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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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Indiv. Card
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Citations
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| UTEZA Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 6, 1940, the Breguet 693 No29 was shot down by German
Fighters on June 6, 1940: The crew was seriously injured. |
Born
February 2, 1914 in Lyon. |
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| VALLEE |
Sergeant
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| VANDEVEN
Pierre - Henri |
Lieutenant
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Pierre VANDEVEN's family
was severely affected by the First World War. His father,
a soldier, died of his wounds in 1916 while a prisoner in
Germany. In 1914, his grandfather and sister died of smoke
inhalation after taking refuge in a cellar, and his grandmother
was killed by shrapnel. Pierre VANDEVEN, then aged 17, was
deported to the fort at Hirson and taken hostage.
After the war, in 1919, he joined the Artillery before joining
the Air Force, where he had a successful career in Indochina.
During the French Campaign, he fought with the GB II/11 and
took part in missions against Italy. He managed to reach North
Africa with his aircraft, but was put on Armistice leave for
refusing to bomb the British base at Gibraltar.
He was recalled for a time to take charge of the Villefranche
de Rouergue air lighthouse, but was again dismissed by Vichy
in 1942. He then joined the Resistance under the pseudonym
of ‘Vaugirard’. To escape the Germans, he went into
hiding in Montauban and became head of the 4th Bureau of the
Secret Army. Spotted by the German police, he had to flee
to Gaillac and made contact with the local Resistance.
Colonel ‘Vendôme’,
his new pseudonym, created the Group of the same name, and
at the head of the Corps Francs, led a harassing battle against
the Germans and Vichy. In particular, he attacked the Gaillac
prison and managed to free 46 political prisoners.
After the reorganisation of the Resistance, he was placed
in charge of the FFI (Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur)
and the FTPF (Francs Tireis Partisans Français) in
the Tarn area. The ‘Vendôme’ group comprised
7 maquis and 22 corps-francs. It took part in the attack on
a 350-strong German unit in August 1944. After several hours
of fierce fighting, the Germans were forced to withdraw, unable
to achieve their objectives.
After the liberation of the Tarn, Pierre VANDEVEN set up a
unit within the French Army, bringing together Corps-francs
and a battalion of White Russians who had deserted the German
Army. This unit, integrated into the 54th Air Artillery Group,
remained in Germany until March 1946.
Pierre VANDEVEN retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947.
Source www.ardenne-wallone.fr
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Born 27 September
1901 at Haybes (08 - Ardennes)
Died at Tinqueux (51 - Marne) on 30 March 1965 |
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| VANHOUTTE
Théotime - Charles |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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The Farman
F222-2 No 25 probably damaged by the Flak, crashes May 30, 1940.
Captain VANHOUTTE is killed. |
Born 8 May
1911 at Tourcoing (59 - Nord)
Killed on 30 May 1940 at Lérigny (10 - Aube) |
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| VANWORMHOUDT |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On 12 June
1940, his aircraft, Glenn Martin 167F No 34, was seriously damaged
by flak and crashed on landing. Master Corporal VANWORMHOUDT
was wounded. |
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| VARLET Gilbert |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
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Gilbert VARLET
later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment Group GB I/25
‘Tunisia’.
He was killed in July 1944 aboard Halifax LK728. His aircraft
crashed shortly before arriving at its Elvington base for an
undetermined reason. |
Born on 17
February 1910 in Messein (54 - Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Killed on 6 July 1944 at Thorne Colliery (United Kingdom) |
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| VASSEUR
Roger - Marcel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Roger VASSEUR
joined the French Air Force in April 1934. He was posted to
the BA 111 air base at Metz before moving to the BA 101 air
base at Toulouse-Francazal in January 1935. He was admitted
to the Bourges flying school in May 1936 and obtained his pilot's
licence in October of the same year. He was posted to the 12th
Bombardment Wing in March 1937
On 11 May 1940, LéO 451 No 45, its landing gear damaged
by Flak, crashed on landing: the crew was unhurt.
After the Armistice, he managed to reach England in August 1943.
