is taken prisoner  
 
CHAREIRE Jean - Jacques
Sub-Lieutenant
Machine-Gunner
 On September 9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken. The crew is killed Born on 23 April 1912 in Paris (75)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche (57 - Moselle)		  
CHASSANDE-PATRON Hubert - Marie
Capitane
Pilote and Group commander
 Graduate of the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Metz, 109th Class (1922 - 1924)
In 1942, he commanded the Marrakech Base: he held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
In November 1944, he took command of the 34th Bombardment Wing.
Hubert CHASSANDE-PATRON ended his career with the rank of Air Division General.		 Born on 02 December 1901 in Lunéville (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died in Paris (75) on 7 April 1972 		 
CHAUTARD Gustave - Pierre
Adjutant
Observer
 On June 12, 1940, the Glenn Martin 167F No.60 was shot down by the Flak.The 3 crewmen were wounded. Born on 17 May 1910  
CHAUVET Edmond
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
 - The Mureaux 115 No87 was destroyed during a flying training on 11 October 1939 after striking a high-voltage line. The crew is injured- On June 11th, 1940, the Breguet 693 No16 is hilly in Etampes. The crew is unscathed.    
CHAUVET Gaston
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
 In 1968, Colonel Gaston CHAUVET was appointed Commander of Base Aérienne 745 at Aulnat.
He ended his career with the rank of Air Brigadier General.		 Born on 4 January 1915 in Jazennes (17 - Charente-Maritime)
Died August 29th 1984 in Paris (75)		  
CHAUVIN
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
 On June 12, 1940, the Glenn Martin 167F No. 60 was shot down by the Flak.The 3 crewmen were wounded.    
CHAUVIRE
Sergeant
Pilot
          
CHEMIN Antonin - Lacharie
Lieutenant
Observer
 Antonin CHEMIN later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25 ‘Tunisia’.
He was killed in March 1945 on his return from a bombing mission. Halifax Nr287 was lost after being diverted from its initial airfield and crashed on the ground. 		Born on 20 January 1914 in La Verpillière (38 - Isère)
Killed at Helmsley (United Kingdom) on 15 March 1945		      
CHEMINEAU Georges Edouard
Sub-Lieutenant
Pilot
 Breguet 693 No20 was destroyed by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The crew was killed. Born on 11 July 1914 in Paris (75)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Chaumont Porcien (08 - Ardennes) 		 
CHERIGIE
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
 The No. 451 No. 105 was shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. The Chief Warrant Officer CHERIGIE was seriously injured.    
CHERON
Lieutenant then Captain
Cder 1st Sqn. then Cder of Group
    
CHERY
Sergeant
Pilot
          
CHEVALIER René
Chief-Warrant Officer
Pilot
 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 Trevoux in the Ain.      
CHEVALLET Albert
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
 On June 15, 1940, a Breguet 693 was damaged by the Flak, the Pilot poses in the countryside where it is burned. Chief Warrant Officer CHEVALLET is unharmed.    
CHIBRAC Marcel
Adjutant
Navigator-Bomber
 Born on 2 December 1908 in Prechac (33 - Gironde)
Died at Audenge (33 - Gironde) on 8 September 1994		  
CHIEUSSE Raymond - Léonce
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On 5 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167 F No 68 was shot down by 7 Me109s. Staff Sergeant CHIEUSSE is killed. Born on 20 January 1916 in Avignon (84 - Vaucluse)
Killed on 5 June 1940 		 
CHOCHEPRAT Paul Marie
Captain
Pilot
 The Breguet 693 No86 is shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew is killed. Born on 15 November 1912 at Sampigny (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Domart sur la Luce (80 - Somme)		  
CHOMMELOUX Henri - Paul
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On June 7, 1940, No26 Glenn Martin 167F was shot down by the flak. The crew is killed. Born on 30 May 1918 at Saint-Michel Chef-Chef (44 - Loire-Atlantiques)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Lancourt (80 - Somme)		  
CHOPIN Marcel - Edouard
Colonel
Marcel CHOPIN fought in the Chasseurs à pied from January 1915. He joined the air force in May 1917 and obtained his pilot's licence. He ended the conflict with the rank of second lieutenant.
In September 1942, Marcel CHOPIN went to Spain to join the Free French Air Force, arriving in London in February 1943.
On 18 October 1944, a four-engined Farman from AFN failed to land at Toulouse-Francazal and caught fire. The occupants managed to evacuate, except for one passenger. Two officers, Lt/Col Chopin and Cdt Bachouè, returned to the wreckage to try to extract it. But just then, the tanks exploded and the two men perished in the inferno, along with the woman they were trying to save.
Source: http://aerostories.celeonet.fr/~aeroforums/forumhist/aff.php?nummsg=85224		 Born on 24 April 1897 at Hannogne-Saint-Martin (08 - Ardennes)
Killed on 18 October 1944 at Cugnaux (31 - Haute-Garonne)		  
CHOPINI
Lieutenant
            
