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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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| NADAUD Michel
- Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Michel NADAUD
was an experienced pilot when he joined GB I/31. He obtained
his glider pilot's licence in May 1933 and his Tourismen pilot's
licence in October of the same year. A scholarship enabled him
to join the Sardier school, based at Aulnat, and he obtained
his Brevet de pilote militaire in July 1934.
In January 1935, he was assigned to the Potez 25-equipped 31st
Wing. In 1936, he joined the 3rd Wing based in Marrakech, before
returning to Tours, to the GB I/31 just before the start of
the war. He spent the entire French campaign with this group.
After the Armistice, still with the GB I/31, he took part in
the Syrian Campaign.
When the war was over, he became pilot-receiver at the CEV (flight
test center) in Brétigny. |
Born September
11, 1915 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died March 19, 2002, Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) |
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| NATTA Maurice
- Clément |
Adjutant
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Radio
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LéO
451 No 46 was hit by an armoured vehicle during an attack on
a column on 11 May 1940, and crashed to the ground. Adutant
NATTA managed to parachute out, but was taken prisoner on reaching
the ground. His face was burnt by incendiary bullets and he
lost the use of his right eye. |
Born 28 July
1918
Died 8 December 2017, Saint-Rémy les Chevreuse (78 -
Yvelines) |
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| NEVRAUMONT
Jean Marie |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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- The Breguet 693 No63
crashes after an aerial combat on June 6, 1940. Sergeant NIEVREMONT
is unscathed.
- On June 13, 1940,
his aircraft, a Breguet 693 is shot down by the Flak. The
crew is unharmed. "
|
Born on 15
July 1918 in Val-D'Ajol (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 22 April 1942 in Masnah (Lebanon) |
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| N'GUYEN
VAN HINH Dinh - Thaî |
Sous-lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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Dinh Thai N'GUYEN VAN
HINH was born in Cochinchina in 1915, and is French by birth.
He was therefore able to come to France to study at prestigious
French schools. In 1936, he entered the newly created Ecole
de l'Air in Versailles. He qualified as a pilot in October
1937 and was posted to the Bombing Division. On 1st October
1938, he was posted to the GB I/23 of the 23 rd Wing and qualified
as a Captain in October 1939. He spent the entire French Campaign
with the GB I/23.
On the night of 17 to 18 June 1940, during a bombing mission
over the Fiat factories in Italy, his aircraft suffered an
engine failure over the Alps and had to turn back. His engine
caught fire and the crew had to evacuate the aircraft, which
crashed on Mont Ventoux. Second Lieutenant N'GUYEN was unhurt.
In January 1942, he became
Intelligence Officer with GB II/62, until the arrival of the
Allies in North Africa in November 1942. He then joined the
Marrakech Air School before being posted to GB I/32 in April
1944. He fought in Italy and then in Provence after the Allied
landings.
After the German surrender,
he first became head of the 3rd Bureau of the 34th Air Wing,
then attended the Centre Supérieur Aérien, and
finally joined the Signals Bureau of the Air Staff in Paris.
In 1946, appointed Commander, he was posted to GB II/62 based
in Algeria.
In 1949, he was transferred
to Vietnam as a member of the 3rd Bureau, then with the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel, Director of the Military Cabinet. But
faced with the Vietminh's rise to power, he was appointed
Chief of Staff of the Vietnamese National Armed Forces. Despite
the many difficulties he encountered and the highly sensitive
political and military context, Lieutenant-Colonel N'GUYEN
remained faithful to his commitment. After the withdrawal
of French troops, he was posted in 1955 to Base Aérienne
117, then to the Brétigny Test Centre. Appointed General,
he moved to the Mont Marsan air test range.
On the strength of this
experience, he was appointed Director of the Colomb-Bechar
forward command post, where he had to fight Algerian rebels
to protect the Sahara Experimental Sites.
