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                   LA-BAS 
                    Marcelin 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   GAO I/589 
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                   Pilot 
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                | LABBE DE-LA 
                  GENARDIERE Etienne - Edgard | 
                 
                   Commander 
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                   Commander 
                    of group 
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                Former officer 
                  cadet at the Ecole Militaire Spéciale de Saint-Cyr: "Mangin" 
                  class (1929 - 1931) 
                  After the war, General Labbé de La Génardière 
                  commanded the operational air groups of the Eastern Sahara at 
                  Ouargla, then the Western Sahara at Colomb-Béchar between 
                  October 1956 and June 1958.  
                  Subsequently, from 1960, he commanded the Sahara Specialised 
                  Air Units Group. | 
                Born 15 February 
                  1910, Autun (71 - Saône et Loire)) 
                  Died February 17th 1985 at Saint-Mandé (94 - Val de Marne) | 
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                   LABOURDETTE 
                    Abel - Alexis  
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                   Adjutant 
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                   Machine-Gunner 
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                   May 13, 
                    1940, Bloch MB174 No.11 is shot down by 3 Me109. The crew 
                    is killed. 
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                Born on 24 
                  February 1908 at Estos (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) 
                  Killed on 13 May 1940 at Nicey (55 - Meuse) | 
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                   LACAILLE 
                    Pierre Gaston 
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                   Staff-Sergeant 
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                   Machine-Gunner  
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                   On September 
                    9, 1939, his aircraft, a Bloch MB131, badly damaged during 
                    an air combat with 6 ME109, manages to reach his airfield, 
                    but crashes on landing: Staff-Sergeant LACAILLE is wounded. 
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                Born January 
                  22, 1912 in Nanterre (75 - Paris) 
                  Died in deportation to Buchenwald | 
                 
                  
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                | LACORDAIRE | 
                 
                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Pilot 
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                   LAEMMEL 
                    Hippolyte - Louis 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   Gravely 
                    burned on October 16, 1939 aboard the Potez 637 No. 17 hit 
                    hard by the flak 
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                Born: April 
                  8, 1910 
                  Died June 19, 1987, Saverne (67 - Bas-Rhin) | 
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                | LAFAUCHERE | 
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                   LAFOND 
                    Gilbert 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                | LAFRANCE 
                  Paul  | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                Born in Paris 
                  (75) on 12 February 1904 
                  Died at Lunel (34 - Hérault) on 19 December 1997 | 
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                | LAGACHE | 
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                Observer | 
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                   LAGARDE 
                    René - Louis 
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                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
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                   Observer 
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                   On September 
                    26, 1939, the Potez 637 No.46 is shot down by German Fighters 
                    and the Flak. Chief Warrant Officer LAGARDE parachutes, but 
                    too low and kills himself when he gets to the ground. 
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                Born on 26 
                  July 1901 at Saint-Gratien Savigny (58 - Nièvre) 
                  Killed on 26 September 1939 at Sigmaringen) | 
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                   LAHAYE 
                    Marie - René 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                Born 15 March 
                  1911 in Lerouville (55 - Meuse) 
                  Died in Limoges (87 - Haute-Vienne) on 11 February 1987 | 
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                   LAINEY 
                    Paul - Guy 
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                   Captain 
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                    Paul LAINEY is a former 
                      student at the Ecole Supérieure Militaire de Saint-Cyr, 
                      class "Joffre" - 1930 - 1932 
                    On May 12, 1940, his 
                      aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 444, was shot down by German Fighters. 
                      Captain LAINEY, wounded, is taken prisoner. 
                    He ended his career 
                      with the rank of Air Brigadier General. 
                   
