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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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| RABILLAU
Jean |
Sergeant
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GR II/63
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| RABUEL Joseph
- Alphonse |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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He later joined
GAO 501, where he was killed on 5 June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11
No 250, which was shot down by fighter aircraft. |
Born at Péronne
(01 - Ain) on 24 January 1914
Killed at Pont-Sainte-Maxence (60 - Oise) on 5 June 1940 |
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| RABY Max |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| RACLET |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| RAGE Henri
- Louis |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed on 5
June 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 n°493. The aircraft was being
chased by 8 German fighters and had to make a makeshift landing
in the countryside. The pilot managed to extricate himself from
the aircraft, but Henri RAGE was killed during the fight. |
Born on 18 January 1907
in Lyon (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 5 June 1940 at Brassy (80 - Somme)
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| RAGONNEAU
Jean |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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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 June 9,
1912 in Blesmex
Killed on March 17, 1940 off Port-Saint-Louis-Du-Rhône
(13 - Bouches du Rhône) |
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| RAGUANT |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
On March 16,
1940, the Potez 637 is hit by the flak during a low-altitude
mission. The Pilot being injured, it is the Observer who thanks
to the double-controls, manages to return and land safely on
his ground. Staff-Sergeant RAGUANT is unharmed. |
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| RAMBAULT
Albert - Lucien |
Lieutenant
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Pilot
|
On May 20,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.430 was hit by the Flak, and trying
to stabilize the aircraft, the pilot struck power lines and
crashed to the ground. Lieutenant RAMBAULT is killed. |
Born
in Grignan (26 - Drôme) on 23 October 1914
Killed at Bucy-Le-Long (02 - Aisne) on 20 May 1940 |
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| RAMOS |
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| RANON-DE-LA
VERGNE Jacques |
Captain
|
GAO IV/551
|
Commander
of Group
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| RAVIER Georges
- Jean |
Lieutenant
|
on June
1st, 1940
|
Observer
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Joined the
Group on June 1, 1940 with Bloch MB174 No.13 |
Born in Paris
on 16 August 1907
Died 16 April 1998 at Saint-Quentin (02 - Aisne) |
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| RAYAT Maurice
Joseph |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on 9
September 1939 aboard Bloch MB131 No92, shot down during an
aerial combat with two ME109s. |
Born March
31, 1907 in Paris
Killed on September 9, 1939 at Neunkirchen (57 - Moselle) |
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| REBOIS Félicien |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
On June 4,
1940, his aircraft, Bloch MB 174 No. 17, took off and crashed
to the ground: The crew was killed. |
Born on 17
December 1914 in Marieulles (57 - Moselle)
Killed on 3 June 1940 at Orlès |
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| REGIS Pierre
- Marie |
Lieutenant
|
May 26,1940
|
Observer
|
Assigned
to GR I/35 on May 26, 1940 from GAO 516.
On June
7, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.827 was shot down by German fighters
and crashed into flames on the ground. The crew is killed.
|
Born on 17
December 1912 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 7 June 1940 at Roye (80 - Somme) |
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| REIX Albert
- Germain |
Captain
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Observer
and Cder of the Group
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Born on 2 January
1911 in Fougères (35 - Ille et Vilaine)
Died 18 January 1993 in Fixin (21 - Côte-d'Or) |
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| RELAT Marcel
- André |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
On May 22,
1940, following a mechanical failure aboard the Breguet 27 No.
94, the aircraft abyss at sea, and despite the intervention
of a trawler, Lieutenant RELAT will die. |
Born on 10
November 1918 in Saint-Brice sur Vienne (87 - Haute-Vienne)
Killed on 22 May 1940 at sea |
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| RENARD |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Pilot
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| RENAUDIN |
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Left
GAO II/551 from 2 to 11 December 1939 for a training course
at Meaux. |
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| RENAUDOT
Henri - Georges |
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Born
in Paris (75) on 3 December 1907
Died in Salon-De-Provence (13 - Bouches Du Rhône) on 9
December 1998 |
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| RESCOUSSIE
Sylvain - Emile |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
On
May 19, 1940, Potez 63-11 No.673 was hit by the Flak and crashed
into flames. The crew is killed. |
Born
on 26 July 1916 at Cahors (46 - Lot)
Killed on 19 May 1940 at Saint Germainmont (08 - Ardennes) |
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| RESSEL |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
3rd Squ.