Returning to mainland
France, he was appointed deputy chief of staff to the armed
forces in 1962. In 1968, he was promoted to the rank of Air
Division General, and became head of the Air Force's Central
Materiel Directorate.
In 1970, General N'GUYEN
VAN HINH was placed on aircrew leave, but remained very active
as an expert in armaments, but also in the associative life
of former B26 Marauders crews, and in monitoring the future
of his former subordinates who had fought alongside him in
Vietnam..,
|
Born on 20
September 1915 in Thang Tam (Cochinchina)
Died at Suresnes (92 - Haut-de-Seine) on 26 June 2004 |
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| NICOT Jean
- Louis |
Captain
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Pilot
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Jean NICOT entered the
Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1930, then
the Ecole militaire et d'application de l'aéronautique
in 1932. He was re-certified as a pilot in 1933 and as an
observer in 1934. He was posted to the 32nd observation wing,
then appointed Commander of the III/31 in 1936.
In October 1939 he was posted to the staff of the General
Inspector of Bombing. In 1940, he took command of the 4th
squadron of GBA II/51 and took part in the French campaign.
- On 21 May 1940, Potez 633 no. 36R was severely hit by flak
and crashed on landing. The crew was unhurt.
- On 14 June 1940, Breguet 693 No 81, badly damaged by an
Me109, crashed on landing: Captain NICOT was unhurt.
En 1941, il est muté
à Bamako (AOF), il commande la I/61 puis est muté
à l'Etat-Major du groupement n° 1 de Thiès
en 1942. En 1943, il est affecté à l'école
interarmée de Rabat et en 1944 au groupe de bombardement
Gascogne. Il participe à la campagne d'Italie, au débarquement
de Provence et aux campagnes du Rhin et l'Allemagne. Il est
affecté au cabinet militaire du Ministère des
armées en 1945, et à l'Inspection générale
de l'armée de l'air en 1946. Il est Commandant de la
61° escadre de transport en 1947 et intègre l'
ESGA (Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aéronautique)
en 1949. Il est Chef du 3° bureau de l'EMGAA en 1952,
et de la délégation française-Air auprès
du Comité intérimaire de la CED en 1952. En
1953, il prend le commandement du transport aérien
en Indochine. Il dirige les opérations de Diên-Biên-Phû
puis le Pont aérien du Tonkin. Il est rapatrié
en 1954, et devient auditeur au CHEM (Centre Hautes Etudes
Militaires). Il est nommé commandant de l'aviation
de bombardement en 1957 puis Major-général des
armées en 1959. Jean NICOT est nommé conseiller
militaire, chef du cabinet militaire du Premier ministre en
1960 et enfin Major général de l'armée
de l'air en 1961.
|
Born 14 February
1911 in Paris (75).
Died in Paris on 30 August 2004 |
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| NODET Maurice
- Robert |
Captain
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Pilot
and Cder 1st Sqn.
|
On 22 May 1940,
the Glenn Martin 167 F No 117 of which he was the pilot, was
damaged by flak: a direct hit to the nose of the aircraft. Captain
NODET managed to bring the aircraft back to Chartres airfield,
but Warrant Officer CARRERA, the machine-gunner, was killed.
Maurice NODET, then Colonel, became Commander of the 102 Tactical
Air Base. |
Born in Lyon
(69 - Rhône) on 18 February 1910
Died at Bron (69 - Rhône) on 6 May 1979 |
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| NOMERANGE
Marcel |
Sergeant
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Radio
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Wounded on
October 15, 1939 aboard the Amiot 143 No93 shot by the Flak.