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                Born on 1 January 
                  1911 in Brest (29 - Finistère) 
                  Died at Saint-Nicolas de la Grave (82 - Tarn et Garonne) on 
                  12 March 1996 | 
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                   LAINS 
                    Jacques 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   GAO I/520 
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                   Observer 
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                   LALVEE 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   GAO 553 
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                   Pilot 
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                   Wounded 
                    and taken prisoner on October 6, 1939 
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                | LAMBERT | 
                 
                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   LAMBERT 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   GAO II/508 
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                   Pilot 
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                   Wounded, 
                    in aerial combat on September 27, 1939 
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                   LAMBERT 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   GAO 553 
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                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on September 28, 1939 
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                   LAMEY 
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                   Commander 
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                   GAO 547 
                  
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                   Commander 
                    of Group GR I/14 
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                   LAMY 
                    François - Xavier 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   On May 
                    12, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.317 was assaulted by 9 Me109 and 
                    crashed to the ground before igniting. The crew is injured. 
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                Born on 9 July 
                  1914 in Saint-Laurent en Grandvaux (39 - Jura) 
                  Died in Nice (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) on 2 February 1998 | 
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                   LANDRY 
                    Jean-Marie  
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                   Adjutant 
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                   Machine-Gunner 
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                   LANEUZE 
                    Pierre - Maurice 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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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 
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                Born on 25 
                  April 1915 at Saint-Yrieux (16 - Charente) 
                  Killed on 20 April 1940 at Turquestein Blancrupt (57 - Moselle) | 
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                   LANEYRIE 
                    Jean-Marie - Georges 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                Born on 21 
                  September 1913 in La Roche-Vineuse (71 - Saône-et-Loire) 
                  Died at Mâcon (71 - Saône et Loire) on 10 January 
                  2005 | 
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                   LANGLOIS 
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                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO I-551 
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                   LANVARIO 
                    Jean - Joachim 
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                   Sergeant 
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                   Pilot 
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                   After 
                    the war, in 1956, he became a test pilot with Nord Aviation 
                    and was involved in the development of the Nord 2506 and Nord 
                    2508. 
                    In 1963, as Chief Test Pilot, he made the first flight of 
                    the C-160 Transall. 
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                Born in Crest 
                  (26 - Drôme) on 5 December 1918 
                  Died February 6th 1906 at Cannes (06 - Alpes-Maritimes) | 
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                   LAPADU-HARGUES 
                    Bernard  
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                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO 553 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
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                   LAPANNE 
                    Pierre - Gaston 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Pilot 
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                Born in Saint-Max 
                  (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 13 April 1905 
                  Died at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) on 16 December 1996 | 
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                | LARD | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                   LARDENNOIS 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   GAO 547 
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                   Pilot 
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                   LARMIER 
                    Lucien  
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                   Captain 
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                   Observer 
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                   On May 
                    10, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.202, severely damaged by the Flak, 
                    managed to reach the Gubelange field. The Captain LARMIER, 
                    accidentally ejected from the aircraft, parachutes and is 
                    taken prisoner when arriving on the ground, 
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                Born in Neuvelle-lès-Champlitte 
                  (70 - Saône) on 18 August 1904 
                  Died 8 January 1987 at la Teste-De-Buch (33 - Gironde) | 
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                   LARPENT 
                    Serge - Louis 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   Leaves 
                    the Group GAO 544 to join the GR I/35 on March 25, 1940. 
                  His 
                    aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.620, was shot down during an air 
                    fight against 3 Me109 on June 4, 1940. Sub Lieutenant LARPENT 
                    was killed. 
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                Born on 17 
                  April 1918 at Salbris (41 - Loir-et-Cher) 
                  Died at Auger Saint Vincent (60 - Oise) on 04 June 1940 | 
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                | LAUGEROTTE | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
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                   Pilot 
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                   Confirmed 
                    presence in the Group from May 1940 to August 1941. 
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                   LAURENT 
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                   Sergeant 
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                   GAO I/514 
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                   Machine-Gunner 
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                   LAURENT 
                    Jean 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   GAO I/520 
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                   Observer 
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                   LAURENT 
                    Pierre - Louis 
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                   Captain 
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                   Chef 
                    de Bord 
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                   On November 
                    22, 1939, Bloch 131 No.122 was shot down by Morane MS406 from 
                    GC II/2. Captain LAURENT is killed. 
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                Born on 22 
                  January 1905 at Nantes (44 - Loire-Atlantique) 
                  Killed on 22 November 1939 at Versigny (02 - Aisne) | 
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                   LAUX 
                    François  
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                   Captain 
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                   Pilot 
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                    On April 16, 1940, his 
                      Aircraft, Bloch MB174 n°16 was destroyed in a fight 
                      with the opponent at 2 Me109. The Aircraft crashes to the 
                      ground and ignites. Captain LAUX, badly wounded and burned, 
                      is the only survivor. 
                    With the rank of Colonel, 
                      he was deputy to the general commanding the 3rd Air Region. 
                   