He was posted successively to the ‘Guyenne’ and “Tunisie”
bomber groups before being incorporated into the RAF, in the
346th Heavy Bomber Squadron II/23 ‘Guyenne’. Aboard
Halifaxes, he took part in operations for the Normandy landings,
attacks on marshalling yards and targets in Germany.
After the war, he became a test pilot for aircraft coming out
of overhaul. He then took part in the Indochina War with Bombardment
Group GB I/19 ‘Gascogne’. He took part in the ‘Maintenance
of Order’ operations in Algeria from 1952 to 1955.
Commander Roger VASSEUR was placed on permanent aircrew leave
in October 1959. He then had 298 war missions and 5685 flying
hours to his credit...
Returning to civilian life, he became a driving licence inspector
from 1967 to 1979. |
Born 29 October
1913, Saint-Michel (02 - Aisne)
Died 10 May 2007, Saint-Michel |
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| VAUTHIER |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 28, 1940, No33
Amiot 354 crashed on landing after returning from a mission.
The crew is injured.
Sergeant VAUTHIER went
on to join the Free French Air Force and, in July 1944, joined
the GB I/25 Tunisia Heavy Bombardment Group equipped with
Halifax four-engined aircraft.
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| VAUX
Robert |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
5 June 1940, Glenn Martin 167 F No 68 was shot down by 7 Me109s.
Second Lieutenant VAUX was wounded and badly burned.
Robert VAUX was killed on 5 May 1943 in Tunisia while serving
with GB II/23. |
Born
24 June 1909, Paris (75)
Killed on 5 May 1943 at Djerissa (Tunisia) |
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| VAUZELLE
Jean - Eloi |
Lieutenant
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Crew
Chief
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On May 14,
1940, his aircraft was shot down by the Flak. Lieutenant VAUZELLE
is killed. |
Born in Château-D'Oléron
(17 - Charente Maritime)
Killed on 14 May 1940 |
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| VEAU Armand
- Clément |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Born September
18, 1914 at La Ferté-Bernard (72 - Sarthe)
Died August 10, 1996, Caen (14 - Calvados) |
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| VEIT Paul
- Louis |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Bloch MB 210
No 55 was shot down by Flak on 8 June 1940 and crashed in the
marshes, killing the crew. The body of Warrant Officer Paul
VIET was only found and identified on 30 September 1942 and
buried in Offoy. |
Born in Belfort
(90 - Territoire de Belfort)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Offoy (80 - Somme) |
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| VENEROSO |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine
Gunner
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On June 12,
1940, his Glenn Martin 167F was hit by the flak. Staff Sergeant
VENEROSO is injured |
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| VERDY Paul
- Alexandre |
Staff-Sergeant
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Cannoneer
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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 3 January
1914 at Noes (14 - Aube)
Killed on 05 June 1940 at Glamandans (25 Doubs) |
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| VERGE Jean
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Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On June 7,
1940, the Breguet 693 No1 is shot down by 12 Me109 ... The crew
is killed. |
Born on 8 December
1912 at Varlhes (09 - Ariège)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Laverrière (60 - Oise) |
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| VERGNET
Roger |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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On 17 May 1940,
his aircraft, the LeO 451 No74, was shot down by German fighters:
Chief Warrant Officer VERGNET was wounded. |
Born November
15, 1911 in Toulouse (31 - Haute-Garonne)
Died February 19, 1991, Paris (75) |
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| VERLET Anthime
- Fernand |
Sergeant
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Radio
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The Leo 451
No152 was shot down by Fighters on June 6, 1940. The crew, injured,
parachuted |
Born
in Saint-Legier Le Chiesaz (Switzerland) on 21 August 1918
Died at Ales (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) on 1 April |
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| VERMAS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mécanicien
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| VERNA Abel |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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On May 31,
1940, Sergeant-Chef VERNA, despite severe burns, managed to
bring his aircraft, LéO 451 No109, back from a fighter
attack, but all crew members were killed. Severely burned, he
rejoined the Group 3 months later at Istres airfield,
He later joined the FFI,
the Maquis of Oyonnax and was killed on 13 July 1944.
