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Name
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Rank
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Unit
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Post
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photo
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Indiv. Card
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Citations
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| DACHEUX |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| DAGAN Noël |
Commander
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Pilot
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Amiot 351 No
78 was accidentally destroyed on take-off on 18 June 1940. Commandant
DAGAN was unhurt.
Noel DAGAN, Lieutenant-Colonel in the FAFL, was killed during
a mission over Germany on 8 November 1944. |
Born on 1 December
1903 in Auxerre (89 - Yonne)
Killed on 4 November 1944 at Worf (Germany) |
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| DAGNAUX
Jean - Charles |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Crew
Chief
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- May 10,
1940, his aircraft is damaged during a bombardment. Lieutenant-colonel
DAGNAUX is unscathed.
- On May
18, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak during a
German armor attack. Lieutenant Colonel DAGNAUX is killed.
|
Born on 28
November 1891 in Montbeliard (25 - Doubs)
Killed on 17 May 1940 |
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| DALMAS
Camille - Léon |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn.GB I/62
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Born
on 15 March 1901 in La Foa (988 - New Caledonia)
Died in Chambéry (73 - Savoie) on 1 May 1997 |
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| DAMPENON |
Adjutant
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|
Pilot
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| DANIEL Jean
- Alfred |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
|
Jean DANIEL joined the
French Air Force after his military service, and obtained
his pilot's license in 1930.
The LéO 451 n
° 116 is shot down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. The Chief
Warrant Officer DANIEL is killed.
Posthumous citation
|
Born May 18,
1906 in Point à Pitre (971 - Guadeloupe)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme) |
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| DANIEL
Lucien - Joseph |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Lucien DANIEL
later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25
‘Tunisia’. |
Born 30 September
1920 in Uzes (30 - Gard)
Died in Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône) on 26 April 2005 |
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DAPAGNERC
|
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
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| DARBRE Pierre |
Adjutant
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Pierre DARBRE
was killed in a traffic accident on 20 November 1943, while
serving with GC II/9. |
Born on 31
July 1908 in Reims (51 - Marne)
Killed on 20 November 1943 in Rabat (Morocco) |
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| DARNAL Jacques
- René |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Jacques DARNAL
was an Arts et Métiers engineer in civilian life.
He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in July 1955. |
Born 17 May
1907, Liévin (62 - Pas-De-Calais)
Died 1 January 1970, Lille (59 - Nord) |
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| D'ARNAUD
DE VITROLLES Alfred - Antoine |
Lieutenant-Colonel
|
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Navigateur
|
On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed. |
Born 6 July
1897, Marseille (13 Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône) |
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| DARNET Charles
- Jean |
Commander
|
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|
Charles DARNET
was killed in a traffic accident in October 1944. He was then
Lieutenant-Colonel |
Born on 31
July 1903 in Castelmaurou (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Accidentally killed on 24 October 1944 at Toulouse Hospital
(31 - Haute-Garonne) |
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| DARRIET
Charles |
Adjutant
|
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Machine-Gunner
|
On June 8,
1940, the Breguet 693 No1017 severely hit by the Flak, crashed
to the ground. Adjutant DARRIET, seriously wounded, will die
the next day. |
Born on 7 August
1909 at Mios (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Château-Thierry (02 - Aisne) |
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| DARTIGE
André - Robert |
Sergeant
|
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Radio
|
On June 6,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew
is killed. |
Born June 22,
1915 in Tourane (Tonkin)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) |
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| DAUGE Pierre
|
Sergeant
|
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Radio
|
On 31 May 1940,
LéO 451 No 29 was shot down by hunters. Sergeant DAUGE
was killed during the fight against the fighting. |
Born on 1 March
1917 at Saint-Mathieu (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Le Caule-Saint-Beuve (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
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| DAVAN Daniel
- Lucien |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 12,
1940, the Glenn Martin 167F No.133 is shot down by the Flak.