CHOUREAUX
Sergeant
   
CHRETIENNE Bernard - Auguste
Sergeant
 Observer Bernard CHRETIENNE enlisted early in October 1937 and was posted to the French Air Force, joining the Reims Air Base in 1937, where he tried unsuccessfully to pass the EOR exam and then the Radios-Navigants exam. He joined the 704th signals company at Mourmelon and became a radio operator in a car. He was posted to the GB II/12 in 1939, with which group he took part in the French Campaign as a radio-navigator.
Bernard CHRETIENNE was emobilised after the armistice in August 40		 Born on 23 July 1917 in Caen (14 - Calvados).
Died on 29 September 2014 in Paris (75)		      
CHRISTOPHE
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
          
CHUNEAU Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
          
CHUZEVILLE Louis
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
 LEO 451 No. 258 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940, and crushed in the field. Chief Warrant Officer CHUZEVILLE is unharmed.    
CIBRON Robert Georges
Sergeant
Pilot
 On May 25, 1940, Bloch 210 No188 crashed on takeoff. The plane hits a farm, and its bombs explode. The crew is killed Born on 29 November 1913 at Châlons-en-Champagne (51 - Marne)
Killed on 26 May 1940 at Coulommiers (77 - Seine-et-Marne)		  
CLAISSE Maurice - Pierre
Lieutenant
Pilot
 Maurice CLAISSE was called up to the air force in 1930. He qualified as a military pilot in 1930 and as an aircraft observer in 1931. He joined Breguet in 1932 as an engineer and became chief pilot in 1937. He was specially assigned to the Breguet workshops in 1939-1940, then became a pilot with the GB II//54 attack group in 1940.
He was demobilised in July 1940 and flew clandestinely to London via Gibraltar. He joined the FAFL on 22 May 1941 and was seconded as a test pilot to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough in 1942. He was called up to the 219th squadron (night fighter) in 1944 and to the Technical and Industrial Directorate of the Ministry of the Air in 1944. Maurice CLAISSE was demobilised in 1946.		 Born in Paris (75) on 14 December 1905
Died in Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 14 September 1986		      
CLASSET
Sergeant
On May 17, 1940, the Farman F222-1 No 7 was taken by Frost. The Crew Chief ordered the evacuation, but the Pilot managed to regain control. 3 crewmen have already jumped ...    
CLAVAUD
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On April 1, 1940, an Amiot 143 is touched by the Flak and must land in Luxembourg. The crew fire the plane before being interned. Staff Sergeant CLAVAUD is unharmed.    
CLEMENT Lucien - Louis
Sergeant
Amiot 354 No 8 was accidentally destroyed on 2 June 1940 during a training flight: probably as a result of engine failure, the aircraft crashed into a swamp. The crew was killed. Born on 25 August 1919 in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed in an accident on 3 June 1940 at Beugnon (89 - Yonne)		  
CLERC Jacques
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
 LEO 451 No. 258 was shot down by flak on June 8, 1940, and crushed in the field. Lieutenant CLERC is injured.    
CLUZEL
Lieutenant
            
COCHET
Lieutenant
            
COCHO Louis - Paul
Lieutenant
Pilot
 Louis COCHO later joined the FAFL and fought with GB 2/23 ‘Guyenne’ from July 1944 to March 1945. Born in Saint-Brieuc (22 - Côtes d'Armor) on 4 August 1913
Died in Paris (75) on 11 May 1981 		     
CODRON Gérard
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 Breguet 693 No15, hit by Flak, was destroyed on May 16, 1940. Staff Sergeant CODRON seriously wounded    
COIFFARD Jean
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner
 On June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1011 was damaged by the Flak, but managed to land on a plot of Saint andré de l'Eure. Adjutant COIFFARD is seriously injured.  
 
