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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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| EDEL
Robert |
Captain
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Observer
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Captain
EDEL is seconded from the French Army as an Air Observer. |
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| EDMOND
Guy - Jean |
Captain
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Observer
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Born
23 June 1906 in Angers (49 - Maine-et-Loire)
Died at Saintes (17 - Charente-Maritime) on 3 July 2006 |
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| ENGWILLER
Lucien |
Sergeant
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GAO II/520
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Pilot
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Killed
by accident on December 22, 1939 |
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| ENSELME |
Commander
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GAO I/551
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| ESCANE |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| ESCOFFIER |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
May 19, 1940, the Potez 637 No.10 is attacked by 3 Me109 and,
in flames, must land in the countryside. The crew managed to
evacuate the aircraft before it exploded. Lieutenant ESCOFFIER
is unharmed. |
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| EVENO |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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On
September 26, 1939, Bloch MB131 N ° 80 is shot down by 6 Me109.
Captain EVENO is unharmed |
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| FABIA |
Captain
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GAO II/520
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Observer
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Wounded
and taken prisoner on May 10, 1940 |
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| FABRY
Jacques - Paul |
Sub-lieutenant
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Observer
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Jacques
FABRY was a student at the École de l'Air in 1938-1939.
During the French Campaign, he was posted successively to the
Montpellier base, then to the GR II/22 as an observer.
After the Armistice, he switched to the Fighter and joined the
GC 1/8, then the GC I/4 in AFN in 1940. He took part in operations
in AFN, Italy, France and Germany from 1943 to 1945. He was
called up to the 3rd office of the EMGA in 1945. He was occupied
in Germany with the GC 1/4 in 1946. He took command of GC 11/5
‘La Fayette’. He served in Indochina from 1947 to
1948. On his return to France, he was successively second-in-command
of the 4th fighter squadron in 1948, head of the 3rd office
at the French air defence command in 1950 and commander of the
5th fighter squadron in 1952. He was posted to the Inspectorate
General of the French Air Force in 1954. He was a trainee at
the Air War College in 1957. He was posted to the 3rd office
of the Air Force General Staff, then to the National Defence
General Staff in 1958. He took command of the Reims base in
1960. He was successively appointed Chief of Staff of le CATAC
in 1962, Deputy Commander of le CATAC and the French forces
in Germany in 1963, Commander of 2e CATAC in 1964 and Deputy
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force in 1966. He was called
to the General Secretariat of National Defence as technical
advisor in 1967. He took command of the tactical air force and
the 1st RA in 1968. He was appointed nuclear weapons inspector
in 1973. Jacques FABRY retired from active service in 1975.
He was a member of the Conseil Supérieur de l'Air from
1969 to 1975. |
Born
13 June 1919 in Aurillac (15 - Cantal).
Died in Boulogne-Billancourt (92 - Hauts de Seine) on 26 July
2001 |
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| FABRY |
Commander
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Commander
FABRY left GAO II/551 on 2 December 1939 for Clermont. |
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| FAGET |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| FAIDHERBE |
Sergeant
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GR I/14
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Pilot
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| FAIDIDE |
Commander
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GAO II/514
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| FARBOS
Pierre |
Captain
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Pilot
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Staff
1st Sqn. |
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| FARELACCI |
Sergeant
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on 5/03/1940
on 11/05/1940
on 22/05/1940
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Pilot
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Assigned
to GAO 544. Transferred to the GR II/52 on May 13, 1940, he
then joined the GR II/55 on May 22, 1940. |
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| FAUGERAS
Joseph - Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Joseph
FAUGERAS was called up in 1937. He was posted to GAO 543 in
1938, with which group he took part in the French campaign.
Seriously wounded on 8 June 1940 when he landed on board Potez
63-11 n°336, which had been damaged by Flak, he was hospitalised
for eight months - then demobilised. He escaped from France
via Spain in 1943, and was sent to flying school in the United
States. Joseph Faugeras was assigned to the National Defence
staff, but was discharged in 1946. |
Born
on 16 June 1916 in Captieux (Gironde)
Died on 10 June 2007 at Châtenay-Malabry (92 - Hauts de
Seine). |
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| FAURE
Pierre - Louis |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Killed
on March 17, 1940 in a target shooting exercise: the aircraft,
the Potez 63-11 No.590 hit the cable and sink at sea |
Born
in Paris on October 19, 1916
Killed on March 17, 1940 off Port-Saint-Louis-Du-Rhône
(13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| FAURE |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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Confirmed
presence in the Group in May and June 1940 |
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| FAVRET |
Adjutant
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Pilot
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| FAYE
Léon |
Commander
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Observer
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Léon FAYE took
part in the fighting of the First World War as a gunner. He
ended the war as a Second Lieutenant.
It was not until February 1925 that he joined the French Air
Force and obtained his observer's licence.
Between 1930 and 1934, he commanded the 3rd, 6th and 37th
Aviation Regiments. In 1937, he joined the Ecole Supérieure
de Guerre Aérienne, graduating top of his class.