Sergeant DAVAN, seriously wounded, is taken prisoner. |
Born on 7 December
1916 in Paris (75)
Died at Parmain (95 - Val d'Oise) on 1 July 1976 |
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| DAVID |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
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Observer
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| DAVOUT D'AUERSTAEDT
Léopold |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 Nb 51, accident in Orléans-Bricy on June 20, 1940,
will be abandoned on the spot. the crew is unscathed. |
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| DEBAISE |
Captain
|
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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| DE-BAUGNIES-DE-SAINT-MARCEAUX
Gaston |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On
June 5, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 40 was shot down by Me109.
The crew is injured. |
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| DE-BEARN
Albert |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 No33 was hit by the Flak on May 18, 1940, but managed to
return to the field. Lieutenant DE-BEARN is unscathed. |
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| DEBRABANT
Henri - Charles |
Captain
|
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Crew
Chief
|
After
the war, he was commander of Bremgarten Air Base from 1954 to
1957. Henri DEBRABANT held the rank of colonel. |
Born
on 3 September 1913 in Jussey (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died in Grimaud (83 - Var) on 3 January 2000 |
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| DEBRIE
Marcel - Lucien |
Master-Corporal
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Born 17 May
1918, Marissel (60 - Oise)
Died 21 November 1987, Nimes (30 - Gard) |
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| DEBROCk
Jean - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
The LéO 451 No
56 was shot down by the Chase on May 31, 1940. The crew was
killed
Posthumous citation with
the attribution of the war cross with palm.
|
Born March
08, 1915 at Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Le Plessier Rozainvilliers (80 - Somme) |
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| DE
BUCHET Robert - Marie |
Commander
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|
Robert
DE-BUCHET pursued a military career after the war, ending it
with the rank of Air Brigadier General. |
Born
on 29 March 1902 in Toul (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Died at Boissise-le-Roi (77 - Seine-et-Marne) on 28 November
1994 |
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| DE
BURETEL de CHASSEY Georges - Marie |
Commander
|
GB I/61
|
Commander
of Group
|
Georges
DE BURETEL DE CHASSEY was admitted to the Saint-Cyr special
military school in 1921. He joined the air force at the Avord,
Istres, Versailles and Cazaux schools. He was posted successively
to the 33rd RA stationed in the Rhineland in 1926, to the 7th
Army Corps Staff in 1928, and finally to the Air Force Staff
in 1931. He attended the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in
1933. He was posted to the 34th squadron in 1935, then to the
staff of the 5th RA. In 1940, he took command of the GB I/61
group and took part in the French campaign. He moved to AFN
in 1940 and became commander of the Marrakech base in 1943.
He was successively seconded to the military mission to the
American General Staff in AFN, to the Allied General Staff in
the Mediterranean in 1944, to the General Staff of the Tactical
Air Force, and to the Air Section of the Military Government
of the French Occupation Zone in Austria. He was appointed commander
of the Lindau school. He was assigned to the staff of the Inspector
General of the Armed Forces. Georges DE BURETEL DE CHASSEY left
the active army in 1957.
|
Born
7 January 1902 in Besançon (25 - Doubs).
Died in Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 3 October
1993 |
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| DECAMPS
Guy - Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed. |
Born in Saint-Gaudens
(31 - Haute-Garonne) on 16 May 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme) |
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DECAPRE
|
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DE-CATALANO
Erick - Grégoire |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
From GB I/31
The Breguet 693 No78
was shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The crew
was killed.
|
Born on 20
June 1915 at Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme) |
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| DECOMBE
Marcel |
Sergeant
|
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|
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 5 July
1903 in Paris (75)
Accidentally killed on 3 June 1940 at Beugnon (89 - Yonne) |
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| DE-COSTIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| DE-DAMPIERRE
Audouin Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
695 No7 was accidentally destroyed on landing on June 15, 1940:
Sub-Lieutenant DAMPIERRE was killed. |
Born on 4 June
1912 in Paris (75)
Killed on 15 June 1940 in Châteauroux (36 - Indre) |
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| DEFAYE Paul
- André |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observateur
|
The Douglas
DB7 No. 35 was shot down by Fighters on June 13, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant
DEFAYE was killed. |
Born on 10
March 1914 at Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Léchelle (77 - Seine et Marne) |
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| DEFENDINI
Ange - Dominique |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 6,
1940, the Leo 451 No 214 was shot down by the flak. Staff Sergeant
DEFENDINI is killed. |
Born on 2 May
1913 at Ajaccio (20 - South Corsica)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Campagne de l'Oise (60 - Oise) |
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| DEGALOR
F. |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
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| DE-GERAULT
DE LANGALERIE Bernard - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 17,
1940, during the movement of the group to North Africa, the
Glenn Martin 167F No.209 was accidentally destroyed on landing
on the ground of Oran. The crew is killed. |
Born on 16
March 1911 in Paris (75)
Killed on 17 June 1940 at Revan (Algeria) |
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| DEGNANTE |
Staff-Sergeant
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| DEGUIL André
|
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on 14
April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the aircraft crashed
during a training flight at low altitude. |
Born March
30, 1916 at Sainte-Radegonde (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 -
Aude) |
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| DE GUYON
DE GEIS DE-PAMPELONNE Pierre - Marie |
Captain
|
|
Cder
2nd Sqn.