The crew is taken prisoner. |
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| NORMAND
Roger |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
|
On May 12,
1940, Breguet 693 No22 was severely hit by the Flak during an
attack on the ground. Scoured by bullets, he manages to return
to the field, but the Aircraft is destroyed. The crew is unscathed |
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| NOVION |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Flight
Mechanic
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| OCCIS Georges
- Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
On May 14,
1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak. Staff Sergeant
OCCIS is killed. |
Born on 27/04/1913
in Conty (80 - Somme) |
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| OEILLARD |
Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
Dorsal
|
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. Sergeant OEILLARD is seriously injured. |
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| OLIVERES
Marcel - Joseph |
Adjutant
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Radio
|
- Killed on
8 June 1940 during a night mission. His aircraft, 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 April
01, 1915 in Cherbourg (50 - Manche)
Killed on June 8, 1940 in Les Sables d'Olonne (85 - Vendée) |
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| ORANGE André |
Lieutenant
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Cder
1st Sqn. And
Crew Chief
|
Lieutenant
André ORANGE was killed on 20 December 1942 in Morocco,
while serving with GT I/63 of the Free French Air Force. |
Born on 19
April 1914 in Rouen (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 20 December 1942 at El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk, (Morocco) |
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| ORLIAC
Roger - Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Born in Montauban
(82 - Tarn-et-Garonne) on 29 June 1910
Died in Arcueil (94 - Val de Marne) on 19 September 1992 |
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| OSTRE
Georges - Camille |
lieutenant
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Pilot
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Georges OSTRE
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 15
August 1907 in Chavanoz (38 - Isère)
Killed at Helmsley (United Kingdom) on 15 March 1945 |
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|
OUDOT
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|
OULES
André
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Staff-Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
|
André
OULES was killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba in Algeria aboard
Glenn Martin No 42 of the SSLA (Section Spéciale de Liaisons
Aériennes) at Boufarik. |
Born on 3 June
1914 in Bayonne (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Killed on 27 July 1943 at Kherba (Algeria) |
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| PAGANELLI
Jean - Paul |
Master-Corporal
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Radio
|
Jean PAGANELLI
was killed by British troops on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra, during
the Syrian Campaign between the Allied Forces and the Vichy
troops. |
Born on 22
January 1921 in Montjoie (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on 24 June 1941 in Palmyra (Syria) |
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| PAILLOUX
Jean - Lucien |
Lieutenant
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Observer
|
The Farman
F222-2 No. 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes on May 30,
1940. Lieutenant PAILLOUX is killed. |
Born 8 January
1915 at Isles et Bardais (03 - Allier)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube) |
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| PAINCHAUX
Pierre - Charles |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
|
On 6 June 1940,
Glenn Martin 167F No 147 was hit head-on by flak and exploded
in flight. All three crew members were killed. |
Born on 20
October 1907 at Besançon (25 - Doubs)
Killed at Cuvilly (60 - Oise) on 6 June 1940 |
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| PALEWSKI
Gaston |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Gaston PALEWSKI
is the former President of the Constitutional Council, a former
minister and a member of the Institut. He joined the infantry
in 1923. He joined the Ecole spéciale militaire and was
posted to the 1st Zouaves regiment in Morocco in 1924. On his
return to France, he was transferred to the reserves. Recalled
in 1939, he was posted to the GB II/34. After the Armistice
on 11 September 1940, he joined the FAFL and was appointed Free
French delegate in East Africa. In 1946, he was appointed Director
of General de Gaulle's cabinet. |
Born on 20
March 1901 in Paris (75). Died on 3 September 1984 in Val Saint-Germain
(91 - Essone). |
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| PALMADE
François - Joseph |
Sous-Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
On May 31,
1940, the Douglas DB7 No46 was shot down by Fighters. Sub-Lieutenant
PALMADE is killed. |
Born on 14
March 1908 at Bages (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Etinehem-Méricourt (80 - Somme) |
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| PANAY Emile |
Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
|
Wounded on
17 May 1940, aboard the LeO 451 No74, shot down by German fighters. |
Born July 19,
1918 at Le Mayet d'Ecole (03 - Allier)
Died May 22, 2001 at Gannat (03 - Allier) |
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| PANIER Henri
|
Sergeant
|
GB II/62
|
Machine-gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on June 12, 1940 |
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| PANTENIER
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
|
Leaves GBA
Group I/54 in mid-November 1939 to join GB II/31 |
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| PARIS Robert
- Martial |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Radio
|
The Bloch MB210
No185 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is
killed. |
Born on 4 December
1908 at Villey Saint-Etienne (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Graincourt lèz Havrincourt (62
- Pas de Calais) |
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| PARROD
Jean - Louis |
Lieutenant
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Born 23 April
1903, Bonnay (25 - Doubs)
Died 13 October 1978, Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine) |
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| PASCALY
Robert Charles |
Sous-Lieutenant
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Machine-gunner
|
The Breguet
693 No86 is shot down by german fighters on June 5, 1940. The
crew is killed. |
Born 19 June
1915 at Mons (77 - Seine Et Marne)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Domart sur la Luce (80 - Somme) |
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| PASQUIER
Armand - Bazile |
Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
On
3 December 1939, Amiot 143 No. 110, caught in the fog, crashes
into a Jura forest. Sergeant PASQUIER was killed along with
3 other crew members who were buried in Pontarlier.