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                Born 
                  on 4 September 1900 at Longeville en Barrois (55 - Meuse) 
                  Died at Longeville en Barrois on 15 January 1970 | 
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                | LAVAUR | 
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                   LAYAHE 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
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                   GAO I/520 
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                   Pilot 
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                   LAYEC 
                    Gilbert - Marie 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Pilot 
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                    - On March 16, 1940, 
                      the Potez 637 is hit by the flak during a low-altitude mission. 
                      The Lieutenant LAYEC being wounded, it is the Observer who 
                      thanks to the double-commands, succeeds to return and to 
                      land without encumbrance on his ground. 
                      - June 15, 1940, his camera, a Bloch MB 174 is damaged by 
                      the Flak, but he manages to bring it back to the ground. 
                      Lieutenant LAYEC is unharmed. 
                    He was killed on 20 
                      October 1943 in England during a training flight while serving 
                      with the FAFL in RAF Fighter Group Alsace - 341. 
                   
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                Born on 20 
                  June 1915 in Saint-Gildas de Rhuys (56 - Morbihan) 
                  Killed on 23 October 1943 at Perramporth (England) | 
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                   LE-BAIL 
                    Jean-Baptiste - Yves 
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
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                   Pilot 
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                   - On November 
                    7, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No31, attacked by 9 Me109 must 
                    land on his belly. The Chief Warrant Officer LE BAIL is unscathed 
                    - May 14, 1940, returning from a mission, his aircraft, the 
                    Potez 63-11 No684 spin and crashes on landing: the crew is 
                    killed. 
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                Born 06 October 
                  1907 at Alençon (61 - Orne) 
                  Killed at Vassincourt (55 - Meuse) on 14 May 1940 | 
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                   LEBEL 
                    Henri  
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   GAO I/551 
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                   Observer 
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                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on May 15, 1940 
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                   LE-BLEVENNEC 
                    Guy - Alexis 
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                   Sub-lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   Guy LE-BLEVENNEC 
                    enlisted in 1937 and joined the Saint-Maixent school. He was 
                    posted to GAO 543 in 1939. He joined the FAFL at Kairoman 
                    in June 1943 and was posted to the Bretagne group, with which 
                    he took part in missions over Italy.  
                    Guy LE-BLEVENNEC was posted successively to the Cognac, Avord 
                    and Marrakech schools, then to Algeria in 1947. He was appointed 
                    to the 3rd bureau, then to the DAT in 1951 before returning 
                    to Algeria in Blida, commanding the GATAC in Algiers. A trainee 
                    at the ESGA in 1958, he was then posted to the Direction centrale 
                    du matériel in 1960 before becoming commander of the 
                    Maison-Blanche base in 1961. In 1964, he was appointed Chief 
                    of Staff of COTAM. In 1967, he was appointed commander of 
                    the Rochefort school and base, and left the active army in 
                    1970 with the rank of Colonel. 
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                Born 17 October 
                  1917 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) 
                  Died in Saint-Germain en Laye (78 - Yvelines) on 21 November 
                  1996 | 
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                   LE-BRAS 
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                   Sergeant 
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                   Pilot 
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                   On 
                    June 12, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No720, damaged 
                    in air combat, crashes on landing. The crew is unscathed 
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                   LEBRUN 
                    Jean 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Pilot 
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                   Commander 
                    of 1st squadron of Group GR I/55 
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                   LEBRUN 
                    Maurice 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                Born March 
                  27, 1910 in Paris 
                  Died August 17, 2006 at Valençay (36 - Indre)  | 
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                   LEBRUN 
                    Raymond 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   LECHEVREL 
                    Maurice - Marcel 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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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 ends his race in a pylon: the crew is unscathed 
                    - On May 15, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 258 was 
                    shot down in aerial combat. The crew is killed.  
                 | 
                Born on 01 
                  November 1916 at Domfront (61 - Orne) 
                  Killed on 15 May 1940 at Sauville (08 - Ardennes) | 
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                | LECLERC | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                   Observer 
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                   Cavalry 
                    Lieutenant detached to the GAO III/551 
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                   LECLERE 
                    Jean - Julien 
                 | 
                 