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Born on 9 December
1917 |
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| DEJEAN |
Adjutant
|
GB I/15
or GB II/15
|
Pilot
|
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| DEJOBERT
André |
Commander
|
|
Cder
of Group
|
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Né le
23 décembre 1893 |
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| DELABAUNE |
Aspirant
|
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|
On June 17,
1940, during the movement of the group to North Africa, the
Glenn Martin 167F No.197 was accidentally destroyed on landing
on the ground of Oran. The crew is injured. |
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| DE-LACCABE
Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On May 18,
1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The
7 crew members parachute. Lieutenant DE-LACCABE is injured. |
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| DELACOURT
Paul - François |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
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.
He was
killed on 13 March 1943, while serving with the GT I/23 Transport
Group.
|
Born
26 June 1909, Valenciennes (59 - Nord)
Killed 13 March 1943, Tessala (Algeria) |
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| DELACROIX
Georges - Edouard |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Radio-Machine-Gunner
|
On 5 June 1940,
LéO 451 No 19 took part in a night mission to the B.M.W
factory north of Munich. But the aircraft, caught in the fog,
crashed on the ground near Besançon and exploded. The
crew was killed. |
Born on 31
January 1911 at Châlons-en-Champagne (51 Marne)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs) |
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| DELAITRE
Marc - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
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Born on 9 March
1908 in Château-Porcien (08 - Ardennes)
Died 16 November 1999 in Paris (75) |
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| DELAMARE
Raymond - Lucien |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Present in
the Group from August 16, 1940 to November 13, 1940, date of
his death in a plane crash in El Hajeb during a low-level flight |
Born on 26
February 1916 in Rouen (76 - Seine Maritime)
Killed on 13 November 1940 at Hojeb (Algeria) |
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| DELAPLANCHE |
Master-Corporal
|
|
|
On June 17,
1940, during the movement of the group to North Africa, the
Glenn Martin 167F No.197 was accidentally destroyed on landing
on the ground of Oran. The crew is injured. |
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| DELAPORTE
Fernand - Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
|
Born
in Ailly Sur Noye (80 - Somme) on 16 February 1916
Died in Paris (75) on 13 May 1984 |
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| DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL
Michel Bernard |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Leaving GBA I/54 in
mid-November 1939 to join GBA II/54
- On
12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 34 was severely hit by Flak.
The pilot, Staff Sergeant FOURDINIER, managed to land in a
castastrophe but Second Lieutenant DE-LA-PORTE-DU-THEIL, trapped
in the aircraft, died of burns.
|
Born
on 12 December 1916 in Poitiers (86 - Vienne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Ransbeck (Belgium) |
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| DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN
VERCLAUSE Geoffroy - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
He
joined the French Air Force in 1935.
On
May 31, 1940,LéO 451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters.
Lieutenant DE-LA-TOUR-DU-PIN is unharmed.
|
Born
8 July 1914 in Paris (75)
Died at Combourg (35 - Ille et Vilaine) on 23 December 1971. |
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| DELATTRE
Roger Charles |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault
bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak during
a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and dropped
its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already on fire. It
turned and made a second pass at the gun and finally, at the
end of ammunition, crashed in the middle of an enemy concentration.