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| RETOURNA
Paul - Marie |
Captain
|
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Pilot
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Born August
8, 1904 |
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| RETRU Ernest |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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Ernest RETRU
was killed on 7 January 1945 while serving with GB I/34 |
Born on 7 November
1910 at Courpière (63 - Puy de Dôme)
Killed on 7 January 1945 at Soulac sur Mer (33 - Gironde) |
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| REVELLI |
Corporal
|
GAO 546
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 15, 1940 |
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| REVERSE |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Observer
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| REY |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| REYTER Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
ECN II/13
|
Pilot
|
Leave the Group
to join the ECN II/Mechanic13 where he will be killed in action
May 27, 1940 |
Born on 18
July 1903 at Escherange
Killed on 27 May 1940 at Thiescourt (60 - Oise) |
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| RIBEREAU-GAYON |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
GAO 552
|
Observer
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| RIDARD |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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| RIDEAU
Jean - Charles |
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Before the
war, Jean RIDEAU was a member of the Aviation Club de Touraine.
He qualified as a glider pilot in June 1932 and, in the summer
of 1933, took over the management of the Aero Club. Jean RIDEAU,
an aircraft mechanic during his military service, took over
the family business of building wooden blinds. He began building
a glider, which made its first flights in May. But he gave in
to the new Pou du Ciel fashion and abandoned gliding. In 1936,
he passed the instructor's technical exam.
Jean RIDEAU returned to gliding and built a new glider, the
Minéo M-5 in 1939.
Mobilised in September 1939, he took part in the French campaign
with GAO 509.
After the liberation, he restored a C230 cauldron that had been
hidden from the occupying forces. In 1946, the Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale awarded him the silver glider
pilot badge (D) with the n°108. Later, he built a Bébé
Jodel in North Africa. He was in Cannes in 1958. René
Fournier was looking for a place to build his RF-01, in Cannes.
He has just found his joiner. |
Born on 6 August
1906 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire).
Died at Tours (37) on 19 October 1975 |
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| RIEGER |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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| RIESSER
Jean |
Captain
|
GAO I/551
|
Pilot
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 15, 1940 |
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| RIGAL Marcel
- Louis |
Staff-Sergeant
|
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Machine-Gunner
|
Killed on May
21, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 630 shot down by 5 Me109. |
Born on 6 November
1903 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre (65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Killed on 21 May 1940 in Bras-sur-Meuse (55 - Meuse) |
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| RIGOLLIER
Pierre |
Sergeant
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Radio
|
On January
13th, 1940, the Sergeant RIGOLLIER is forced to evacuate in
flight his aircraft, a bloch MB131 taken in the haze. It lands
indeme on the ground.
Received
the war cross on June 6, 1940.
Sergeant RIGOLLIER was
killed in a traffic accident in Germany on May 13th 1945.
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Born on 10
January 1918 in Dijon (21 - Côte d'Or)
Killed on 13 May 1945 at Tubingen - Germany |
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| RIMLINGER
Georges - André |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
On May 13,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 n° 393 is badly damaged
by Me109 and crashes in the field. Sergeant RIMLINGER is seriously
injured. |
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| RITUIT Bernard |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
|
The Potez 637
No.54 is attacked on September 30, 1939 by 3 Me109 and crashes
into flames. Staff Sergeant RITUIT is killed |
Born November
14, 1910 in Tours (37 - Indre et Loire)
Killed on September 30, 1939 at Berg (67 - Bas-Rhin) |
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| RIX |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/514
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 10, 1940 |
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| ROBERT |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
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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| ROBERT |
Captain
|
GAO I/506
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| ROBERT |
Commander
|
GAO I/508
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| ROBERT |
Commander
|
GAO 548
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| ROBERT André
- Paul |
Adjutant
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|
Machine-Gunner
|
On November
5, 1939, his aircraft, the Potez 637 No3, was shot down during
an air fight against 6 Me109. Warrant Officer ROBERT, seriously
injured, parachutes and is taken prisoner. He will die following
his wounds on May 23, 1941 |
Born on 18
August 1907 in Metz (57 - Moselle)