                   Commander 
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                   Pilot 
                    and Cder of the Group 
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                   On 26 May 
                    1940, Potez 63-11 n°780 was shot down by 4 Me109s after 
                    a fierce 15-minute battle. Two Me 109s, out of ammunition, 
                    broke off the fight, but in the end the aircraft was seriously 
                    hit and crashed into a farmhouse at Gimbrett. The crew was 
                    killed. 
                 | 
                Born on 27 
                  December 1896 at Condé en Brie (02 - Aisne) 
                  Killed on 26 May 1940 at Gimbiett (67 - Bas-rhin) | 
                 
                  
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                   LECOMTE 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
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                   Machine-Gunner 
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                   LECORRE 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO 546 
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                   Wounded, 
                    in aerial combat on June 9, 1940 
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                   LE-COSSEC 
                    Yves - Joseph 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   On May 
                    14, 1940, returning from a mission, his aircraft, the Potez 
                    63-11 No684 spin and crashes on landing: the crew is killed 
                 | 
                Born on 30 
                  October 1910 in Plobannalec-Lesconil (29 - Finistère) 
                  Killed on 14 May 1940 at Vassincourt (55 - Meuse) | 
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                   LEFEBVRE 
                    André - Adolphe 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                Born in Douai 
                  (59 - Nord) on 6 April 1907 
                  Died at Libourne (33 - Gironde) on 26 October 1974 | 
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                   LEFEBVRE 
                    Geoffroy 
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                   Sergeant 
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                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   On 
                    June 9, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.198 was severely hit several 
                    times by the flak and crashed on landing on Buc's ground. 
                    Sergeant LEFEVRE is unscathed. 
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                   LEGENDRE 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   Joined 
                    the Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.13 
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                   LE-GOASGUEN 
                    Raymond  
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO I/508 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on May 18, 1940 
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                   LEGRAND 
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
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                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   On 
                    May 25, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 350 is hit 
                    by the Flak and must land in the countryside where he is burned 
                    by the crew. Unwilling, Chief Warrant Officer LEGRAND will 
                    be taken prisoner. 
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                   LE-GROIGNEC 
                    Jacques - Etienne 
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                   Sub-Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   
                    Jacques LE GROIGNEC 
                      joined the Ecole de l'Air in 1937, then the Avord school. 
                      He was posted to GAO 522 at Romilly sur Seine and then to 
                      the GR I/36 reconnaissance group, with which he took part 
                      in the French campaign. On 21 June 1940, he attempted to 
                      cross the Mediterranean aboard Potez 63-11 No. 501, but 
                      suffered an oil leak and had to land in Majorca, Spain. 
                      The crew was taken prisoner and the aircraft was refurbished 
                      under Spanish colours. Back in France, he was assigned to 
                      the Châteauroux storage base and volunteered for Syria. 
                      He left for the Levant to Aleppo in 1941, then to Morocco 
                      for further flying training.  
                      He then joined the FAFL and was posted to the I/3 fighter 
                      group at Ajaccio, where he took charge of a squadron. He 
                      took part in operations over Italy, France and Germany in 
                      1944-45. 
                    In 1947, he left for 
                      Indochina as second-in-command of the Corse fighter group. 
                      On his return to Paris, he was posted to the 3rd office 
                      of the Air Force General Staff. He then joined the Coq gaulois 
                      fighter squadron in Dijon in 1947 and the Cigogne fighter 
                      group in 1950. He was appointed second-in-command of the 
                      4th Fighter Wing at Friedrieschafen, then posted to the 
                      11th Wing, still in Germany at Lahr. On his return to France, 
                      he attended the ESGA (Ecole Supérieure de Guerre 
                      Aérienne) before being posted to the personnel department 
                      of the French Air Force in 1954. He was seconded to Cyprus 
                      in 1956, then posted again to Germany to the 1st CATAC (Tactical 
                      Air Command) in 1957. He was appointed Commander of the 
                      Tactical Air Forces in 1959, then Commander of the Northern 
                      Air Defence Zone in 1963. He was appointed Deputy Commander 
                      of the Taverny Air Defence in 1964. He became Director of 
                      Studies at the Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires in 1967, 
                      then Commander of the Air Defence. Member of the Conseil 
                      Supérieur de l'Armée de l'Air in 1970, he 
                      ended his career with the rank of Air Brigadier General 
                   