His body was exhumed on 15 December 1948 and re-interred in
Langres cemetery (Haute-Marne). |
Born on November
3, 1916 at Samoens (74 - Haute-Savoie)
Killed by accident
on 03 December 1939 in Supt (39 - Jura)
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| PASTEAU
Robert - Marie |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
|
The Bloch 210
No14 is shot down by the Flak on May 25, 1940. The crew is killed. |
Born on 18
February 1909 at Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Pommiers (02 - Aisne) |
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| PAULET Georges
- Antoine |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
|
On June 6, 1940, the No.
451 No. 150 was shot down by Fighters. The crew is killed.
Posthumous citation, with
the attribution of the War Cross with palm.
|
Born in March
1914 in Marseille (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
Killed on June 6, 1940 at Remaugies (80 - Somme) |
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| PAULIN Jean
Léon |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The Breguet
693 No79 is shot down by the Flak on June 13, 1940 during the
attack of an armored column. The crew is killed. |
Born on 2 April
1917 at Valbonnais (38 - Isère)
Killed on 13 June 1940 at Fontenailles (77 - Seine Et Marne) |
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| PAUMIER
Alphonse - César |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
LéO
451 No 38, shot down by fighters, crashed in flames and exploded
on 6 June 1940. The crew was killed. Alphonse PAUMIER managed
to parachute out, but was machine-gunned and seriously wounded
before reaching the ground. He died alongside Abbé MANDRIN
of the 7th DINA (North African Infantry Division) and Chief
Medical Officer GASLONDE of the 31st Tunisian Division. |
Born on 3 February
1914 in Casablanca (Morocco)
Killed on 6 June 1940 in Mézières en Santerre
(80 - Somme) |
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| PAUNE |
Captain |
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| PECASTAIN |
Sous-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| PECH Raymond
- François |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
|
On June 20,
1940, Amiot 354 No. 28 is missing at sea.The crew is killed. |
Born on 15
January 1912 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Missing at sea on 20 June 1940 |
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| PECHERANT |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| PELLETIER |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| PELLOUX |
Sergeant |
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Flight
Mechanic
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| PENNE |
Adjutant
|
GB II/62
|
Machine-Gunner
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| PERNET Michel
Henri |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
|
On April 11,
1940, Bloch MB 210 No. 181, crashed on takeoff. The PERNET captain
is killed. |
Born on 16
July 1911 at Sant-Claude (39 - Jura)
Killed on 11 April 1940 at Le Cannet des Maures (83 Var) |
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| PERONNE |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| PERRIGOUARD
André - Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Observer
|
On 16 May 1940,
his aircraft, the LeO 451 No27, was destroyed by Flak. Chief
Warrant Officer PERRIGOUARD, wounded, jumps by parachuteHe will
be hospitalized in Reims. |
Born July 25,
1908 in Nouzilly (37 - Indre et Loire)
Died June 27, 1988 at Tours (37 - Indre et Loire) |
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| PERROT-DE-THANNBERG
Guy - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
Guy PERROT-DE-THANNBERG
was awarded a flying scholarship and attended the Angers flying
school. He enlisted voluntarily in 1935, and joined the Étampes
school before being posted to the 34th squadron. He was designated
for reinforcement in Morocco in 1936, then transferred to
the GB II/54 in 1940. It was damaged or shot down three times
during the French Campaign:
- Breguet 693 No. 1013 was damaged by fighter aircraft on
6 June 1940, but managed to return to its home airfield. Staff
Sergeant DE-THANNBERG was unhurt.
