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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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Fiches Indiv.
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Citations
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| LAB |
Captain
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Commander 2nd
Squadron.
then Commander of Group |
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| LABARRE |
Lieutenant
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Staff
3rd Sqn.
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On
28 October 1939, Lieutenant LABARRE left command of the 3rd
Squadron to join the Wing Staff. |
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| LABERTY
Lucien |
Sergeant
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cannoneer
|
On June 6, 1940, the No.
451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters during an attack on
a column of enemy armoured vehicles. The crew is killed.
Posthumous citation with
the attribution of the war cross with palm.
|
Born January
08, 1914 in Arudy (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) |
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| LABICHE
Pierre - lucien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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cannoneer
|
On June 6, 1940, the Leo
451 No. 3007 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed
Posthumous citation with
the attribution of the war cross with palm.
|
Born May 03,
1903 at Bar-le-Duc (51 - Marne)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) |
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| LACAT Roger |
Captain
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Machine-Gunner
|
The Breguet 695 No7 was
accidentally destroyed on landing on June 15, 1940. Captain
LACAT is wounded
Roger LACAT, will be killed
on September 16th, 1945 while he was commander at the Escadrille
ELA 1/56
|
Born on 10
September 1909 in Alexandria (Egypt)
Killed on 16 September 1945 off Malta |
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| LACAULT
Albert |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Flight
Mechanic
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| LACHAUX
André - Clément |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
|
The Leo 451
No 154 is hit hard by the Flak and explodes in flight on June
13, 1940: The Captain LACHAUX is killed. |
Born on 23
January 1909 at Tain l'hermitage (26 - Drôme)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Couvrot (51 - Marne) |
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| LACHEVRE
Camille |
Captain
|
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Commander of
the 3rd Sqn.of GB II/15 |
Born 18 September
1906 in Fontenay-sous-Bois
Died in Perpignan (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) on
31 January 1993 |
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| LACOMBE
Albert - Raymond |
Sergeant
|
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Pilot
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Albert LACOMBE
was killed on 30 October 1940 in Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria). |
Born on 9 July
1917 in Viroflay (78 - Yvelines)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria) |
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| LACOSTE |
Captain
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Cder
3rd Sqn.
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| LACOURIE
Guy |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
The Douglas
DB7 No. 29 was shot down by the German Fighters on May 22, 1940.
The crew was captured. Staff Sergeant LACOURIE is seriously
injured. |
Born on 24
May 1916
Died 17 February 1953 |
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| LACROIX |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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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| LAFAGE André
- Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
|
On June 13, 1940, the
Leo 451 No. 276 was shot down by Fighters. The crew parachutes.
Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open.
Sub-Lieutenant LAFAGE is killed: his parachute does not open.
Posthumous citation, with
the attribution of the War Cross with Palm.
|
Born January
05, 1917 at Rambervillers (88 - Vosges)
Killed June 14, 1940 at Saint-Aubin (10 - Aube) |
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| LAFARGUE
Maurice - Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 24, 1940 |
Born on 15
March 1909 at Laruns (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Cuisy-en-Almont (02 - Aisne) |
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| LAFITTE
Vincent - Henri |
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
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Born August
3, 1906 in Castets (40 - Landes)
Died at Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on
01 September 1986 |
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| LAGRANGE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| LAGRAVIERE
Lucien |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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Born on 19
February 1895 |
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| LAJULE Pierre
- Jules |
Staff-Sergeant
|
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Machine-Gunner
|
The Douglas
DB7 No. 5 was shot down by 9 Me109 on May 31, 1940. The crew
was killed. |
Born on 7 June
1913 at Narbonne (11 - Aude)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Artemps (02 - Aisne) |
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| LALLOZ Lucien |
Master-Corporal
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Radio
|
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 29
March 1917 at Le-Thillot (88 Vosges)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Lançon en Provence (13
Bouches du Rhône) |
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| LAMBERT |
Master-Corporal
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Flight
Mechanic
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| LAMBERT |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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| LAMBERT
Roger - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
|
The No451 Leo
40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew was killed. |
Born on 17
September 1911 in Saulxures s/ Moselotte (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 17 May 1940 |
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| LAMBLIN
Maurice - Armand |
Lieutenant
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Observer
|
Taken prisoner
on October 15, 1939 |
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| LAMI
René |
Sergeant
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Pilot
|
Patented
as a tourist pilot in 1937, he gave up his studies at the Arts
et Métiers to join the Air Force in April 1938. He was
trained at the flying school of Angers and Istres before joining
the GBA II/54 after the declaration of War.