COJEAN Roger
Sergeant
Pilot
 Roger COJEAN was killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra during the Syrian Campaign. Born on 8 March 1920
Killed on 25 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria)		  
COLAS Gabriel
Chief-Warrant-Officer
GB I/34 or GB II/34
Pilot
      
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.    
COLLE Jacques
Lieutenant

Pilot

Jacques COLLE leaves GB I/31 to join GBA II/51.

On May 22, 1940, during the attack of a German column, the Potez 633 No. 26R, hit by the Flak, was finally shot down by Me109. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner

He joined the FFL and was killed on 27 July 1944.

 Born June 10, 1910 in Champigneules (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on July 27, 1944 at Kasba Tadla (Morocco)
 
COLLETER Jacques - Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
 - Killed on June 8, 1940 during a night mission. His plane, the LeO 451 No3006, hit by flak, lost its way and fell into the sea off Les Sables-d'Olonne. The crew was killed except for Staff Sergeant RENARD who was the only survivor. Born May 31, 1914 in Plomordiern (35 - Finistère)
Killed on June 8, 1940 at Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée)
 
COLLOMBET Jacques - Roger
Lieutenant

Pilot
Jacques COLLOMBET, a graduate of SupAéro, class of 1937, successfully completes his Special Military Preparation, and is awarded a scholarship to take his Pilot's Licence and do his Military Service as a non-commissioned officer.
He obtained his pilot's license in September 1937 at the Ecole de Pilotage CAUDRON based in Ambérieu en Bugey.
He served with the Bataillon de l'Air 127, and was posted to the Ecole de l'Air d'Avord. At the end of his military service, in March 1938, Jacques COLLOMBET asked to join the Active Air Force. He was posted to the 31st Wing, 2nd Squadron, with the rank of Second-Lieutenant.
In April 1938, he was commissioned as an Aircraft Observer.
He began the Campage de France with GB I/31 before joining GBA II/51 on January 5, 1940. Jacques COLLOMBET was wounded on June 6, 1940, in an accident while returning from a training flight.
On August 16, 1940, he was appointed squadron commander.
After the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942, the 51st squadron was disbanded, and Jacques COLLOMBET was demobilized. Returning to civilian life, he became an aeronautical engineer at FARMAN, and in June 1943 turned down an offer to join the Vichy Air Defense Staff.
He joined the Resistance in July 1944, and at the end of August asked to be reintegrated into the Armée de L'Air, which he obtained in... March 1945 as Commander of a refueling and repair center.
After the war, he continued his career in various air liaison units, before joining the Brétigny sur Orge Flight Test Center (CEV) in 1950 as a test pilot, specializing in weapons.
In November 1952, he joined the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aéronautique in Paris, then left for the United States for a 2-month training period. At the end of his training, he completed a year's internship with the General Staff and asked to join the CEV.
He was assigned to the CEV in Colomb-Béchar, Algeria; he left the CEV in May 1958 to join the Secrétariat de l'Air. He remained there for 3 years before being appointed Commander of Base Aérienne 107 at Vélizy-villacoublay.
Promoted to General in October 1963, he retired at the age of 51.
Returning to civilian life, he joined Société Sud-Aviation, before moving to Aerospace in 1970, where he stayed for 14 years, retiring in 1977.
 Born October 12, 1912 in Paris (75)
Died November 17, 1989, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (78 - Yvelines)		  
COLOMBO Roger
Sub-Lieutenant
Crew Chief
 The Bloch MB 210 No55 shot by the Flak on June 8, 1940, crashes into the marshes: the crew is killed.The body of Second Lieutenant COLOMBO was not found until August 1940 and buried in Offoy. Born at Créchy (03 - Allier) on 4 August 1917
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Offoy (80 - Somme)		  
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)		  
COMBIN Alfred - Jean
Chief-Warrant-Officer
     Born in Aix-En-Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 16 January 1907
Died in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 1 December 1972		      
COMDECOSTE
Sergent
    