- On 7 June 1940, Breguet 693 no. 1011 was damaged by flak,
but managed to land at Saint André de l'Eure. Staff
Sergeant DE-THANNBERG was unhurt.
- Breguet 693 No. 46 was shot down by Flak on 9 June 1940.
The uninjured crew set fire to the aircraft before leaving
it.
He was interned by the Germans in Toulouse prison in 1943.
In 1945, he was transferred to the GAEL and moved to the Ministry
of Public Works and Transport in 1946. He was transferred
to the reserves in 1950 and recalled to active service in
1956-1957: he spent some time in Algeria.
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Born 6 February
1915 in Paris (75).
Died in Paris on 14 April 2001 |
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| PETERMANN
Francis - Alphonse |
Sergeant
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Pilot
|
The LéO
451 No154 was hit hard by the Flak and exploded in flight June
13, 1940. Sergeant PETERMANN ejected in flight, managed to open
his parachute: he is seriously injured and is taken prisoner. |
Born in Choisy
le Roi (94 - Val de Marne) on 1 August 1917
Died on 27 May 2011 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| PETIT |
Staff-Sergeant
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| PETIT Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
|
The Leo 451
No151 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. Staff-Sergeant
PETIT, injured, parachuted. |
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| PETITGUILLAUME
Henri - Etienne |
Captain
|
GB II/35
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The Breguet
693 No. 53 was damaged by the Flak on 13 June 1940, the pilot
landed it in the field where the aircraft was set on fire.
Captain PETITGUILLAUME was unhurt. He will be deputy to the
Group Commander from May 19, 1940.
He was killed on 31 October
1945
|
Born on 23 June 1911
at Montreuillon (58 - Nièvre)
Killed on 31 October 1945 at Avord (18 - Cher)
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| PETITPAIN
Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
|
Joined
the Air Force in July 1933, he is patented machine-gunner in
1936 in Cazaux. Assigned to GB II/35, he rejected the GBA I/54,
1st Squadron in May 1940, after the losses suffered by this
group.
The Breguet 693 No53 is damaged by the Flak on June 13, 1940,
the Pilot poses it in campaign where the Aircraft is set on
fire. Staff Sergeant PETITPAIN is injured. |
Born
in Condé en Brie |
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| PETTON Guillaume
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GB II/31
|
Machine-gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on September 9, 1939 |
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| PEYRON Pierre
|
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio
|
LeO 451 No. 116 was shot
down by Fighters on May 31, 1940. Sergeant Cef PEYRON parachuted
too low and was killed on the ground.
Posthumous citation, with
the attribution of the War Cross with palm.