The crew is killed. |
Born
on 30 December 1907 at Baurevoir (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 12 May 1940 at Vroenhoven (Belgium)
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| DE-LAUBIER
Jean - Dieudonné |
Commander
|
|
Cder
of Groupand Machine Gunner (Dorsal)
|
Jean-Dieudonné
DE-LAUBIER enlisted voluntarily in 1914 at the age of 17. He
was posted to the artillery and fought with the Crapouillots.
In September 1918, he asked to join the Air Force and ended
the war with 4 commendations and the rank of second lieutenant.
After the war, he passed the entrance exam for the Sant-Cyr
Military School. On completion of his training in 1923, he was
posted to the 32nd Aviation Regiment. He first obtained his
Observer's Certificate and then his Pilot's Certificate in 1924.
Appointed Captain in 1929, he took command of a squadron in
1935, then in 1938, with the rank of Major, he took command
of a Bombardment Group in the 38th Wing, before being appointed
head of GB II/34 in January 1940.
On May 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Amiot 143 No. 56, was shot
down by the Flak. Commander DE-LAUBIER is killed. |
Born on 17
June 1897 at Saint-Méloir des Ondes (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Se(08 - Ardennes) |
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| DELFAU-DE-PONTALBA
Robert |
Captain
|
|
Cder
4th Sqn..
|
Robert DELFAU-DE-PONTALBA
is a former student of Saint-Cyr, ‘Mangin’ promotion
1929 - 1931.
After the Armistice, he joined the Free French Air Force and
was posted to the 31st Wing. On 5 July 1945, Major DE-PONTALBA
was posted to Maison Blanche (Algeria) to take up the post of
regulator of the 31st Wing.
After the war, he continued his career, which ended with the
rank of Air Brigadier General. |
Born on 14
September 1909 in Rennes (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Died on 4 April 1987 |
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| DELINEAU
Emile - Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Observateur
|
The Douglas
DB7 No. 39 was shot down by 7 Me109 on 24 May 1940. Staff Sergeant
DELINEAU parachuted and was taken prisoner. |
Born on 3 May
1916 in Rouille (86 - Vienne)
Died at Pessac (33 - Gironde) on 9 April 1992 |
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| DELOZANNE
Eugène - Emile |
Commander
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On September
9, 1939, Bloch 200 No. 163 was shot down by hunting near Saarbrücken.
The crew is killed |
Born on 17
November 1894 in Morlaix (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 9 September 1939 near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche (57
- Moselle) |
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| DELPERIE
Jean - Gabriel |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
The Douglas
DB7 No31 was shot down by BF110 on June 5, 1940. The crew was
killed. |
Born on 19
March 1914 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Houppeville (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
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| DELPORTE |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The Breguet
693 No46 was shot down by the Flak on June 9, 1940. The crew,
unscathed, burned the aircraft before leaving it on the spot. |
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| DEMAZURE
Robert - Léon - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Navigator
|
Lieutenant
DEMAZURE later joined the FAFL and fought with the GB 2/23 ‘Guyenne’. |
Born 16 May
1907 in Bains les Bains (88 - Vosges)
Died 21 April 1988 at Clamart (92 - Hauts de Seine) |
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| DEMERY Pierre |
Lieutenant-Colonel
|
GBA I/54
or GBA II/54
|
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| DENIAUD
Henri |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| DENIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| DENIS Gaston
- Georges |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On February
25, 1940, LeO 451 No. 32, caught in the mist during a night
flight, struck a hill. The crew is killed. |
Born on 05
March 1903 at Oiseau-le-Petit (72 Sarthe)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône) |
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| DENIS Georges
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 9,
1940, Breguet 693 No1016 was shot down by the Flak during an
armored attack. The crew is killed. |
Born on 28
January 1914 at Bar-Le-Duc (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 6 June 1940 at Saint-Jacques sur Darnétal (76
- Seine-Maritime) |
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| De-PERETTI
DE LA ROCCA François |
Captain
|
|
|
|
Born on 15
April 1908 |
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| DEPERROIS
André - Roger |
Commander
|
|
Cder
of Group
|
|
Born on 14
December 1905 in Chartres (28 - Eure)
Died in Paris (75) on 8 March 1980 |
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| DE
PHILIP Jehan - Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew-Chief
|
|
Born 13 January
1911 in Aix en Provence (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died 20 August 1992 in Corsica (20) |
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| DEPRETTE
Michel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
|
He was killed
on 20 July 1945 in Tunisia while serving at the Djedeida Training
Centre No. 26. |
Born 24 January
1915, Paris (75)
Killed 20 July 1945, Kairouan (Tunisia) |
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| DERAT Adrien |
Adjutant
|
GB I/66
(?)