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Born February
05, 1915 at Balesmes (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed July 13, 1944 at Coisia (39 - Jura) |
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| VERNERET
Charles - Gabriel |
Sergeant
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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.
Sergeant VERNERET is killed. |
Born on 14
March 1920 at Argenton (36 - Indre)
Killed on 25 May 1940 at Semoutiers (52 - Haute-Marne) |
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| VERON Jean |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
and
Obrver
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Jean VERON joined the
Air Force in 1929 and was commissioned in November 1930.
On 21 May 1940, Amiot
143 No 133 was shot down by Flak. Captain VERON parachuted
and was taken prisoner.
He managed to escape
in November 1941.
He was successively
assigned to the general services of the Vichy central aviation
administration (1941), to the air force headquarters in North
Africa at the end of 1942, to the bombing inspectorate (August
1943-March 1945), then to head the 34th medium bombing squadron
from June 1945 to June 1946.
Jean VERON left the
French Air Force in 1946 to become Director of the French
aviation reinsurance group.
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Born in Cao-Bany,
Tonkin |
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| VEYRUNES
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Captain
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| VIAL Louis
- Achile |
Lieutenant
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Navigator
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On May 16,
1940, at the start of a mission, the Amiot 143 No 136 crashes
after a power failure. Lieutenant VIAL is killed. |
Born on 16
April 1917 at Cagnes-sur-Mer (06 - Alpes-Maritimes)
Killed on 16 May 1940 at Bricon (52 - Haute-Marne) |
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| VIEUGEOT
Roger - Emile |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Roger VIEUGEOT
first enlisted in the infantry before joining the Air Force
as an observer. He was stationed in Morocco at the time of mobilisation
and fought in the French Campaign with GB II/63.
On 31 May 1940, his aircraft, the Glenn Martin 167F No 112,
was seriously damaged by Flak. Lieutenant VIEUGEOT was wounded.
After the Armistice, he left the Armistice Army and took over
the management of a sawmill in the Dordogne.
He joined the Resistance, but had to take refuge in Bordeaux
to escape the Germans. He joined the RAC Brigade, a group of
maquisards in south-west France. He became head of the 2nd Battalion,
with which he took part in the liberation of Périgueux,
with his son at his side.
After the war, he was successively commander of Base Aérienne
115 at Orange-Caritat from 1947 to 1948, then of Base Aérienne
279 at Châteaudun from August 1953 to August 1958. |
Born in Epinal
(88 - Vosges) on 15 February 1902
Died at Périgueux (24 - Dordogne) on 26 December 1966 |
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| VIGER |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 30,
1940, Potez 633 No. 17G was shot down by 5 Me109. Sergeant VIGER
is injured |
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| VIGUIER
Jean - Adam |
Sergeant
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Flight
Mechanic
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Jean VIGUIER
was killed on 30 October 1940 in Blandan, Algeria. |
Born on 7 March
1918 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed on 30 October 1940 at Blandan (Algeria) |
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| VILLADIER
Adrien - René |
Captain
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Cder
of Group
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Born July 17,
1900
Died in 1952 |
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| VILLEBRUN |
Sergeant
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| VILLEDIEU
René |
Captain
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| VILLEMOT
Jean - Marie |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night flight.
His crew is killed. |
Born on 21
July 1909 at Lux (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| VINAGNERRE |
Lieutenant
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| VINCENT
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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The Douglas
DB7 No. 35 was shot down by Fighters on June 13, 1940. Staff
Sergeant VINCENT seriously injured, was taken prisoner. |
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| VITRY |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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| VIVIER |
Sergeant
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Pilote
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| VOGEL Marie
- Joseph |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Radio
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night flight.