During the French Campaign, he took command of GR I/52 from
March to May 1940.
After the Armistice, as an active fighter in the Alliance
resistance organisation, he was arrested and deported to Germany
in November 1943. In January 1945, he was interned in Sonnenburg
prison and was murdered by the Germans as Soviet troops approached.
May 7, 1940, Bloch MB174
No.40 crashes shortly after takeoff. The aircraft is destroyed,
but the crew is unharmed, Commander FAYE being slightly injured.
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Born
on 10 June 1899 in Vergt (24 - Dordogne)
Killed on 30 January 1945 in Sonnenburg (Germany) |
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| FAYET
Georges - Julien |
Commander
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Chief
of board
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Goerges
FAYET entre à Saint-Cyr en 1921 et est versé dans
l'aéronautique en 1923. Il est affecté au 4eme
groupe d'aviation d'Afrique de 1925 à 1934. Il est muté
à l'état-major de la 5eme région aérienne
en 1934. En 1939, il est affecté au groupe aérien
de reconnaissance GR I/14. Il passe en AFN à la sous-délégation
aérienne de contrôle en 1940 pour la Tunisie puis
à l'état-major du commandant supérieur
de l'Air en AFN en 1941. Il est affecté au secrétariat
général près du chef du gouvernement au
bureau de documentation en 1943. Il est nommé au commandement
des forces aériennes engagées en 1944. Il est
appelé en 1946 au cabinet militaire de la Présidence
du gouvernement provisoire. Il est nommé Commandant de
l'Air au Maroc en 1947. Il est adjoint au major général
de l'armée de l'Air 1948. Georges FAYET quitte l'armée
d'active
en novembre 1948. |
Born
on 3 October 1902 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Died in Paris (75) on 9 November 1988 |
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| FELIX
Raymond - Antoine |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
January 10, 1940, POTE 63-11 No.184 and shot down by 4 BF109.
The crew is killed. |
Born
on 20 May 1912 in Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on 10 January 1940 at Feldkirch (68 - Haut-Rhin) |
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| FERAN |
Captain
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Pilot
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| FESNEAU
Fernand - Michel |
Commander
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Born
in Hanoi (Tonkin) on 18 January 1902
Killed on 3 September 1941 at Panossas (38 - Isère) |
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| FEVRE |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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The
Potez 63-11 No.173, damaged by the Flak during his mission May
14, 1940, crashed on landing on his land. Staff Sergeant FEVRE,
wounded, will be taken prisoner a few weeks later. |
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| FEVRIER
Jules - Henri |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
April 20, 1940, his aircraft, the Bloch MB174 No.31 is shot
down by German Fighters. The crew is killed |
Born
in Carpentras (84 - Vaucluse) on 16 April 1901
Killed on 20 April 1940 at Turquestein Blancrupt (57 - Moselle) |
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| FICHET
Léon |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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Born
in June 1902 in Bantanges (71 - Saône et Loire)
Died in Créteil (94 - Val de Marne) on 6 October 1989 |
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| FILLIATRE
Jean - Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
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Coming
from the GR I/35, he was killed on 27 May 1940. |
Born
on 12 February 1914 in Mireval (34 - Hérault)
Died at Oye Plage (62 - Pas-de-Calais) on 27 May 1940 |
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| FINKELSTEIN
Charles |
Sergent
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Mécanicien
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In
November 1938, Charles FINKELSTEIN enlisted ahead of the call-up
and signed up for three years. He joined the 127th Air Battalion,
based at Camp Avord in the Cher department. In January 1939,
he was assigned to the GAO 544 aerial observation group stationed
in Bourges, with which he would take part in the French Campaign.
In June 1940, he joined GAO 511 stationed in Nantes, then Air
Company CA 96/101 in July 1940, and finally Company B of Uzein,
stationed in Pau-Uzein in August 1940. He was then assigned
to BA101 stationed in Toulouse-Francazal in September 1940,
before being demobilised in February 1941.
He was arrested by the French police in July 1942 and deported
to Auschwitz, where he died on 17 November 1942. |
Born
on 17 July 1919 in Paris (75)
Killed on 17 November 1942 in Auschwitz |
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| FION
Pierre Jules |
Captain
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Observer
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Commander 2nd Squadron
of GR I/14
Killed on 9 September
1939 aboard Bloch MB131 No92, shot down during an aerial combat
with two ME109s.
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Born
February 20, 1912 in Nonsard (55 - Meuse)
Killed on September 9, 1939 at Neukirchen (57 - Moselle) |
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| FLECK
Maurice - Louis |
Captain
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Staff
1st Sqn.
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Born
on 1 January 1903 in Fozzano (20 - Corsica)
Died at Bourges (18 - Cher) on 24 February 1987 |
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| FLOTARD
Jacques |
Captain
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Observer
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After
the Armistice, Lieutenant FLOTARD joined the 7th Regiment of
Moroccan Riflemen in Meknes. |
Born
on 22 December 1909
Died in June 1965 |
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| FOLLOROUX
Hervé |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
September 26, 1939, Bloch MB131 N ° 80 is shot down by 6 Me109.