|
Pilot
|
|
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| DERBEY Guy
- Adrien |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 24, 1940, the Glenn
Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German Fighters. Staff-Sergeant
DERBEY, unharmed, parachutes, but is taken prisoner when arriving
on the ground.
He was interned in Stalag
III-A in Luckenwalde and then in Stalag III-B in Fûrstenberg.
|
Born 17 February
1911 in Domene (38 - Isère)
Died at Valence (26 - Drôme) on 29 July 1997 |
|
|
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| DERNONCOUR |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
|
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| DE-SAINT-VICTOR
Louis |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
Cder 1st Sqn. |
Born on 2 August
1906 |
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| DESCAMP |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On June 13,
1940, Amiot 354 No7 was destroyed following a landing in the
countryside after returning from a bombing mission. Lieutenant
DESCAMP is injured. |
|
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|
DESCHAMPS
|
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| DESCHODT
Georges |
Adjutant
|
GB I/15
or GB II/15
|
Pilot
|
|
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| DESCLERC
Abel - Maurice |
Captain
|
|
Cder
4th Sqn.
|
Abel
Desclerc graduated from the Ecole spéciale militaire
de Saint-Cyr in 1927, then from the Ecole militaire et d'application
de l'aéronautique in 1929. He was posted to the 2nd African
Aviation Group in 1931, then to the Colomb-Béchar base
in 1935. He joined the 35th defence wing in AFN in 1937. He
took command of GBA I/54 in May 1940.
After the Armistice, he was posted successively to the Jeunesse
et Montagne group, to the Service des oeuvres sociales de l'Air
in 1943, and finally to the Secretary of State for Industrial
Production in 1944. In 1945, he was assigned to the Tactical
Air Forces, and in 1947 to the CESA. In 1949, he did a traineeship
at the ESGA (Etudes Supérieures de Guerre Aérienne).
He was posted to the Armed Forces General Staff in 1949, to
CESA again in 1951, and finally to NATO College in 1958. Abel
Desclerc was placed on leave from the Air Crew in 1960. |
Born 20 June
1909, Dijon (21 - Côte-d'Or)
Died at Meung sur Loire (45 - Loiret) on 10 August 2003 |
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| DES-COURTIS |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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- Returning
from a mission, the Breguet 693 No. 52, damaged by the Flak
on June 8, 1940, crashes on landing: the crew is unscathed.
- On June 9, 1940, the Breguet 693 No. 49 is shot down by 9
Me109. Sergeant DES-COURTIS, unharmed, is taken prisoner. " |
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| DESEQUELLES
Jean - Eugène |
Sergeant
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Radio
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Killed
on May 31, 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
December 29, 1919, Tours (37 - Indre et Loire), France
Killed May 31, 1940 at Beauvais (60 - Oise) |
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| DESHOGUES
Paul - Albert |
Lieutenant
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Paul DESHGUES
died in December 1942 at Saint Lô Hospital. |
Born 28 June
1923 at Coutances (50 - Manche)
Died at Saint Lô Hospital (50 - Manche) on 4 December
1942 |
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| DESNEUX
Jean |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Jean DESNEUX was a qualified
Civilian Pilot, but spent the French Campaign as a Machine
Gunner.
Seriously wounded on May
20, 1940: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No106, is shot down by
Flak and the German Fighter. However, he succeeds in parachuting.