                 | 
                Born 
                  on 12 October 1918 in Nouméa (New Caledonia) 
                  Died on 22 January 2009 | 
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                |  
                   LEHOUX 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                   Commander 
                    of the 4th Squadron of the GR II/55 
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                |  
                   LELEU 
                    Gilbert  
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                     
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                   GAO I/506 
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                   Pilot 
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                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on September 10, 1939 
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                   LEMAIRE 
                    Louis  
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
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                   GAO II/520 
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                   Observer 
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                   Killed 
                    by accident on December 22, 1939 
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                   LE-MOAL 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
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                   Radio 
                    - Machine-Gunner 
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                |  
                   LEMOINE 
                    Georges - Emile - Marie 
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
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                   Pilot 
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                   - January 
                    13, 1940, the Chief Warrant Officer LEMOINE is forced to evacuate 
                    in flight his aircraft, a bloch MB131 caught in the mist.Il 
                    will be injured during the jump. 
                    - On May 15, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 258 was 
                    shot down in aerial combat. The crew is killed. 
                 | 
                Born on 18 
                  July 1908 at Rennes (35 - Ille et Vilaine) 
                  Killed on 15 May 1940 at Sanville (08 - Ardennes) | 
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                |  
                   LENCLUD 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                   GAO I/551 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
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                   LENOIR 
                    André 
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                   Lieutenant 
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                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
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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 13 
                  June 1908 
                  Killed on 24 May 1940 at Les Attaques (62 - Pas De Calais) | 
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                   LEON 
                 | 
                 
                   Aspirant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   On 
                    October 17, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 390 No. 88 is destroyed 
                    on landing: the crew is unscathed 
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                   LEONARD 
                    André - René 
                 | 
                 
                   Captain 
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                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   On 21 September 
                    1939, despite being protected by Morane 406s, his aircraft, 
                    Potez 39 no. 50, was shot down by enemy fighters. Unhurt, 
                    Staff Sergeant Claude ACHAINTRE managed to land the aircraft 
                    in the field, but Captain André LEONARD was killed 
                    by German fighters during the battle. 
                 | 
                Born on 1st 
                  April 1909 at Sézanne (51 - Marne) 
                  Killed on 21 September 1939 in Gersheim (Germany) | 
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                | LEPAPE | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
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                After the Armistice, 
                  Lieutenant LEPAPE became a civil servant in Orange-Caritat. | 
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                   LEPLAN 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
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                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   On September 
                    20, 1939, his aircraft, Potez 637 No. 25 was destroyed by 
                    the Flak on September 20, 1939. Sergeant LEPLAN, wounded is 
                    taken prisoner. 
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                |  
                   LEQUEU 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO II/508 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
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                | LE 
                  RAT | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
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                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                    3rd Squ.  
                 | 
                After the Armistice, 
                  he joined the Free French Air Force and fought with Groupe Lorraine 
                  Squadron 342. | 
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                | LE 
                  ROY Yves | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
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                   LEROY 
                 | 
                 