Second Lieutenant FOLLOROUX is killed |
Born
on 13 February 1915 in Plouigneau (29 - Finistère)
Killed on 26 September 1939 at Waldkirch (Germany) |
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| FONTAINE
Jean |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Pilot
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| FONVIELLE
Maurice - Marcel |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Maurice FONVIELLE was
a bank clerk before joining the Army.
He voluntarily enlisted for 3 years on 15 April 1929 at the
Intendance Militaire d'Amiens
He was posted to the 35th Aviation Regiment as 2nd class on
17 April 1929.
Appointed Sergeant in October 1936, he joined the Marignane
Air Base and was posted to the 8th Wing - 1st Group.
Appointed Warrant Officer in April 1939, he was transferred
to Hyéres and joined GAO 517.
Killed on 4 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°327 shot down
by 3 Me109s.
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Born on 7 August 1908
at Nesle (80 - Somme)
Killed on 4 June 1940 at D'Anizy-le-Château (02 - Aisne)
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| FOUQUES-DUPARC
Henri - Marie |
Captain
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Pilot
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After studying in France
and Italy, Henri FOUQUES-DUPARC obtained his Pilot's Licence
at the Nungesser School in Orly in 1922 and left to do his
Military Service. He was first trained at the Istres School
before joining the Colomb-Béchar School. In 1923, he
took part in the creation of the first section of the Trans-Saharan
line under the command of Captain PAOLACCI and was awarded
a medal for this. In 1925, he became Director of Insurance
in his home town of Oran.
In December 1930, with his wife, whom he had married three
years earlier, he flew from Paris to Oran in the Potez 36
registered F-AJYQ which he owned; the aircraft became the
first private tourist aircraft in Oran.
In 1934, Henri FOUQUES-DUPARC founded the Aéro-Club
d'Oran and became its President.
On mobilisation, Captain
FOUQUES-DUPARC was posted to Syria, but asked to return to
France in May 1940. He quickly converted to modern aircraft
and joined the GR I/22 as Commander of the 2nd Sqn.adrille.
In 1945, he was demobilised with the rank of Reserve Colonel,
awarded the Resistance Medal and Commander of the Legion of
Honour.
After the war, Henri FOUQUES-DUPARC
"entered" politics and was appointed Senator for
Oran from November 1948 to June 1951, Deputy for Algeria from
1951 to 1962 and, at the same time, Mayor of Oran from 1948
to 1962. He briefly held the post of Secretary of State for
Civil Aviation in Pierre MENDES-FRANCE's government from 20
January to 23 June 1955.
Henri FOUQUES-DUPARC clocked
up 2700 flying hours, including 870 as a Military Pilot.
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Born
27 June 1903 in Oran
Died at Pujo Le Plan (40 - Landes) on 22 November 1976 |
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| FOUCHE
Georges |
Captain
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Pilot
3rf Sqn
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Commander
of the 3rd Squ. |
Born
on 18 July 1892 |
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| FOURNEL |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
August 18, 1938, he lost his way aboard the Potez 390 No. 53
and the aircraft was hilly during a landing on the beach of
Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer. the aircraft will be repaired. |
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| FOURNIER
Léon Etienne |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
June 14, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No604, engaged
with 8 Me109 was shot down in flames. Sub-Lieutenant FOURNIER
is killed. |
Born
August 10, 1917 in Toulon (83 - Var)
Killed June 14, 1940 at Buchères (10 - Aube) |
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| FOURQUET
Michel |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Michel
FOURQUET chose a career in the French Air Force after graduating
from the Ecole Polytechnique.
During the French Campaign, he commanded the 2nd Escadrille
of GR I/52. He left the Armistice Army in January 1941.
He then joined the "Alliance" movement for a time
before moving to London, where he became second-in-command of
the FAFL, then Commander of the "Lorraine" Group under
the pseudonym "Gorri".
After the war, he continued his career in the French Air Force,
and was appointed to President Charles de Gaulle's General Staff.
He refused to take part in the General putsch in Algiers in
April 1961.