   
CONILL
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
 On June 8, 1940, the Breguet 693 No6, damaged by the Flak, was destroyed on landing. Sergeant CONILL is seriously injured.    
CONQUERIAUX
         
CONQUET
Corporal
Machine-Gunner
On June 8, 1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Corporal CONQUET, seriously wounded is taken prisoner.    
CONSTANT
Staff-Sergeant
            
CONSTANT André - Pierre
Lieutenant
Observer
 On May 31, 1940, the Douglas DB7 No32 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed Born on 5 September 1914 at Capbreton (40 - Landes)
Killed at Quesnel-Aubry (60 - Oise) on 31 May 1940		  
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.

    
CORMIER Jules
Commander
Cder Group
 Born on 19 April 1893 at Merry-Sec (89 - Yonne)
Died at Auxerre (89 - Yonne) on 29 October 1975		  
CORNEE
Captain
Commander of Group GBA I/51    
CORNET Pierre
Lieutenant
Cder 3rd Sqn.
 Pierre CORNET joined the French Air Force in 1934, and qualified as a pilot in 1936. He was admitted to the Versailles Air Academy in 1939.
In 1943, he joined the Groupe de Bombardement 2/20 ‘Bretagne’ of the Free French Forces. He was killed on 11 July 1944 when his aircraft was hit by enemy fighters and went up in flames. He stayed on board to allow the crew to jump out...		 Born on 9 December 1907 in Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed on 11 July 1944 at Monticelli d'Ongina (Italy)
 
CORRIOL Jean
Lieutenant
Crew Chief
 Born on 16 May 1914 in Meuchin (62 - Pas de Calais)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 25 May 2008 		 
COSSERAN Bertrand
Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
        
COTANNEC
Captain
Observer
          
COTONNEC Edouard - Louis
Lieutenant
     Born on 18 October 1907 in Concarneau ( 29 - Finistère)
Died in Italy on 4 February 1994		      
COUDERT
Staff-Sergeant
Machine-Gunner
    
COUILLEAU Pierre - Jules
Captain
Pilot and Staff 1st Sqn.
 Captain Pierre Couilleau was killed on 8 November 1942 in Algeria during the Allied landings in North Africa. Born on 12 September 1913 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 8 November 1942 at Bordj el Bahri (Algeria)		  
COURAPIED  
Pilot
    
   
COURREGES
Staff-Sergeant
Pilot
 LéO 451 No 80 was hit by flak on 16 May 1940 and had to land in the field. The crew, unhurt, returned to GB II/12 on foot. Only Warrant Officer LEGROS stayed with the aircraft to guard it, but faced with the German advance, he was forced to set fire to the aircraft 4 days later.    
COURSAULT Emile
Lieutenant
GB I/15 or GB II/15
Pilot and Chief of Board
      
COURTADE
Sergent-Chef
Mitrailleur
Joined the French Air Force in 1935. Patented by the mechanics of Rochefort
 Born in CENON (Gironde).
   
COUZON Auguste - Adolphe
Chief Warrant Officer
Pilot
 On May 16, 1940, his aircraft was hit by the Flak, while he attacked for the 5th time an armored vehicle. The aircraft manages to regain the ground but is unusable. The CHief Warrant Officer COUZON is unscathed. Born on 29 January 1912 in Aubigne-Racan (72 - Sarthe)
Died in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 23 April 1990		  
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.

    
CRUAUD Victor - Pierre
Chief-Warrant-Officer
Bomber-Navigator
Born in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantiques) on 10 July 1900
Died in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 9 October 1979		    
CRUMIERE Paull - Marie
Staff-Sergeant
Radio
 On 23 June 1940, LéO 451 No 144 was accidentally destroyed on landing on return from a night mission. The crew was killed. Born on 4 December 1908 in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 23 June 1940 in Korba (Tunisia)		  
CUISINIER
Adjutant
Machine-Gunner