Killed on 23 May 1941 at Bourg Les Valence (26 - Drôme)
as a result of injuries sustained on 5 November 1939 |
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| ROBERT Henri
- Germain |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
|
Potez 63-11
No.719, hit by the Flak on June 20, 1940, crashes in flames:
the crew is killed. |
Born
on 2 October 1915 at Lons-le-Saunier (40 - Landes)
Killed on 30 June 1940 at Ancenis (44 - Loire-Atlantique) |
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| ROBERT Jean
- Aimé |
Captain
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Pilot
|
His aircraft,
Potez 63-11 No.620, was shot down during an air fight against
3 Me109 on June 4, 1940. Captain ROBERT was killed. |
Born on 27
July 1912 at Besançon (25 - Doubs)
Killed at Auger-Saint-Vincent (60 - Oise) on 4 June 1940 |
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| ROBERT Marius
|
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Killed aboard
the Potez 63-11 No. 382 shot by German fighters on June 15,
1940. |
Born on 1 April
1906 in Saint-Étienne (42 - Loire)
Killed on 15 June 1940 in Saint-Germain (10 - Aube) |
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| ROBIC Pierre |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
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| ROBIN |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On June 24,
1940, his aircraft, No. 63 Potez 63-11, was damaged during an
air fight with a Me109 and was destroyed on landing. Sergeant
ROBIN is unharmed. |
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| ROCHARD
Robert - Lionel |
Commander
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Commander
of Group and Pilot
|
After the Armistice,
he took command of the GT II/15 Transport Group. |
Born 7 September
1897, Paris (75)
Died at Nice (06 - Alpes - Maritimes) on 31 May 1978 |
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| ROCHAUD |
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| RODET |
Commander
|
GAO I/520
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| RONDEAU |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 24,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.432 was shot down by the Flak during
a low-altitude mission. Sergeant RONDEAU is seriously injured. |
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| RONOT |
Captain
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Observer
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| ROPERT |
Adjutant
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| ROSENTHAL |
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| ROSSIGNOL |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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| ROSSIGNOL
Jean |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
Killed on September
11, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 117 No.70 shot by the Flak in Germany. |
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| ROSTAN |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
3rd Squ.
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| ROUGETET
Lucien |
Adjutant
|
GAO II/520
|
Pilot
|
Killed by accident
on May 20, 1940 |
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| ROUGH Roger |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
On May 14,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No188 was hit by the Flak. Sergeant
ROUCH, unscathed, succeeds in landing |
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| ROUIG Jean |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/551
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on June 8, 1940 |
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| ROUILLON
Lucien - René |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On May 13,
1940, his aircraft, a Potez 63-11, crashes, for unknown reasons,
into a forest shortly after his departure for a night mission.
The crew is killed. |
Born March
7, 1904 at Tomblaine (54 - Meurthe et Moselle)
Killed May 13, 1940 at Couvron (02 - Aisne) |
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| ROULLIN
Albert - Victor |
Adjutant
|
|
Pilot
|
Albert ROULLIN,
Captain, was killed on 22 October 1954 during the Indochina
War, while serving as a pilot with the GTA I/64 Béarn
Transport Group. |
Born on 17
December 1911 in Le Mans (72 - Sarthe)
Died at Tan Son Hoa (Vietnam) on 22 October 1954 |
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| ROULLAND
Guy |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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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| ROUPAIN
Jean - Pierre |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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. Lieutenant ROUPAIN is
wounded.
Jean Roupain was killed
in August 1944 while fighting with the Forces Françaises
de l'Intérieur.
|
Born on 29
June 1912 at La Madeleine (59 - Nord)
Killed at Euzet Les Bains (30 - Gard) on 23 August 1944 |
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| ROUSSEAU
Bernard - Jacques |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Killed
on June 11, 1940 aboard Potez 63-11 No. 347 crashing on takeoff. |
Born in Caen
(14 - Calvados) on 29 August 1918
Killed at Saint-André de l'Eure (27 - Eure) on 11 June
1940 |
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| ROUSSEAU
René |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| ROUSSEL
Jean |
Lieutenant
|
GAO 548
|
Observer
|
Killed in aerial
combat on April 24, 1940 |
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| ROUSSET
Paul |
Lieutenant
|
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Crew
Chief
|
Wounded on
17 September 1939 aboard Bloch MB131 n°86. Attacked by 5
Me109s, it landed in flames and ended up in the trees.