Appointed Air Corps General, he held a number of senior positions
before becoming Chief of Staff of the French Army in April 1968,
replacing General Charles Ailleret who was killed in a plane
crash. Michel FOURQUET left active service in September 1971
with the rank of Air Force General. |
Born
on 9 June 1914 in Brussels
Died in Neuilly sur Seine on 20 November 1992. |
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| FRANCIN |
Captain
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GAO II/520
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Pilot
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Wounded
and taken prisoner on May 10, 1940 |
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| FRANCOIS |
Sergeant
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Radio
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| FRANCOIS
Henri |
Colonel
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| FRANCOU
Jacques |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| FRANTZ
Robert |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Wounded
May 21, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 630 shot down by 5 Me109
.. |
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| FRAYSSINES |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
June 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No196 is victim
of an accident following a spin: Sergeant FRAYSSINES parachute
jump, and landed unscathed. Confirmed presence in the Group
from May 1940 to July 1941. |
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| FREBILLOT
Pierre |
Captain
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Observer
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On
September 9, 1939, his aircraft, a Bloch MB131, badly damaged
during an air combat with 6 ME109 manages to join his land,
but crashes on landing: Captain FREBILLOT is unharmed |
Born
September 20, 1909 in Cirey sur Baise (52 - Haute-Marne)
Killed in deportation on April 24, 1945 in Ludwiglust (Germany)
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| FRISOU
Léo |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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On
June 10, 1940, Potez 63-11 No50 was seriously damaged by the
Flak, but managed to reach his land. The crew is unharmed, but
the aircraft is destroyed. |
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| FROMENTEAU
Adrien - Marie |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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Second
Lieutenant FROMENTEAU was a reserve officer, seconded from the
Army. |
Born
on 2 April 1917 at Dunet (36 - Indre)
Died at Cires-lès-Mello (60 - Oise) on 28 September 1980
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| FUHRER |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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On
October 30, 1939, during a night reconnaissance mission, his
aircraft, a Potez 63-11, hit by enemy fire, must land in open
country but ended his race in a pylon: the crew is unscathed |
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| FULCRAND
Jean - Kléber |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On 19 May 1940, Bloch MB174 No. 8 was shot down by German fighters
and crashed to the ground, killing the crew. |
Born
on 5 February 1913 at Montbazin (34 - Hérault)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Vaudesincourt (51 - Marne) |
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| GABRIEL |
Captain
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Observer
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Observer
Officer detached to the Group on September 9, 1940 |
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| GABRY
Roger - Jules |
Captain
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Pilot
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Assigned to the CIR
of Rennes from 9 September 1939 to 7 June 1940, he joined
the GR I/52 on 11 June 1940 as Deputy Commander of the Group.
When the Group was dissolved at the end of 1942, he joined
the GR I/22.
He was killed by accident in July 1943 in Morocco during a
test of a Douglas DB7
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Born 23 June 1911 in
Bougemont (25 - Doubs)
Died on 10 July 1943 at Khemisset, Morocco)
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| GADOFFRE
Marc - Roger |
Sergeant
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Observer
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Disappeared
during a trip between Grenoble and Saint Raphael aboard in Breguet
27 nb 34 on 24 November 1939 |
Born
on 3 February 1918 in Mussidan (24 - Dordogne)
Disappeared on 24 November 1939 |
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| GAILLARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| GALLAND
Raymond |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| GALLAVARDIN
Pierre Emmanuel |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Pierre GALLAVARDIN will
join GR II/14
He was killed on 4 August
1940 by a German officer.
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Born
in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on 23 April 1915
Killed on 4 August 1940 at Redding (57 - Moselle) |
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| GALLIMARD |
Sergeant
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| GALY
Albert - Julien |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Observer
Officer detached to the Group on September 9, 1940
On May
25, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.265 was shot down by the Flak
and crashed to the ground. The crew is killed.
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Born
on 25 October 1910 at Sommières (30 - Gard)
Died at Abbeville (80 - Somme) on 25 May 1940 |
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| GARDEN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
May 30, 1940, he must put his Potez 63-11 No. 677 in campaign
following a power failure. The Sub-Lieutenant
GARDEN is unharmed.
After the Armistice,
Second Lieutenant GARDEN passed his teaching qualification
and became a science teacher at the Prytanée military
academy.
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| GARDES
André - Marcel |
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Machine-Gunner
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A keen aviation enthusiast,
André Gardes obtained his tourist pilot's licence at
the age of eighteen and did his military service as a machine
gunner with the 33rd Air Wing, then based at Essey-lès-Nancy.
But in a mid-air accident, he had to evacuate his aircraft
by parachute and was injured on landing. This injury prevented
him from fulfilling his dream of becoming a Reserve Military
Pilot....
On mobilisation in 1939, André GARDES was posted to
GAO 504, still as a machine-gunner, and was awarded the Croix
de Guerre. After the Armistice, he found himself in Algiers
where he met up with a fellow soldier from GAO 504, Georges
AGOUTIN. André GARDES returned to France in September
1940 and worked at the Lioré-Olivier shipyards in Loiret.
He was then recruited by Georges AGOUTIN in the spring of
1941, to join the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur.
In his new role as supply controller at SNCASE-URP (Société
nationale de construction aéronautique du Sud-Est,
a factory in the Paris region), he was able to provide information
on troop movements and the transport of military equipment.
He also liaised with other Resistance fighters.
On 17 May 1942, he was arrested in the street for "espionage",
as he was taking a report on German artillery to Georges AGOUTIN.
Georges AGOUTIN had also just been arrested on a tip-off.
They were both imprisoned in the same cell at Fresnes prison.
André Gardes was brought before the German military
tribunal in Paris on 20 January 1943: he was sentenced to
death along with Georges AOUTIN; the others were deported
and died in the camps.
André Gardes learned of the rejection of his appeal
for clemency on 30 April, which he recalled in his last letter:
"My poor darling, I have received the terrible news.