- On 16 May 1940, Breguet 693 No. 30 was shot down by Flak.
The crew was taken prisoner. |
Born
in Paimboeuf in loire Atlantique. |
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| LAMOUR |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
The Breguet
693 No33 was hit by the Flak on May 18, 1940, but managed to
return to the field. Sergeant LAMOUR was injured. |
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| LAMY Fernand
- André |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born in Caen
(14 - Calvados) on 20 August 1914
Died February 01 2005 at Nimes (30 - Gard) |
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| LAMY |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
- The Breguet
693 No. 44 severely hit by Me109 30 May 30, 1940, will be destroyed.
The crew is unscathed.
- On June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 Nb 77 severely damaged by
the flak, crashes landing on return on his land. The crew is
unscathed.
- On June 12, 1940, Breguet 693 No. 68 was shot down by the
Flak on June 12, 1940. Sergeant LAMY was wounded. |
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| LANGLOIS
René - Marie |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
- On 26 May
1940, his aircraft, the Glenn Martin 167F No 74, was damaged
by the French Chasse.... The GC II/3, which was to escort the
6 Glenn-Martin 167Fs from GB I/62, mistook them for Dornier
17s and shot down No 39 and No 89, damaging Nos 96, 129 and
74... Lieutenant Langlois was wounded.
- On 12 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167F No 161 was shot down by
Flak. Lieutenant Langlois was wounded and taken prisoner. |
Born on 6 April
1911 in Paris (75)
Died at Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts-de-Seine) on 7 August
2007 |
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| LARGEAUD
André - Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
André
LARGEAUD enlisted voluntarily in Nantes in 1928. A student pilot,
he was posted to the 2nd GOA in 1932 before being posted to
BA 112 and then to the Reim base in 1936. He took part in the
French campaign before moving to Algeria on 21 June 1940. He
moved to the French West Indies (Senegal) before being posted
to Marrakech in March 1941. He was posted to GT I/23 and then
to GT I/15 in 1944, and took part in the German campaign until
8 May 1945. He left for the Far East from 1945 to 1946 and was
reassigned to GT I/15 on his return to France.
André LARGEAUD was demobilised in 1947. He served several
periods in the reserves. |
Born 28 February
1908 in Nantes (44 - Loire Atlantique).
Died on 2 December 1993 in Paris (75) |
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| LAROCHE
Robert - Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
At the start
of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.25 hit the take off an Amiot
143 down in the field. The device ignites and its bombs explode.
Chief Warrant Officer LAROCHE is killed. |
Born on 19
July 1908 in Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Semautiers (52 - Haute-Marne) |
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| LATAILLADE
Jean-Michel |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| LATOMBE |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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| LAURETTE
Robert - Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
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Chief
of Board
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Born in Flines-lès-Mortagne
(59 - Nord) on 16 November 1914
Died at Loures-Barousse (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
on 5 June 2006 |
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| LAVENNE
Pierre - Baptistin |
Sub-Lieutenant
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|
At the start
of a mission, the Bloch MB 210 No.25 hit the take off an Amiot
143 down in the field. The device ignites and its bombs explode.
Sub-Lieutenant LAVENNE is killed. |
Born on 6 March
1916 at Toulon (83 - Var)
Kia at Semoutiers (52 - Haute-Marne) on 25 May 1940 |
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| LAVEYSSIERE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| LAVOLLEY
Maurice - Louis |
Adjutant
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Navigator
Bombardier
|
On
May 18, 1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak during
a German armored attack. Adjutant LAVOLLEY is killed. |
Born
on 19 February 1911 in Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Killed on 18 May 1940 at La Vallée-aux-Bleds (02 - Aisne) |
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| LEBEAU Georges
- René |
Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
On June 22,
1940 his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed. |
Born 08 May
1901, Villers Saint Benvist (89 - Yonne)
Killed 23 June 1940, Stidia (Algeria) |
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| LEBEAUPIN
Henri - Louis |
Sergeant
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|
Radio-Machine-Gunner
|
Henri LEBEAUPIN
was called up for national service in October 1937. As a reservist,
he completed a radio navigation course in 1939. On mobilisation,
he was posted to the 2nd squadron of the GB I/12 bombing group.