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| DESROCHES
Pierre - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mécanicien
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On May 18,
1940, Farman F222.2 No. 32 was destroyed because of frost. The
7 members of the crew parachute, but the Staff-Sergeant DESROCHES
is killed, his parachute not having worked. |
Born on 17
July 1912 at Mâcon (71 - Saône-et-Loire)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at Misy-sur-Yonne (77 - Seine-et-Marne) |
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| DESRUELLES |
Master-Corporal
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Mécanicien
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| DESSAULX
Charles - Henri |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Born in Ballay
(08 - Ardennes) on 3 July 1906
Died in Ballay on 12 January 1985 |
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| DESTANNES
Louis - Charles |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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On May 16,
1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes
after a power failure. Captain DESTANNES is killed. |
Born on 24
April 1905 in Aurillac (15 - Cantal)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Bricon (52 - Haute-Marne) |
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| DE TOURTIER
Roger |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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Roger DE-TOURTIER
became a colonel after the war. |
Born 15 July
1906 in Hermes (60 -Oise)
Died at Antibes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 6 July 2000 |
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| DEVALEZ
Alfred - Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Sub Lieutenant
Alfred DEVALEZ was later transferred to GB I/12 and was killed
on 16 May 1940 when his aircraft, LéO 451 No. 54, was
shot down by flak. |
Born
at Lille (59 - Nord) on 02 March 1915
Killed at Raillimont (02 - Aisne) on 16 May 1940 |
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| DEVAUX Léon
- Marcel |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Born May 6,
1908 in Senargent-Mignafans (70 - Haute-Saône)
Killed August 4, 1942 in Arles (13 - bouches du Rhône) |
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| DEVE Max
- Eugène |
Commander
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Born 30 September
1893, Paris (75)
Died 16 February 1976 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne) |
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| DE-VILLEPIN |
Lieutenant
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| DEVIN Camille |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On June 7,
1940, Breguet 693 No33 was shot down by German Fighters. The
unharmed crew parachutes. |
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| DEZELLIS
André - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Glenn-Martin
167F No120: Shot down by German Fighters on May 31, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
DEZELLIS is injured. |
Born on 9 March
1911 in Casseuil (33 - Gironde)
Died at Villenave-d'Ornon (33 - Gironde) on 23 March 1992 |
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| DI
MATTEO Victor |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Was
present at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault
bombing tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
On 12 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 18 was shot down by flak during
a ground attack. The aircraft made a first pass and dropped
its bombs on the enemy: both engines were already on fire. It
turned and made a second pass at the gun and finally, at the
end of ammunition, crashed in the middle of an enemy concentration.
The crew is killed. |
Born
on 22 September 1910
Killed on 12 May 1940 in Vroenhoven (Belgium) |
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| DIGUET Jean
- Pierre |
Master-Corporal
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Canonnier
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On June 15,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 3011 crashed accidentally. Corporal Chief
DIGUET is killed. |
Born in Lyon
(69 - Rhône) on 25 May 1910
Killed on 15 June 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| D'IRUMBERRY-DE-SALABERRY
Charles - Bernard |
Captain
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Cdt 4th
Sqn.
Pilot
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On May 31,
1940, LéO 451 No. 29 was shot down by Fighters. Captain
D'IRUMBERY-DE-SALABERRY is unscathed. |
Born in Fossé
(41 - Loir et Cher) on 1 February 1911
Died at Blois (41 - Loir et Cher) on 15 May 1971 |
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| DOIDEAU
Robert |
Adjutant
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Observateur
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Killed on 14
April 1940 aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : the plane crashed
during a training flight at low altitude. |
Born October
19, 1910 at Lascaux (19 - Corrèze)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 -
Aude) |
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| DOMERGUE |
Staff-Sergeant
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| DOMINE Marcel
- Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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On May 10th,
1940, the Amiot 354 No6, victim of a motor failure, crashes
during a flight of experimentation. The crew is killed |
Born on 27
February 1910 at Aubrives (08 - Ardennes)
Accidentally killed on 10 May 1940 at Sougy (45 - Loiret) |
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| DONZEAU
Pierre - Marcel |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Cder
of Group
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Pierre DONZEAU
studied literature and opted for a university career. However,
he was mobilised in 1916 and took part in the Battle of Verdun
as a Reserve Second Lieutenant. He was awarded the Légion
d'Honneur for this battle.
After the war, having become an Active Officer, he decided to
join the air force and took his pilot's licence in 1919.
He studied Russian and stayed in Serbia to perfect his Russian
with an emigrant Russian general. In the early 1930s, he became
an instructor pilot at the Turkish aviation school in Eskisehir.