|
Born
October 16, 1919 in Privas (07 - Ardèche)
Killed May 31, 1940 at Grattepanche (80 - Somme) |
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| PHILIPPOT
Robert |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GB II/63
|
Machine-Gunner
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| PICARD |
Captain
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| PICART Joseph
- Marcel |
Adjutant
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Observer
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The Douglas
DB7 No. 5 was shot down by 9 Me109 on May 31, 1940. The crew
was killed. |
Born on 1 May
1910 at Lambézellec (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Artemps (02 - Aisne) |
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| PICHON |
Captain
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| PIERRE Jules
- Isidore |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
|
Jules PIERRE
was killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Dieb in Algeria. |
Born on 3 March
1919 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Douar Ouled Diel (Algeria) |
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| PIGELET
Pierre - Jules |
Sub-lieutenant
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Navigator
|
He was killed
on 8 May 1944 over Germany while fighting in the RAF. |
Born February
20, 1909, Chateauroux (36 - Indre), France
Killed on May 8, 1944 in Berlin (Germany) |
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| PILATE Jean
- Lucien |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Born in Lille
(59 - Nord) on 24 January 1910
Died in Poitiers (86 - Vienne) on 8 August 2005 |
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| PILLION |
Captain
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| PILON Francisque |
Sub-lieutenant
|
GB I/15
or GB II/15
|
Pilot
and Chief of board
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| PINON Théophile |
Adjutant
|
GB II/31
|
Cannoneer
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| PINTEAUX
Robert - Marceau |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Born on 8 April
1910 in Lor (02 - Aisne)
Died on 29 May 1991 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (94 - Val
de Marne) |
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| PIOGER Raoul
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GB II/31
|
Radio
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Killed by mistake
on May 18, 1940 |
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| PIOLLET
Jean |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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He entered Saint-Cyr in
1917 and graduated just in time to take part in the final
battles, earning him the Croix de Guerre 1914-18. After further
training, he was appointed to Constantinople in 1921, where
he served with the 37th Algerian Rifle Regiment until October
1923. From 1923 to 1926, he was an instructor at the Ecole
Spéciale Militaire. After volunteering for Morocco,
he was appointed observer to the 37th aviation regiment on
5 April 1927 and qualified as a pilot in July 1928. He flew
several important missions during the Moroccan campaign and
was awarded the Overseas Operations Cross.
He entered the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in February
1931 and graduated as a staff officer in 1933. On graduating,
he served on the Air Force General Staff until 1936. At that
time, he joined the 62nd Air Wing in Morocco, where he took
command of the 1st Group on 17 November 1938.
In October 1939, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Tunisian
Air Force.
After spending a year at the Meknès storage base, Lieutenant-Colonel
Piollet was posted to Vichy in April 1941. On 7th September
1942, he joined the No. 2 bombardment group and was appointed
Chief of Staff of the Air Command in Western France on 24th
November of the same year.
After various postings in Algeria, he took command of the
31st Bombardment Wing on 24 April 1944, with which he flew
thirteen war missions over Italy. On 10th August 1944, he
was appointed Commander of the Air Force in Morocco. The following
September, he was promoted to air brigadier general and became
head of the military cabinet of the Minister for Air. Jean
Piollet was awarded the Second World War Cross for 1939-1945.
Appointed Director of Higher Air Training on 4 April 1946,
he was promoted to Major General and then appointed Chief
of the General Staff of the Air Force on 15 February 1947.
He left this position on 31 January 1948 and became Inspector
of the Overseas Air Forces. On 6 October 1950, he was appointed
Air Corps General. General Piollet was granted permanent aircrew
leave on 1st September 1954.
Source : traditions-air.fr
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Born on 29
July 1899 in Matzville (57 - Lorraine)
Died in Paris on 18 June 1970 |
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| PIRONNEAU
Henri - Etienne |
Staff-Sergeant
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Radio-Machine-gunner
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The No. 451
No. 105 is shot down by the Flak on May 16, 1940. Staff Sergeant
PIRONNEAU is killed. |
Born on 14
August 1906 at Bourbonne les Bains (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Bosmont-sur-Serre (02 - Aisne) |
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| PLANTIER
Jules - Gaston |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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Seriously wounded
on 26 May 1940 aboard Glenn Martin 167F No 89, shot down by
... French fighters! GC II/3, which was to escort the 6 Glenn-Martin
167Fs of GB I/62, mistook them for Dornier 17s and shot down
No 39 and No 89, damaging Nos 96, 129 and 74. |
30 September
1903 at Saint-André-De-Valborgne (30 - Gard)
Died at Nimes (30 - Gard) on 23 May 1977 |
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| PLESSIEZ
Raoul Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
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The Breguet 693 No70 was
damaged by the Flak on June 9, 1940, and crashed to the ground:
the crew was wounded ..