This is my last letter to you. It's all over, the sentence
has been confirmed, it's about 10 o'clock, and I'm to be shot
at 3 o'clock. So I have very little time left to live. First
of all, I beg you to be strong, my beloved. For my part, I
want to remain brave right up to the last minute. My last
thought will be for you and our two little ones. Forgive me
for making you suffer so much, you who have made me so happy.
You know what my ideals have always been. May God protect
you... I'm going to try to die as a Christian, I who find
myself on the threshold of a great mystery, I have no faith
left in anything but God. Help our little ones to become men,
real men, real Frenchmen. They have no right to despair of
the future. I'm counting on you to bring this great task to
a successful conclusion. For my part, I offer my suffering
to save you and our children from further hardship. Pray for
me. From the infinity to which I will go, happy or not, my
soul will think only of you and our dear children. May God
be merciful to my sacrifice, I who would so much have liked
to die in the middle of a battlefield. May He protect our
Fatherland and save it. Farewell to you. Farewell to our little
ones. Farewell to our beautiful country of France, André.
P.S. - I've just been to confession and received communion,
so I'll be able to leave feeling stronger and more confident.
A German firing squad shot him along with Georges AGOUTIN
on 30 April 1943. André Gardes was shot at 4.04pm at
the Ministry of Air shooting range on Place Balard. His body
was buried in the carré des corps restitués,
in the Ivry-sur-Seine cemetery.
He was declared "Dead for France", and his name
appears on the memorial to SNCASE-URP personnel on the Eurocopter
site at La Courneuve (Seine-Saint-Denis). His name can also
be read on the commemorative plaque in the Avenue du Pont-de-Sèvres
(Paris, 15th arrondissement), in tribute to those shot at
the shooting range: the plaque at the Ministry of Defence
in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
. Lastly, he is inscribed on the Special Services memorial
in Ramatuelle (Var).
For his actions in the Resistance, he was awarded a vermeil
star in addition to the Croix de Guerre he had already won
in Flanders in 1940.
Source : "Le Maitron"
- https://fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr/spip.php?article169707
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Born
in Paris (75) on 4 February 1914
Killed on 30 April 1943 at Paris (75) |
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| GARDEUR
Albert |
Captain
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Observer
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Albert GARDEUR, a brilliant
student at the Saint-Cyr Military School, spent the first
part of his career in the infantry, first posted to Germany
and then to Morocco in a regiment of Algerian riflemen, where
he joined the Geographic Service before becoming an Air Observer,
still in Morocco.
In 1936, he returned to France, in the infantry, but was seconded
as an Air Observer to GAO 501 in September 1939.
On 25 May 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 350, was hit
by Flak and had to land in the field, where it was set on
fire by the crew. Captain GARDEUR was wounded and taken prisoner.
He remained in captivity until April 1945.
In December 1945, he was
transferred to the Armée de l'Air and returned to Algeria,
where he held various positions. He was commended for his
outstanding work, particularly in his position as Commissaire
Général de la Région Aérienne.
He returned to France in 1960 and was appointed Inspector
General of the Air Commissariat, a post he held until his
departure in 1962.
But his career did not
end there: during his captivity, he took his law degree, and
subsequently obtained two post-graduate degrees in law while
stationed in Algeria. He submitted a thesis on Air Law and
was awarded the title of Doctor of Law in 1962. After leaving
the Air Force, he taught at Kabul University for several years.
When he returned to France, he continued to teach while maintaining
contact with Air Force personnel.
He died of a heart attack
in May 1979.
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Born
in Maubeuge (59 - Nord) on 19 September 1904
Died in Paris (75) on 15 May 1979 |
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| GARNIER |
Sergeant
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| GASCHET
Paul - Louis |
Lieutenant
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Born
on 30 March 1913 at Rochefort En Terre (56 - Morbihan)
Died at La Châtre (36 - Indre) on 26 February 1999 |
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| GAULMIN |
Sergeant
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on June
1st, 1940
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Joined
the Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.54 |
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| GAUTHIER |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
June 1, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.320 is shot down by the Flak
and must land in the countryside. Sergeant GAUTHIER, unscathed,
is taken prisoner |
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| GAUTRON
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO 581
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Pilot
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Wounded
and taken prisoner on June 14, 1940 |
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| GAUZE |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
June 19, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 730 was damaged
by the Flak. The pilot successfully landed his aircraft near
an ambulance to evacuate his seriously wounded Observer. Sergeant
GAUZE is unscathed. |
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| GAVOILLE
René - Robert |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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On
May 13th, 1940, after having shot down a Henshel 126, the Potez
637 No2 was destroyed during an aerial combat opposing it to
9 Me109. The crew is unscathed. |
Born
on 24 July 1911 in Adelans-et-le-val-de-Bithaine (71 - Haute-Saône)
Died at Franchevelle (71 - Haute-Saône) on 13 July 1993
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| GAZZANO
Humbert - Emile |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
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Humbert GAZZANO entered
the École Militaire de Versailles in 1936. He was posted
to the 55th squadron in Lyon and then to GAO 514, with which
he took part in the French campaign. In June 1940, he was
withdrawn to AFN and then AOF. Assigned to the GB II/52 in
Casablanca and then Agadir, he took part with this group in
the Provence landings and the Ardennes offensive.