On 14 May 1940, LéO 451 No 48 was attacked by the Chasse
and exploded in flight. Sergeant LEBEAUPIN, wounded, parachuted
out and was taken prisoner on landing.
In France, he was reported missing, but was repatriated in 1942
- On his return, he was posted to the air navigation service
in Clermont-Ferrand - In 1948, he returned to civilian life. |
Born on 31
July 1916 in Nantes (44 - Loire Atlantique).
Died 25 April 1992 in Paris (75) |
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| LEBERT |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On June 7,
1940, Breguet 693 No33 was shot down by German Fighters. The
unharmed crew parachutes. |
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| LEBOURG
Philéas |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 7,
1940, the Breguet 693 No67 was damaged by the Flak during an
attack of armored vehicles, and must land retracted train. The
crew is unscathed. |
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| LEBRUN
Roger - Félix |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On
December 3, 1939, Amiot 143 No 110, caught in the fog, crashes
in a Jura forest. Sub-Lieutenant LEBRUN was killed along with
3 other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on 15 December 1948 and reburied in the
Chaville cemetery. |
Born on February
22, 1915 at Versailles (78 - Yvelines)
Killed by accident
on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| LECARME
Jacques - André |
Captain
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
|
Born in Paris
(75) on 14 July 1906
Died 05 January 1986 in Aix-en-Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) |
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| LECLERC
Marie - François
- Robert |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilote
|
Born March
24, 1916 in Paris. Pilot's license No26189 delivered on March
18, 1938, he will be demobilized on August 20, 1940. |
Born
on March 24, 1916 at Paris
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| LECLERC |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Radio
|
On May 16,
1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes
after a power failure. Chief Warrant Officer LECLERC is injured. |
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| LECLERC-DE-LA-HERVERIE
Jacques - François |
Commander
|
|
Groupe
Cder
and Pilot
|
Jacques
LECLERC-DE-LA-HERVERIE is a former student of Saint-Cyr.
On 13
November 1939, LéO 451 No 1, taking off for Oran, collided
with a MB210 bloch on the ground and crashed. Commander DE
LA HERVERIE was killed. By then he had clocked up 3,000 flying
hours, including 400 hours at night.
|
Born in Rennes
(35 - Ille et Vilaine) on 11 February 1903
Killed in Caen (14 - Calvados) on 11 November 1939 |
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| LE COQ DE
KERLAND |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 6,
1940, the Breguet 693 No27 was shot down by german fighters.
Sergeant LE-COQ-DE-KERLAND is injured. |
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| LECOQ |
Commander
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| LE-CORRE
Jean - Louis |
Lieutenant
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
|
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Born in Quimper
(29 - Finistère) on 5 May 1901
Died August 2nd 1978 at Quimper |
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| LEFAGE André
|
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GB I/11
|
Crew
Chief
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 13, 1940 |
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| LEFEVRE |
Captain
|
|
Cder
2nd Sqn.
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| LEFEVRE |
Lieutenant
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| LEFEVRE
Germain - François |
Sergeant
|
|
Mécanicien
|
On June 20,
1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed.
Only the staff of Staff Sergeant LEFEVRE will be found in February
1941, |
Born on 13
July 1917 in Mautesson (78 - Yvelines)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940 |
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| LEFEVRE
Fernand |
Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
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| LEFORT
Henri |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| LEFORT Henri |
Colonel
|
GB I/12
or GB II/12
|
Commander
of Bombardment Group
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| LEFROID
Jacques André |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 No78 was shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The
crew was killed. |
Born on 3 December
1914 in Le Havre (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Davenescourt (80 - Somme) |
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| LE-GALL
François - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On
24 May 1940, during a cross-country transport mission, Glenn
Martin 167 F No 61 was mistakenly shot down by British anti-aircraft
fire. Unhurt, Staff Sergeant LE-GALL parachuted out. |
Born
in Plouguin (29 - Finistère) on 9 January 1904
Died at Brest (29 - Finistère) on 1st November 1977 |
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| LEGER R. |
Corporal
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May 31, 1940,
his aircraft is touched by the Flak: The Corporal LEGER is wounded |
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| LE-GOFF |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 Nb 61 severely damaged by Me109 on June 5, 1940, crashed
back on his land. Sergeant Chief LE-GOFF is unscathed. |
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| LE-GOFF
Georges - Gustave |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Douglas
DB7 No 33 is shot down by the flak on June 7, 1940: the crew
is killed. |
Born in Lorient
(56 - Morbihan) on 30 July 1918
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Saint-Mard (80 - Somme) |
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| LE-GOYAT
Yves - Joseph |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The No451 Leo
40 was shot down by the Flak on May 17, 1940. The crew was killed. |
Born on 30
July 1919 in Nanvres (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 17 May 1940 in Wassigny (02 - Aisne) |
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| LEGRAND |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
Avant
|
On May 14,
1940, Amiot 143 No. 69 was shot down jointly by the Flak and
the German hunt. Staff-Sergeant LEGRAND, unscathed, parachutes. |
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| LEGRAND
Henri - Hyppolyte |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
cannoneer
|
On May 20,
1940, the LéO 451 No. 102, attacked by Fighters, tries
to escape in a dive but hits electric wires and crashes on the
ground. The crew is killed. |
Born 05 December
1914 at Roubais (59 - Nord)
Killed on 20 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne) |
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| LEGRAND
Pierre Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
- May 31,
1940, the Breguet 693 No35 is shot down by 6 Me109. Sub-Lieutenant
LEGRAND is unharmed.