                   Sub-Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   Wounded 
                    on September 17, 1939 aboard Bloch MB131 No. 86. This one, 
                    attacked by 5 Me109 lands in flame and finishes his race in 
                    the trees. 
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                | LE-SAOUT | 
                 
                   Chief-Warrant 
                    Officer 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Radio 
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                |  
                   LE-SAOUT 
                    Henri - François 
                 | 
                 
                   Adjutant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   - On October 
                    3, 1939, Potez 637 No.39 was badly damaged by the Flak during 
                    a low-altitude mission. The Pilot managed to join the French 
                    lines, but crashed on landing. The crew is unscathed. 
                    - December 21, 1939, the Potez 637 No.41 is shot down by German 
                    Fighters and crushes on the ground. The crew is killed 
                 | 
                Born on 1 May 
                  1910 in Brest (29 - Finistère) 
                  Killed on 21 December 1939 at Barembach (67 - Bas-Rhin) | 
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                |  
                   LESCHI 
                 | 
                 
                   Commander 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO I/514 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                |  
                   LESCUYER 
                    Jean 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO II/508 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   Wounded, 
                    in aerial combat on June 5, 1940 
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                |  
                   LEVAILLANT 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
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                   LEVASSEUR 
                    Claude  
                 | 
                 
                   Sub-Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO 547 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on May 14, 1940 
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                |  
                   LEVESQUE 
                 | 
                 
                   Commander 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO I/508 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                |  
                   LEVY 
                    Clément - Nahman 
                 | 
                 
                   Sub-Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   On June 
                    17, 1940, the Potez 63-11 n° 454 hit by the flak crashes 
                    close to a motorized German column: the LEVY Sub-Lieutenant 
                    is killed. 
                 | 
                Born on 2 August 
                  1915 in Safad (Palestine) 
                  Killed on 17 June 1940  | 
                 
                  
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                | LEVY Marcel | 
                 
                   Aspirant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   Before the war, Marcel 
                    LEVY owned the fashion shop "Le Petit Paris" in 
                    Tours. 
                  He was sent for training 
                    in the winter of '39 and only returned on June 10, 1940, unable 
                    to take part in the fighting. 
                  He was killed on August 
                    15, 1944 in Algeria while serving with GB 2/63. 
                 | 
                Born November 
                  30, 1917 at Koenigsmacker (57 - Moselle) 
                  Killed August 15, 1944 at Misserghin (Algeria) | 
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                |  
                   LEYGNAC 
                    Louis - Jean 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   Killed 
                    aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 297 shot by German Fighters May 
                    13, 1940. 
                 | 
                Born on 24 
                  February 1914 in Seilhac (19 - Corrèze) 
                  Killed on 13 May 1940 at Aarschot (Belgium) | 
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                |  
                   LEYNAUD 
                    Georges - René 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   Killed 
                    aboard the Potez 63-11 No. 382 shot by German Fighters on 
                    June 15, 1940. 
                 | 
                Born on 6 August 
                  1915 in Frontignan (34 - Hérault) 
                  Killed on 15 June 1940 in Saint-Germain sur Meuse (10 - Aube) | 
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                |  
                   LHERITIER 
                 | 
                 
                   Captain 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Commander 
                    of Group 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                |  
                   LHOSTE 
                    Bernard 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   Wounded 
                    on June 5, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No.365 shot down by 7 Me109. 
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                |  
                   LICITRI 
                    Christian  
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   On 26 May 
                    1940, Potez 63-11 n°780 was shot down by 4 Me109s after 
                    a fierce 15-minute battle. Two Me 109s, out of ammunition, 
                    broke off the fight, but in the end the aircraft was seriously 
                    hit and crashed into a farmhouse at Gimbrett. The crew was 
                    killed. 
                 | 
                Born in Paris 
                  (75) on 22 December 1915 
                  Killed on 26 May 1940 at Gimbiett (67 - Bas-rhin) | 
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                |  
                   LIEB 
                    Georges 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   On May 
                    15, 1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No.389 was shot down by 
                    7 Me109. The Pilot manages to put his aircraft in the open 
                    countryside. Lieutenant LIEB is seriously injured. 
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                |  
                   LIEBERT 
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                     
                 | 
                 