After the war, Humbert GAZZANO was posted to Algeria in 1945
and then to Indochina with BG II/62 from August 1949 to June
1950. He was appointed to the Moroccan Air and Schools Command
in Rabat, to the GMMTA in 1951, then Commander of the CIET
in Toulouse in 1953. He was assigned to the Air Command in
the French West Indies in 1957 and seconded to Mauritania.
After completing his military service with the French Air
Force, he was a trainee at the CHEM (Centre des Hautes Etudes
Militaires) and the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense
Nationale), before returning to the French West Indies in
Dakar as Air Commander of Zone 1. In 1966, he was appointed
Deputy Commander of Air Defence, before being appointed Commander
of Air Transport in 1967. Humbert GAZZANO, then Air Division
General, was placed on aircrew leave in 1969.
Note: Humbert GAZZANO was certainly assigned to GAO 514, but
I am not sure of his precise assignment: was it GAO I/514
or II/514, this remains to be confirmed.
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Born
on 31 October 1915 in Menton (Alpes-maritimes). Died in Paris
(75) on 26 May 1998 |
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| GEIN
Maurice - Frédéric |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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He
was killed in an accident on 9 September 1941 aboard Glenn Martin
no. 27. The aircraft landed on fire, following an engine fire.
Maurice GEIN jumped out of the aircraft, which was still taxiing,
but was hit by the tail. |
Born
on 26 June 1918
Died 9 September 1941 |
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| GELAS
Etienne - Joseph |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Assigned
to the GR I/35 on June 23, 1940 from a GAO |
Born
17 May 1913, Saint-Etienne (42 - Loire)
Died at Mougins (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 10 October 2001 |
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| GELEE
Max - Paul |
Captain
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Joined
the Air Force in 1927, he is a former student of Polytechnique
and graduated from the War School. |
Born
on 1 August 1904 in Mont-Saint-Aignan (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Died in Paris on 19 January 1977 |
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| GENAY
Claude - François |
Lieutenant
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Observer
|
On September 29, 1939,
his aircraft, the Potez 540 No.160, was accidentally destroyed
on landing when returning from a night mission. Lieutenant
GENAY is injured.
Lieutenant Claude GENAY
was killed during a bombardment on 13 October 1944.
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Killed
on 13 October 1944 |
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| GENESTE
Valmy - Jean |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
May 24, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No607 was shot down
by the Flak. The crew is killed. |
Born
on 20 July 1920 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Les Attaques (62 - Pas De Calais) |
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| GENEVOIX |
Commander
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GAO II/508
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| GENSON
Pierre - Louis |
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Born
in Paris (75) on 25 August 1917
Died 17 February 1987, Montpellier (34 - Hérault) |
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| GENTY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On
September 25, 1939, Potez 637 No.31 was hit by the Flak, before
being attacked by 6 Me109. The Aircraft crashes into flames.
The three crew members are injured |
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| GEOFFRION
André - Fenelon |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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A
civil servant in Paris, Lieutenant GEOFFRION is a sportsman
who holds a civilian pilot's licence.
Before joining the GR I/22, he was posted to the Potez 630 command
aircraft of the 5th Wing. |
Born
in Sens (89 - Yonne) on 12 April 1908
Died at Limeil-Brévannes (94 - Val de Marne) on 20 July
1988 |
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| GEOFFROY
Ernest - Guy |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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Killed
aboard Potez 637 No3, shot down during an air fight against
6 Me109 on November 5, 1939. |
Born
on 22 June 1901 in Mesnil Esnard (76 - Seine Maritime)
Killed on 5 November 1939 in Germany |
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| GEORGEON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilote
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| GEORGES |
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
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| GEORGES
Charles |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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GAO 553
|
Pilot
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Killed
in aerial combat on September 28, 1939 |
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| GERMAIN
Jean - Paul |
Lieutenant
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|
Observer
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The
Potez 63-11 No.203 was shot down by the Flak on May 21, 1940
during a low-altitude mission. The crew is killed. |
Born
on 19 December 1914 at Saulxures sur Moselotte (88 - Vosges)
Killed on 21 May 1940 at Amiens (80 - Somme) |
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| GERMETTE
Bernard - joseph |
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
On
June 4, 1940, his aircraft, Bloch MB 174 No. 17, took off and
crashed to the ground: The crew was killed. |
Born
in Paris on 25 January 1914
Killed on 3 June 1940 at Damparis (39 - Jura) |
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| GESSIAUME
Jean |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed
on May 13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 288 shot down by the
Flak. |
Born
23 November 1913 at Lorient (56 - Morbihan)
Killed on 13 May 1940 at Bouvignes (Province of Namur - Belgium) |
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| GIACOMINI
Jean - Paul |
|
|
Pilot
|
Jean
GIACOMINI enlisted in 1937. He passed his pilot's licence and
was posted to GAO 584 in Algeria. He attended flying courses
in Marrakech and Toulouse.