- June 7, 1940, the Breguet 693 No1 is shot down by 12 Me109
... The crew is killed. |
Born on 27
April 1902 at Wassigny (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Laverrière (60 - Oise) |
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| LEGROS |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The
Leo 451 No80 was hit by the Flak May 16, 1940, and must land
in the countryside. The crew, unscathed, burned the aircraft.
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. |
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| LE-GUELLEC
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On 17 May 1940,
his aircraft, the LeO 451 No122, was shot down by Flak. Staff
Sergeant LE-GUELLEC was the only survivor of the crew. |
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| LEHRMANN
Charles |
Sergeant
|
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| LELEU |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 12,
1940, Breguet 693 No19 was shot down by the Flak during a ground
attack. Lieutenant LELEU, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
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| LELONG André
Narcisse |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
The Breguet
693 No92 is shot down by 2 Me109 on June 9, 1940. Staff Sergeant
LELONG is killed. |
Born on 10
May 1915 at Patay (45 - Loiret)
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Villers-Cotterets (02 - Aisne) |
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| LEMAIRE
André - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
The LéO
451 n ° 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16th, 1940. The
LEMAIRE Sub-Lieutenant is wounded. |
Born on 2 February
1917 in Epernay (51 - Marne)
Died in Paris (75) on 29 April 1997 |
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| LE-MARCHANT-DE-TRIGON
Yves - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On June 7,
1940, Glenn Martin 167F No26 was shot down by the flak. The
crew is killed. |
Born in Houé
(Tonkin) on 3 November 1914
Killed at Roye (80 - Somme) on 7 June 1940 |
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| LE-MEZO
Michel - Jean |
Sergeant
|
|
cannoneer
|
On May 31,
1940, the LeO 451 No. 73 was shot down by Fighters on May 31,
1940. Injured, Sergeant LE-MEZO parachuted. |
Born 23 May
1919, Vannes (56 - Morbihan)
Died at Vannes (56 - Morbihan) on 19 April 1986 |
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| LEMOINE
Robert - Marie |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Radio
- Machine-Gunner
|
|
Born on 31
July 1905 in Traves (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Champenoux (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 9 April 1988 |
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| LE-PAPE
Gabriel |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Crew
Chief
|
On June 22,
1940,his aircraft is destroyed by accident. The crew is killed. |
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LE-PORS
|
Sergent-chef
|
|
Machine-gunner
|
Was present
at the unit in 1937, and took part in the first assault bombing
tests on Mureaux 117, at the Reims CEAM.
|
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| LERAT Maurice
- Victor |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
Maurice LERAT
was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 at Palmyra, during
the Syrian Campaign pitting Allied Forces against Vichy troops.
His aircraft was hit by British flak and Maurice LERAT died
trying to land his aircraft near a French post to save the crew.
|
Born on 7 December
1905 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria) |
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| LEROY Lucien
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 14,
1940, the LeO. 451 No. 48 attacked by Fighters, exploded in
flight. Chief Warrant Officer LEROY is killed. |
Born on 17
July 1906 at Verdun (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 14 May 1940 at Chemery (08 - Ardennes) |
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| LESUEUR
Robert |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Radio
|
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| LE-TORREC |
Adjutant
|
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| LEVEQUE |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
|
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| LEVEQUE
Pierre |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
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| LEVRAY |
Sergeant
|
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| LIGNON Jean
- Jules |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
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 11
May 1919 in Saint-Chinian (34 - Hérault)
Killed on 23 June 1940 at Nabeul (Tunisia) |
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| LION Elisabeth |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Elisabeth LION
obtained her pilot's licence in 1934, and soon took part in
a number of competitions and record attempts, notably on board
her Caudron Aiglon, registration number F-ANSK.