Having left Metz very late during the Group's withdrawal to
the South of France, he had to take refuge in Switzerland, where
he was interned with General DE-BOISSON's staff. Lieutenant
ROUSSET took with him the GR I/22 marching diary.
Lieutenant ROUSSET was killed in an accident on 30 January 1946
at a place called "Les Moulins des Ponts", in the
commune of Bény, on board GLAM's Siebel NC701 "Martinet"
no. 27, piloted by Maryse HILSZ. Due to icing, the aircraft's
controls jammed and the rear of the fuselage burst. |
Killed on 30
January 1946 at Bény (01 - Ain) |
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| ROUX |
Lieutenant
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| ROY |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| ROY Jules |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
Originally an Infantry
Officer, then a Rifle Officer in North Africa, he joined the
French Air Force in 1935 and was posted to the 51st Air Wing
at Tours, before joining GAO 504, then based at Chartres,
in October 1938. He was appointed Group Commander on 15 March
1939.
After the Armistice, Jules
Roy remained loyal to Pétain and published "La
France sauvée par Pétain", a work that
confirmed his attachment to the Vichy regime... However, Jules
Roy joined the "Gaullists" after the Allied landings
in North Africa in November 1942. Jules ROY went to England
and fought in the Free French Air Force from 1943 to 1945.
He was flight leader, bombardier and co-pilot in the "Lorraine"
heavy bomber group.
Drawing on his memories
of these missions over Germany, Jules ROY wrote "La Vallée
heureuse" (The Happy Valley), which won him the Renaudot
literary prize in 1946. Later, in 1951, he wrote "Retour
de l'Enfer", his war diary written between 9 September
1944 and 15 March 1945.
A colonel and head of
the Air Force Information Service, he took part in the Indochina
War before expressing his disagreement with the policy pursued
in Indochina: he resigned from the Army in 1953 and devoted
himself fully to writing.
Jules Roy, author of some
fifty books, was awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie
française for his body of literary work in 1956.
|
Born in Rovigo
(Algeria) on 22 October 1907
Died at Vézelay (89 - Yonne) on 15 June 2000 |
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| ROZES Paul
- Marie |
Lieutenant
|
|
Pilot
|
A former student
of the Ecole Polytechnique, he fought with the GR I/52 during
the French Campaign and later joined the 34th Medium Bombardment
Wing of the FAFL. He also took part in the Italian Campaign. |
Born in Agen
(47 - Lot et Garonne) on 22 July 1913
Died in Neuilly sur Seine (92 - Haut de Seine) on 13 October
1983 |
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| RUAS |
Captain
|
|
Observer
|
Artillery
Detached Observer
|
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| RUIZ Alberto |
Sergeant
|
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Radio
|
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| RUPPERT |
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
GAO II/506
|
Pilot
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on November 6, 1939 |
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| SACCHI Emile
- Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
On November
1, 1939, during a high-altitude mission aboard a Potez 637,
the Sub-Lieutenant SACCHI is the victim of a breakdown of inhaler
died after its transport to the Hospital |
Born in Paris
on 17 May 1915
Killed on 1 November 1939 at Nancy (54 - Meurthe et Moselle) |
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| SACQUEPEE
Robert |
Adjutant
|
GAO 552
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Killed in aerial
combat on May 13, 1940 |
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| SACRE Jean
- Robert |
Captain
|
|
Commander
of Group
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Born on 2 July
1910 in Fontenay-Le-Comte (85 - Vendée)
Died in Paris (75) on 3 March 1973 |
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| SAGET Pierre |
Commander
|
GAO 546
|
Commander
Air Force Division
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| SAGON Henri
- Jean |
Captain
|
|
Pilot
and 3rd Squadron Leader
|
Henri
SAGON, a former student of Polytechnique, class of 1932, qualified
as a pilot in August 1939.
On 21 December 1939, his aircraft, Potez 637 no. 14, was shot
down by 2 British Hurricanes, fooled by the silhouette of the
Potez, which was very similar to that of the German Me110. Only
Lieutenant SAGON, seriously wounded, parachuted out and survived
the attack.