He took part in the French campaign with GAO 584, then was posted
to the GC II/3 group in Algeria in 1940.
He joined the Free French Forces in May 1943 and joined the
‘Bretagne’ group. He took part in the bombing raids
over Italy, before being posted to the ‘Normandie-Niémen’
group in 1945. Jean GIACOMINI was demobilised and transferred
to the reserves in 1945. |
Born
28 January 1918 in Arba (Algeria)
Died in Paris (75) on 26 March 1999 |
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| GIGOT
DE VILLEFAIGNE Guy |
Lieutenant
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|
Observer
|
Guy
GIGOT DE VILLEFAIGNE was called up in 1930. He was posted to
the 34th observation wing in 1935, to the Dugny base in 1936
and finally to the Avord base in 1937. He joined GAO III/551
as an observer from September 1939 to June 1940.
After the Armistice, he joined the Resistance. He managed to
escape from France on 12 April 1943, but was held prisoner in
the Miranda camp (Spain). On arrival in Great Britain, he joined
the FAFL on 24 September 1943 and joined the Lorraine group.
He was then assigned to the Plans Office of the Allied Liaison
Service before being discharged on 22 January 1946. |
Born
on 15 November 1910 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (92 - Hauts de Seine)
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| GILBERTAS |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
|
Seriously
injured on May 22, 1940 following an accident during the landing
in fog on the Breguet 27 No. 53 |
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| GILBERTRAS |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| GINESTET
Marcel - Pierre |
Commander
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|
Commander
of Group
|
Marcel
GINESTET was appointed Captain in March 1930 while serving with
the 12th Aviation Regiment. |
Born
in Montpellier (34 - Hérault) on 10 July 1897
Died at Poisvilliers (28 - Eure) on 27 November 1982 |
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| GIRARD
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Pilot
|
On
June 16, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 415, hit by
the Flak, landed in the countryside. Unwarmed, the crew fire
the aircraft before attempting to join his group, but will be
taken prisoner 3 days later |
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| GIRARD
Marius |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
On
September 26, 1939, Bloch MB131 N ° 80 is shot down by 6 Me109.
Chief Warrant Officer GIRARD is unharmed. |
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| GIRARD
Max |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Radio
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| GIRARD
Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed
on June 13, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.384 shot down by 6 Me109. |
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| GIRAUDAR
André |
Sergeant
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GR I/51
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| GIRIER
André |
Captain
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|
Commander
of the 2nd Squadron of the GR I/55 |
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| GIRON
André - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
On
June 5, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 592 was shot down by 6 Me109.
The crew is killed. |
Born
April 09, 1917 in Saint Maurice (75 - Paris)
Killed on June 05, 1940 at Thil
Manneville (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
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| GIROUD
Pierre |
Adjutant
|
GAO 581
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded
and taken prisoner on June 14, 1940 |
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| GOAILLE
Roger |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
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Born
on 7 June 1916 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Died at Pau (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 3 October
2004 |
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| GOETZ
Jérome |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/506
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed
in aerial combat on May 27, 1940 |
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| GOLDBERG |
|
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| GOLLY |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Chief
Warrant Officer GOLLY will be assigned to the Istres storage
base after the group is disbanded. |
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| GOMBAUD |
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| GOMBEAUD
Jean |
Captain
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|
Observer
|
Graduated
from Saint-Cyr, he was an observer at the 37th Aviation
Regiment from November 1931 to September 1933. He was assigned
to the GAO 502 on 28th August 1939.
On October 3, 1939,
his aircraft, the Mureaux 115 No. 39 crashed accidentally:
the crew was unscathed.
After the war, he
continued his career, becoming a General and holding the
position of General Officer in the Reserve Cadre and International
Civil Servant at the Western European Union.