                   On May 
                    20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot down 
                    during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Chief Warrant Officer 
                    LIEBERT, seriously injured, is taken prisoner. He will be 
                    interned at Stalag 369, among other places. 
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                | LODS | 
                 
                   Adjudant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
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                | LOIR | 
                  | 
                 
                  
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                | LOIZUET | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
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                |  
                   LOMBARD 
                    Louis 
                 | 
                 
                   Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                   GAO I/551 
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   Wounded 
                    and taken prisoner on May 15, 1940 
                 | 
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                |  
                   LORY 
                    Denis  
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   On October 
                    11, 1939, his Bloch 131 crashes on landing: Lieutenant LORY 
                    is wounded 
                 | 
                Born on 25 
                  September 1916 in Saint-Germain Des Bois (71 - Haute-Saône) 
                  Died in Paris (75) on 4 December 2002 | 
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                |  
                   LOUCHARD 
                    Marius  
                 | 
                 
                   Captain 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   The Potez 
                    63-11 No.173, damaged by the Flak during his mission May 14, 
                    1940, crashed on landing on his land. Captain LOUCHARD is 
                    killed. 
                 | 
                Born on 30 
                  December 1905 at Mont-de-Marsan (40 - Landes) 
                  Killed on 14 May 1940 at Neufchâteau (88 - Vosges) | 
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                |  
                   LOUIS 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   On May 
                    20, 1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 440 was shot down 
                    during a fight against him at 6 Me109. Lieutenant LOUIS, wounded, 
                    is taken prisoner. 
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                |  
                   LOUSSALEZ 
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   On November 
                    22, 1939, Bloch 131 No.122 was shot down by Morane MS406 from 
                    GC II/2. Chief Warrant Officer LOUSSALEZ is injured. 
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                |  
                   LUCAS 
                    René 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   On June 
                    1, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.320 is shot down by the Flak and 
                    must land in the countryside. Staff-Sergeant LUCAS, wounded, 
                    is taken prisoner. 
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                |  
                   LUCAS 
                    Pierre - Théodore 
                 | 
                 
                   Staff-Sergeant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   On May 
                    27, 1940, Potez 63-11 No. 623, damaged by the flak, was finally 
                    shot down by 7 Me109. Staff Sergeant LUCAS is Killed. 
                 | 
                Born on 30 
                  October 1908 at Lorient (56 - Morbihan) 
                  Killed on 27 May 1940 at Chaussoy-Espagny (80 - Somme)  | 
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                |  
                   LUCQUES 
                    Charles - Edouard 
                 | 
                 
                   Commander 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Staff 
                    Group 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                Born 10 December 
                  1891 at Mezieres en Gatinais (45 - Loiret) 
                  Died at Monthermé (08 - Ardennes) on 29 December 1974 
                   | 
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                |  
                   LUSSIER 
                    Roger - Jean 
                 | 
                 
                   Adjutant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Machine-Gunner 
                 | 
                 
                   He 
                    was killed on May 18,1942 at El-Aouina, Algeria 
                 | 
                Born on 14 
                  June 1913 in La Rochelle (17 - Charente-Maritime) 
                  Killed on 18 May 1942 at El Aouina (Algeria) | 
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                |  
                   LUTHEREAU 
                    Alphonse 
                 | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                   on August 
                    26, 1939 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                    detached to the Group on August 26, 1939.. 
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                |  
                   LUX 
                    Jean  
                 | 
                 
                   Chief 
                    Warrant Officer  
                 | 
                 
                   GAO 552 
                 | 
                 
                   Pilot 
                 | 
                 
                   Killed, 
                    in aerial combat on May 13, 1940 
                 | 
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                |  
                   LYON 
                 | 
                 
                   Captain 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Staff 
                    3rd Squ. 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
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                | LYONNAT | 
                 
                   Lieutenant 
                 | 
                 
                  
                 | 
                 
                   Observer 
                 | 
                 
                  
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