He was killed in Syria
in June 1941 in a Glenn Martin 167F shot down by Australian
Squadron Leader Peter Turnbull
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Born on 18
April 1913 at Jouaignes (02 - Aisne)
Killed on 15 June 1941 in Syria |
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| PLIQUE
André - Edmond |
Captain
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Born on 20
June 1906 in Conteville (60 - Oise)
Died at Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47 - Lot et Garonne) on 24 November
1991 |
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| PLOU Jean |
Commander
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Pilot
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On May 12,
1940, Breguet 693 No14 was shot down by the flak during a ground
attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
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| POCHART
Laurent |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Killed on 14 April 1940
aboard the Leo 451 No 111 : his plane crashed during
a training flight at low altitude.
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Born
November 04, 1912 at Saint-Pierre Quilbignon (29 - Finistère)
Killed on April 14, 1940 at Cornilhac-Corbières (11 -
Aude) |
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| PONGNOT
Raoul - Désiré |
Sous-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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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 02
October 1899 at Cormoyeux (51 - Marne)
Killed on 25 February 1940 at Salon de Provence (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) |
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| POHER Robert
- Yves |
Sous-lieutenant
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The Bloch MB
210 No 143 was reported missing with all its crew on 13 June
1940 during a night bombing raid. |
Born on 2 August
1910 in Brest (29 - Finistère)
Missing on 13 June 1940 (Italy) |
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| POILANE |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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Adutant Poilane
took part in the Group's first mission, on 9 September 1939,
over Germany. |
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| POILBOUT
Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-gunner
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On May 31, 1940, Breguet
693 No35 was shot down by 6 Me109. The Chief Warrant Officer
POILBOUT parachutes himself and is taken prisoner.
He was killed on 16 January
1945 while serving with GB I/25
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Born on 8 June
1920 in Grâces (22 - Côtes d'Armor)
Killed on 16 January 1945 in Wulfingen (Germany) |
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| POITROT |
Adjutant
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Machine-gunner
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On May 12,
1940, Breguet 693 No14 was shot down by the flak during a ground
attack. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
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| POLLET Georges
- Charles |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On 9 June 1940,
Glenn Martin 167 F No 140 was shot down by hunters. Lieutenant
POLLET was killed. |
Born on 8 January
1913 at Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed on 9 June 1940 at Chivres (02 - Aisne) |
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| POMARD |
Sergeant
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GB II/62
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Killed by accident
on June 17, 1940 |
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| PONS |
Sous-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On May 16,
1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes
after a power failure. Sub-Lieutenant PONS is unscathed. |
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| PONS |
Sergeant
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GB II/62
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Machine-gunner
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Wounded in
aerial combat on June 12, 1940 |
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| PONSIN Jean |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May 11,
1940, the LeO 451 No45, the train damaged by the Flak, crashes
on landing: the crew is unscathed. |
Born 14 June
1905, Buzancy (08 - Ardennes)
Died 18 October 2001, Reims (51 - Marne) |
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| PONSOT Paul
Marie |
Sergeant
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Mechanic
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On April 11,
1940, Bloch MB 210 No. 181, crashed on takeoff. Sergeant PONSOT
is killed. |
Born on 10
March 1920 at Saint Emiland (71 Saône et Loire)
Killed on 11 April 1940 at Le Cannet des Maures (83 Var) |
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| POULITOU
André - Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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GB II/35
GBA II/35
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Machine-gunner
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On
June 3, 1940, the Breguet 691 No60 was destroyed by accident
during a training flight: the crew was killed. |
Born on 18 January 1911
at Petit-Chaux (25 - Doubs)
Killed by accident on 3 June 1940 at Montierchaume (36 - Indre)
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| POUPART
Eugène - Jean |
Commander
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Cder
of Group
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Eugène POUPARD
took part in the fighting of the First World War. Initially
an artilleryman from December 1914 to March 1916, he joined
the Air Force and became an observer. He fought in the BR
104 reconnaissance squadron.