In February 1934, he was posted as deputy military attaché
to the French embassy in Moscow. He became Air Attaché
when the French Air Force was created in July 1934.
In 1938-1939, Pierre DONZEAU took command of a Bombardment Group,
then briefly served as Air Attaché in Romania. At the
end of 1939, he was appointed head of GB II/34.
At the time of the armistice, he was preparing to go to England,
but gave up after the British attacked the French fleet at Mers
el-Kébir in July 1940. He also refused to join the Normandy-Niemen
squadron because he did not want to serve under Stalin, whom
he knew well.
In 1945, he was sent to Vienna as a military administrator,
before leaving the army in the early 1950s. |
Born 20 February
1895, Vieux-Mareuil (24 - Dordogne)
Died 13 May 1976, Draveil (91 - Essonne) |
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| DORANGEON
Ernest |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Chief
of Board
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Ernest DORANGEON
was killed on 30 October 1952 at Lahr-Baden in Germany. He held
the rank of Captain at the time. |
Born on 27
May 1906 in Neuvry Saint-Sepulcre (36 - Indre)
Killed on 30 October 1952 at Lahr-Baden (Germany) |
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| DOUMERC
Jean |
Sergeant |
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Pilot |
Jean Doumerc,
a brilliant aeronautical engineer who graduated from ENSA, obtained
his Military Pilot's Licence and became a test pilot and flight
engineer. From 1927 to 1933, he became an instructor pilot and
then a test pilot with the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier,
then the Compagnie Française d'Aviation, and the Société
des avions Bernard before joining the Société
Lioret and Olivier, the future S.N.C.A.S.E. in 1935. Jean Doumerc
made the first flight of the production Dewoitine 510 and the
first prototype LéO 45 in January 1937. |
Born in Paris
(75) on 8 February 1903
Died at Viella (32 - Gers) on 18 June 1980 |
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| DOUZET |
Soldat
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 13,
1940, his aircraft, a Breguet 693 is shot down by the Flak.
The crew is unscathed. |
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| DROGUE Emile
- Marie |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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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 6 March
1904 in Rmeyer (26 - Drôme)
Killed on 23 June 1940 at Korba (Tunisia) |
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| DROUELLE
Eugène Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May 25,
1940, the Breguet 693 No39 was shot down by 5 Me109. The DROUELLE
Sub-Lieutenant parachutes himself, but is killed before reaching
the ground .. |
Born on 10
February 1917 at Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Saint-Quentin (59 - Nord) |
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| DUBALEN
Guy - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Chief
of Board
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Guy DUBALEN
was killed on 20 March 1944 in Safi, Morocco. |
Born on 6 December
1916 in Mali
Killed on 20 March 1944 in Safi (Morocco) |
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| DU-BESSEY-DE-CONTENSON
Gérard - Roger |
Captain
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Cder
of 3rd Sqn
then
Cder of Group
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Born on 27
January 1910 in Rambouillet (78 - Yvelines)
Died in Versailles on 3 November 1990 |
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| DUBOIS |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine
Gunner
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Second Lieutenant
DUBOIS was wounded in the cheek during a mission on 13 May 1940. |
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| DUBOS |
Sergeant
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| DUCAS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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The Breguet
693 No32 is shot down by 3 Me109 on June 5, 1940, it crashes
on the ground. The crew is seriously injured. |
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| DU CHEMIN
DE CHASSEVAL Gabriel - Augustin |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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Gabriel DU
CHEMIN DE CHASSEVAL is a former student of the Saint-Cyr school,
class ‘Du Rif’ 1924-1926. |
Born on 8 January
1905 in La Bussière (45 - Loiret)
Died at Gien (45 - Loiret) on 25 September 1964 |
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| DUCRAY |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn then Cder Group
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| DUFORT Georges
- Camille |
Lieutenant
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Observateur
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On May 24, 1940, the Glenn
Martin 167F No70 was shot down by German Fighters. Lieutenant
DUFORT, unharmed, parachutes himself, but is taken prisoner
on reaching the ground.
He was interned at Oflag
XII-B in Mainz / Zitadelle before being repatriated in 1941.