In April-May 1940, Elisabeth LION voluntarily joined the French
Air Force, taking advantage of the new law on female auxiliaries
who wished to become pilots, and trained at the Bordeaux-Mérignac
Air Force School with pilots Gisèle Gunepin and Jean-Marie
Adèle Leydet. Elisabeth was integrated into the 4th squadron
of the GB II/19 bomber group. Of the three, she was the only
one with a transport pilot's licence and 100 flying hours, the
minimum requirements to be a pilot. But the debacle quickly
contradicted her plans.
Élisabeth Lion did not accept defeat and joined the Resistance.
In 1943, she was promoted to lieutenant for the duration of
the war in the Free French Air Force (FAFL) before heading for
Morocco.
In 1944 Charles Tillon, Minister for the Air, created the first
corps of female military pilots. Elisabeth LION was recruited
along with twelve other highly experienced female aviators.
After training in Châteauroux and a course of study in
Tours, the 13 candidates, nicknamed ‘The 13 Amazons of
the Air’, were all accepted. But the death of Maryse HILSZ
on a mission put an end to this adventure for women, and it
was not until 1996 that recruitment for women in the Air Force
was reopened. |
Born on 11
December 1904 in Balan (08 - Ardennes)
Died in Magnanville (78 - Yvelines) on 9 January 1988 |
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| LOCQUENEUX
Charles - Raymond |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Charles LOCQUENEUX
enlisted in 1936 and passed the EOR (Reserve Officer Cadet)
exam. In 1939, he was mobilised as an observer with GB I/23.
In 1943, he joined a resistance network and was arrested and
imprisoned in 1944.
In 1946, he was posted to the 6th Air Wing in Dijon, then to
Rabat-Salé in Morocco. He was sent to Indochina in 1947
with the GC I/3 Corse, then back to Morocco. He was posted to
the Cognac base in 1948, then to the Marrakech school in 1949.
After a training period at CIET (Centre d'Instruction des équipages
de Transport), he did a second tour in Indochina with GT II/62
from June 1951 to February 1953. He then became an instructor
at the Avord school, before being posted to Ouargla as air base
commander in 1957. In 1959 he was posted to the 4th office of
the Air Force General Staff, then to the air search and rescue
squadron at Maison-Blanche in 1961. Charles LOCQUENEUX was placed
on aircrew leave in 1965 with the rank of Colonel. |
Born 27 July
1916 in Ault (80 - Somme)
Died in Paris (75) on 8 May 1998 |
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| LOISELEUX
Daniel - Maurice |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On May 31,
1940, the Leo 451 No. 73 was shot down by Fighters. Adjutant
LOISELEUX, unscathed, parachutes. |
Born on 10
October 1911 in Vouvray (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde) on 12 April 1990 |
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| LOMBARD |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Potez 633 No.
27R was damaged by German fighters on May 26, 1940. The aircraft
was destroyed later. The crew is unscathed. |
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| LORIOT |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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| LORTSCHER |
Sergeant
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| LOTH
François - Dominique |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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François
LOTH later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group
GB I/25 ‘Tunisia’. |
Born on 30
January 1916 in Paris (75)
Died in Saint-Jean-De-Luz (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
on 5 December 2006 |
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| LOUSORI
Xavier |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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The Glenn Martin
167F No191 was accidentally destroyed on June 12, 1940 on landing:
the crew was wounded. |
Born 19 September
1914 in Tunis (Tunisia)
Killed at Boissise-La-Bertrand (77 - Seine-et-Marne) on 22 December
1945 |
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| LOYER Robert
- Marcel |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Bombardier
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30, 1940.
The Chief Warrant Officer LOYER is killed. |
Born on 22
October 1901 in Paris (75)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube) |
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| LUCAS Jean
Etienne |
Master-Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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On December
15, 1939, the Bloch MB 210 No. 183, caught by the frost, crashes
during a flight of displacement. Master Corporal LUCAS is killed. |
Born in Bourg
sur Gironde (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 15 December 1939 at Sant Martin d'Août (26 -
Drôme) |
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