After the war, he was posted as an observer to the 33rd Rhine
Aviation Regiment from September 1919 to July 1922. He qualified
as a military pilot in September 1919, and became an instructor
pilot in Czechoslovakia from 20 February to 15 March 1924,
before joining the General Staff in Prague.
From 1932 to 1939, he was Air Attaché for Austria,
Hungary and Czechoslovakia and was based in Prague.
He took command of GB
II/11 in May 1939 and, after the Armistice, joined the 2nd
Bureau of the Air Staff in Vichy, a post he held until October
1942.
He was then appointed Air Attaché in Turkey, in Ankara
from October 1942 to October 1944, during which time he was
appointed Colonel (September 1943).
Source Albindenis.free.fr
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Born on 29
July 1896 in Laval (53 - Mayenne)
Died June 30th 1969 at Laval |
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| POURKAT
Robert - Gaston |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-gunner
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On 12 June
1940, Glenn Martin 167F No 161 was shot down by Flak. Sergeant
POURKAT was wounded and taken prisoner. |
Born in Verdun
(55 - Meuse) on 6 August 1911
Died at Pierrelatte (26 - Drôme) on 18 September 1988 |
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| PRAT Roger
- Jean |
Captain
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Cder
2nd Sqn.
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En Juillet
1937, Roger PRAT, alors Lieutenant, commandait la 2eme Escadrille
du GB I//31 |
Born on 2 April
1911 in Lion-d'Angers (49 - Maine et Loire)
Died in Paris (75) on 31 August 2004 |
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| PRE Roland |
Lieutenant
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GB II/31
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Crew
Chief
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| PRENEZ Robert
- Lucien |
Adjutant
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Radio
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On June 9,
1940, the crew of LeO 451 No208 was forced to evacuate his aircraft
for unknown reasons. Adjutant TAKE is injured. |
Born 16 December
1911, Plancher-Les-Mines (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died 2 April 1977, Eyguières (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) |
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| PRETOT Robert
- René |
Sergeant
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After the Armistice,
Robert PRETOT joined the Resistance in Creuse: the Trancard
company, which was responsible for organising parachute drops.
He was arrested on 17 July 1944 and shot on 18 July 1944. |
Born on 18
July 1921 in Epinal (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 18 July 1944 in Nadapeyras (23 - Creuse) |
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| PROTEAU
Marc |
Staff-Sergeant
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GB II/31
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Cannoneer
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| PROVOOST
Jean - Marie |
Captain
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Pilot
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The Douglas
DB7 n ° 26 is shot down by flak on June 8, 1940. Captain PROVOOST
is unharmed. |
Born in Angoulème
(16 - Charente) on 24 February 1910
Died 8 June 1996 in Paris (75) |
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| PUCH |
Soldat
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Radio
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On 19 March
1940, Private Puch, a radio operator with the 1st squadron,
froze his hand during a flight at altitude. |
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| PUECH Raymond
- Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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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.
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Born May 18,
1914 at Gaillac (80 - Somme)
Killed June 6, 1940 at Fransart (80 - Somme) |
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| PUISSESSEAU
Gustave - Pierre |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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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 ... |
Born on 2 February
1908 in Sainte-Adresse (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died at Biarritz (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on
10 May 1973 |
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| PUIVIF |
Sergeant
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Radio
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On June 13,
1940, Amiot 354 No7 was destroyed following a landing in the
countryside after returning from a bombing mission. Sergeant
PUIVIF is unscathed. |
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