His crew is killed. |
Born in Haut-Rhin
Killed on 12 January 1940 in Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône) |
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| VOIRGARD
Edmond |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 12,
1940, Breguet 693 No22 was severely hit by the Flak during a
ground attack. Scoured by bullets, he manages to return to the
field, but the aircraft is destroyed. The crew is unscathed |
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| VOISINE
Léon - Gabriel |
Adjutant
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Machine-gunner
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On June 8,
1940, the LeO 451 No. 206 was shot down by the Flak. Adjutant
VOISINE, seriously wounded is taken prisoner. |
Born on 11
September 1913 in Saumur (49 - Maine et Loire)
Died in La Baule-Escoublac (44 - Loire-Atalantique) on 12 June
1990 |
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| VRIDAUD
Lucien - Louis |
Master-Corporal
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Cannoneer
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On June 10,
1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters. The
crew is killed. |
Born in Paris
(75) on 6 July 1917
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes) |
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| VUATHELOT
André - René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Crew
Chief
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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 on 27
December 1905 at Commercy (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 31 May 1940 at Guny (02 - Aisne) |
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| VUILLEMOT
Philippe - Camille |
Adjutant
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Radio
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Philippe
VUILLEMOT later joined the FAFL and fought with Bombardment
Group GB I/25 ‘Tunisia’. |
Born
in Blois (41 - Loir et Cher) on 14 August 1893
Died at Trappes (78 - Yvelines) on 7 June 1983 |
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WALBANN
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Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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WALKOFF
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Adjutant
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Radio
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| WATRIN
Jacques |
Captain
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Observer
et Cder 2nd Sqn.
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On
24 May 1940, during a cross-country transport mission, Glenn
Martin 167 F No 61 was mistakenly shot down by English flak....Anglaise.
Captain WATRIN was killed. |
Born
on 10 November 1911 at Stenoy (55 - Meuse)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Lezennes (59 - Nord) |
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| WEBER Georges
- Gaston |
Staff-Sergeant
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Cannoneer
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Killed on May 31, 1940,
aboard the Leo 451 No. 133 shot by Fighters. The crew parachutes,
but too low. there will be no survivors.
Posthumous citations with
the attribution of the War Cross with palm
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Born: January
24, 1916
Killed May 31, 1940 at Besson sur Matz (60 - Oise) |
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| WEBER Paul
- Charles |
Sergeant
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Radio
- Machine-Gunner
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Born on 2 January
1918
Killed on 30 September 1947 |
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| WEILER Roger
- André |
Sergeant
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Radio-Machine-Gunner
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On June 10,
1940, the LéO 451 No 14 was shot down by Fighters. The
crew is killed. |
Born on 21
April 1917 at Ivry sur Seine (75)
Killed on 10 June 1940 at Tagnon (08 - Ardennes) |
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| WEMAERE
Claude - Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Navigator
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On January
12, 1940, the LéO 451 No 17 crashed during a night flight.
His crew is killed. |
Born on 25
September 1914 at Ecoust-Saint-Mein (62 - Pas de Calais)
Killed on 12 January 1940 at Arles (13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| WITZGALL
Pierre - François |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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On 24 May 1935,
Warrant Officer Pierre WITZGALL was involved in an accident
aboard a Lioré & olivier Léo20 of the 22nd
Air Wing at Chartres: the aircraft, caught in a storm, crashed
to the ground near Nogent le Rotrou: the crew was unhurt. |
Born in Golbey
(88 - Vosges) on 11 March 1912
Died at Aubréville (55 - Meuse) on 12 February 1982 |
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| YVERNAULT |
Sergeant
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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 23
September 1917 in Crozon sur Vauvre (36 - Indre)
Missing on 13 June 1940 (Italy) |
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| YVONNON |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On April 11,
1940, the Bloch MB 210 Nb 181, crashed on takeoff.Sevent YVONNON
is seriously injured |
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| ZIMMERMANN
Charles - Edmond |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Charles ZIMMERMANN
obtained his pilot's licence in October 1921 (n°19218) |
Born on 17
July 1901 at Fleury sur Andel (27 - Eure)
Killed on 6 October 1942 at Istres (13 - Bouches-du-Rhône) |
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| ZOCCOLAT |
Lieutenant
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GB II/35
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Cder
4th Sqn.
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