|
Born
in Bilières (Basse Pyrénées) on 29 June
1907
Died in Paris (75) on 1 January 1980 |
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| GONZALES-LUCAS
Fernand - Jacques |
Lieutenant
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|
Observer
|
Killed
aboard Potez 63-11 No. 682 shot down by German fighters on June
9, 1940. Before succumbing, the pilot managed to kill 3 Me109,
thanks to the reinforced armament of his Potez. |
Born
on 6 June 1914 in Paris (75)
Killed on 9 June 1940 in Epernay (51 - Marne) |
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| GORON |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Radio
|
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|
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| GOSSARD |
Lieutenant
|
GAO II/506
|
Observer
|
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| GOURDIN-SAVERNIERE |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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| GOURDON
René |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
|
On
May 16, 1940 his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 375 was shot down
by the Flak. Unwilling, he manages to parachute himself. |
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| GOURILLON
Alphonse - Charles |
Commander
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Commander
of Group
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|
Born
September 9, 1895, Saint-Gervais en Vallière ( 71 - Saône
et Loire)
Died January 11, 1978, Chalon-sur-Saône ( 71 - Saône
et Loire) |
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| GOUSSAULT |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Artillery
Lieutenant detached to the GAO III/551 |
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| GOUZIAN
Georges - Auguste |
Lieutenant
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|
Observer
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Born
in Toulon (83 - Var) on 16 September 1914
Died at Toulon on 26 May 1999 |
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| GOY |
Master-Corporal
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|
Machine-Gunner
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|
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| GRAILLOT |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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|
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| GRANCHER
Auguste |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On
May 27, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 679 was seriously hit by the Flak
and crashed. The crew is unscathed, manages to leave the aircraft
before its explosion. |
Born
on 18 July 1913
Died 30 August 1957 |
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|
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| GRAND
Marie |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
-
Le 19 Mai 1940, le Bloch MB174 No 8 est abattu par la chasse
Allemande et s'écrase au sol.L'équipage est tué. |
Born
on 29 March 1907 at Longuyon (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Vaudesincourt (51 - Marne) |
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| GRANIER |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
The
Potez 63-11 No.355 is damaged by the Flak on June 13, 1940,
but he can join his field. Staff-Sergeant GRANIER is injured. |
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| GRES
Pierre |
Adjutant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
On
May 12, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 444, was shot down
by German Fighters. The crew is taken prisoner. |
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| GRIVEL |
Adjutant
|
GAO I/520
|
Pilot
|
Wounded
by accident on April 21, 1940 |
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| GROYSILLIER
François - Lucien |
Captain
|
|
|
Commander of the 4th
Squ.
Received
the war cross on June 6, 1940..
François GROYSILLIER
ended his career as General of the Air Brigade, Commander
of the Air Force Schools. He retired from active service
in January 1964.
|
Born
January 27, 1909
Died January 22, 1973 |
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|
|
| GRUNINGRE
Henri |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 582
|
Observer
|
Killed
by accident on June 3, 1940 |
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| GUARNERI
Jean |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Observer
|
Killed
on June 21st, 1940 while trying to join the Group in Oran aboard
a LeO 451 borrowed on the ground of Salon: After three attempts,
the Aircraft ends up taking off but crushes on the ground: the
crew is killed. |
Born
December 22, 1901 in Tunis
Killed on June 21, 1940 at Salon de Provence (13 - Bouches du
Rhône) |
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|
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| GUEDET
François |
Chief-Warrant
Oficer
|
GAO 586
|
Pilot
|
Killed
on May 8, 1940 by accident aboard Potez 630 No. 43. François
Guedet had nearly 3920 Hres of flight including 123 of War flights.
He had participated before the war in many speeding raids and
2 air cruises in North Africa. |
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| GUELLEC
Louis |
Master-Corporal
|
|
Machine-Gunner
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| GUERARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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| GUERIN
Jean |
Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
His
aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 716 was shot down by the German
fighters on June 14, 1940. The crew, unscathed, was taken prisoner. |
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| GUERIN
André |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
His
aircraft, the Potez 637 No5 is attacked by Me109 on October
31, 1939, he managed to regain his land.Staff-Sergeant GUERIN
is unscathed.
His aircraft, Potez 637 No49 was shot down by the Flak on May
22, 1940. The crew, unharmed, is taken prisoner. |
Born
7 April 1913, Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Died at Pau (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 7 February
1963 |
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|
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| GUESNEL
André - Charles |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On
16 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n°619 was shot down by 3 Me109s.
Staff Sergeant GUESNEL was unhurt.
On 27 May 1940, Potez 63-11 n°623, damaged by flak, was
finally shot down by 7 Me109s. Sergeant-Chef GUESNEL, unhurt,
parachuted out.
Killed on 8 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°494, shot down
by flak.
André GUENEL was therefore shot down three times in less
than a month... Unfortunately, the last battle was fatal. |
Born
on 30 March 1913 in Rennes (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Killed on 8 June 1940 at Saumont La Poterie (76 - Seine-Maritime) |
|
|
|
| GUILBERT |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/551
|
Pilot
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GUILLAUME |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
On
October 30, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 637 No6, was destroyed
on landing on the return from a mission. Captain GUILLAUME is
unharmed. |
|
|
|
|
| GUILLAUME |
Captain
|
|
|
Commander
of the 3rd Squadron of the Group GR II/55 |
|
|
|
|
| GUILLERME
Henri - Emile |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On
June 5, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 592 was shot down by 6 Me109.
The crew is killed. |
Born
September 17, 1916 at Saint-Nazaire (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Killed on June 05, 1940 at Thyl (73 - Savoie) |
|
|
|
| GUILLOCHON |
Lieutenant
|
|
|
Commander
of the 2nd Squadron GR I/52 |
|
|
|
|
| GUILLOT
|
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
He
was sent for training in the winter of '39 and only returned
on June 10, 1940, unable to take part in the fighting. |
|
|
|
|
| GUILLOUX
Maurice |
Sergeant
|
GAO I/508
|
Pilot
|
Killed
in aerial combat on May 26, 1940 |
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|
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| GUITTON
Georges - Charles |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
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|
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|
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| GUYOT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
|
Pilot
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