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Born in Paris
(75) on 5 October 1902
Died in 1990 in Montbazan (37 - Indre et loire) |
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| DUHAMEL |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DULAU Pierre
- Albert |
Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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The Bloch MB210
No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is
killed. |
Born on 22
May 1921 at Guiche (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62
- Pas de Calais) |
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| DUMAS
Bernard - Antoine |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
Crew Chie
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Wounded
on 19 september 1939: his aircraft, the LeO 451 No7, is destroyed
on take-off due to an engine failure.
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Born
April 6, 1899 in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Died July 13, 1979, Capbreton (40 - Landes) |
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| DUMON Pierre
- André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On June 13,
1940, Bloch 210 No12, badly damaged by the Flak, crashed. The
crew is killed. |
Born on 18
February 1914 at Dunkerque (59 - Nord)
Killed on 14 June 1940 at Bourges Military Hospital (18 - Cher) |
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| DUMONT Julien
- Lucien |
Master-Corporal
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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On May 31,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 24 was shot down by Me109. The Master-Corporal
DUMONT is killed. |
Born 06 November
1919 at Volstroff (57 Moselle)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Wanel (80 Somme) |
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| DUPOND |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Potez 633
No. 34R was shot down by the Flak on May 20, 1940. He made a
makeshift landing in the field. The crew, unharmed, is taken
prisoner. |
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| DUPONT Philémon
- Augustin |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On June 13,
1940, Bloch 210 No12, badly damaged by the Flak, crashed. The
crew is killed. |
Born on 24
November 1909 at Auchel (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed at Bourges (18 - Cher) on 13 June 1940 |
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| DUPONT Pierre
- Henri |
Captain
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The Douglas
DB7 No41 is shot down by Fighters on June 10, 1940: the crew
is killed. |
Born on 14
June 1913 at Etricourt Manancourt (80 - Somme)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes) |
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| DUPORT Henri |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Born in 1907
in Nieul l'Espoir (86 - Vienne)
Died in Perpignan in 1976 ( 66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) |
Born
in 1907 in Nieul l'Espoir (86 - Vienne)
Died in Perpignan in 1976 ( 66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
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| DUPRE
Pierre - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pierre DUPRE was posted
to GB I/31 before joining GB II/34.
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Born
March 6, 1915 at Nangis (77 - Seine-et-Marne)
Died March 4, 1999 at Vielle-Adour (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées) |
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| DUPUID |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 No20 was hit by the Flak on May 29, 1940, and must land
in the field: Staff-Sergeant DUPUID is wounded. |
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| DUPUY Jean
Charles |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On June 9,
1940, Breguet 693 No58 was shot down by the Flak on June 9,
1940: the crew was killed. |
Born on 7 April
1911 in Savouges (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 9 June 1940 |
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DUPUY
Jean
|
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Radio
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| DURAND |
Sergeant
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Pilot
|
Assigned
to the GBA II/35 Group in May 1940, after completing his pilot
training at the Istres school. |
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| DURBET Henri
- Paul |
Captain
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Observer
|
Glenn-Martin
167F No97: Destroyed by accident on March 20, 1940. Captain
DURBET is killed. |
Born on 2 November
1905 in Grenoble (38 - Isère)
Killed on 20 March 1940 |
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| DUSSANS
Robert |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May 22,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 218 was destroyed by accident during a
training flight. The crew is killed. |
Born on 11
October 1913 at Campagne d'Armagnac (32 - Gers)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at Istres (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
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| DUTERTRE |
Captain
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Cder
1st Sqn.
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| DU-TERTRE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 Nb 80 severely hit by german fightersing on June 14, 1940,
crashes on landing: The Sub-Lieutenant DU-TERTRE is unscathed. |
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| DUTREY-LASSUS
René - Marcel |
Lieutenant
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René
DUTREY-LASSUS later joined the FAFL and fought with Groupe de
Bombardement GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’.
He was killed on 20 October 1946 aboard a Junkers JU88 from
the Centre d'Essais en Vol. It left Orange airfield on its way
to Pau, but had to turn back because of bad weather, and crashed
on the ground shortly afterwards. All 3 crew members were killed
in the accident. |
Born on 20
March 1912
Died 20 October 1946 |
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