After convalescing, he joined the GR II/22 and was taken prisoner
after being shot down in aerial combat. |
Born
26 November 1912, Quimper (29 - Finistère)
Died in Iguerande (71 - Saône et loire) on 19 April 2001 |
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| SAIGNE Jean
- Lucien |
Sergent
|
|
Pilot
|
Lucien SAIGNE
was posted to GAO 512 on 12 June 1940. He then went to England,
where he ended his military career as a Major. |
Born 19 September
1918 in Sadroc (19 - Corrèze)
Died at Pau (64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on 23
February 1993 |
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| SAINT-BONNET
Aimé |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
|
Born on 28
September 1918 in La Chapelle-Du-Bard (38 - Isère)
Died on 6 October 1995 in Vienne (38 - Isère) |
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| SAINTIGNY
Paul - Louis |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
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Born on 26
July 1913 in Héricourt (70 - Haute-Saône)
Died in Belfort on 8 January 1993 |
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| SAINT-GENIS
Lucien - Maurice |
Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
During a Reconnaissance
on 11 May 1940, Lucien SAINT-GENIS was the first to alert the
authorities to the presence of German armoured vehicles in the
Ardennes, but he was not believed! Awarded the Croix de Guerre
on 6 June 1940 |
Born on 20
July 1916 in Saint-Servan-sur-Mer (35 - Finistère)
Died in Lyon (69 - Rhône) on 14 February 2009 |
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| SAINTE-MARIE
Rolland - Gaston |
Staff-Sergeant
|
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Severely burned
aboard Potez 63-11 No. 382 shot by German fighters on June 15,
1940. |
Born on 25
March 1910 in Bordeaux (33 - Gironde)
Died on 22 February 1989 in Bordeaux |
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| SALLES |
Sub-Lieutenant
|
|
Observer
|
The Potez 63-11
No.355 is damaged by the Flak on June 13, 1940, but he can join
his field. Sub-Lieutenant SALLES is injured. |
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| SANTINI
Alexis |
Sergeant
|
|
Pilot
|
Alexis SANTINI
was called up in 1935. He was a student pilot at the Istres
school in 1939 before being posted to the GR II/36 in 1940.
After the Group was disbanded in August 1940, he took charge
of the men in the Uzès Troupe and volunteered to go to
Indochina, but after his departure was cancelled, he was posted
to ECN I/13, Escadrille de Chasse de Nuit (Night Fighter Squadron).
He was demobilised in 1942 and joined the Forces Françaises
de l'Intérieur des Alpes in 1944.
He was posted to Indochina from 1946 to 1949, then again from
1950 to 1955, where he was in charge of helicopter testing.
He was posted to the Chambéry training base in 1956,
then to Algeria where he headed the helicopter training division
until 1962. He was appointed to the command of light aviation
at Villacoublay. Alexis SANTINI was placed on leave from the
Air Force in 1963 with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. |
Born on 31
October 1914 in Ota (20 - Corsica)
Died in Paris (75) on 31 January 1997 |
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| SARLANDIE
Charles |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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In 1935, Charles
Sarlandie entered the Poitiers Artillery School. A reserve second
lieutenant, he was posted to the 105th R.A. (Artillery Regiment)
at Bourges and did a training period at the Avord air base to
obtain the Air Observer's Certificate.
He was recalled in March 1939 and posted to GAO 512 based at
Limoges. There he met René Ségui de Sarlande,
an aviator pilot and reserve staff sergeant, who regularly came
to do training courses and was known to everyone as "Le
petit chef".
After the German attack
on 10 May 1940, the GAO 512 Group retreated southwards, finally
arriving in Bordeaux, where Charles Sarlandie boarded the
Cargo ship "Le Fort de Vaux" for Casablanca in Morocco.
It was on board that Charles Sarlandi heard General de Gaulle's
appeal, but despite the enthusiasm of the troops on board,
the Captain of the ship, a convinced Pétainist, refused
to turn away to go to London...
The landing therefore took place in Casablanca as planned,
and the GAO 512 Group joined the Casablanca Air Base, where
it was re-equipped with Gleen-Martin 167Fs.
Charles SARLANDIE, faced with the uncertainty of the situation
in North Africa following the tragic attack on Mers El Kébir
by the British, joined his family in Sarrazac, France, at
the end of the summer of 1940. In October, he met up again
with René SEGUI DE SARLANDE, whom he had met when he
was at GAO 512 in Limoges.
Together, they recruited
former members of the GAO 512 group, in particular, to feed
the Resistance groups that provided intelligence for the Free
French.
But René SEGUI DE SARLANDE, hunted down by the Gestapo
and the Milice, had to go into hiding, and passed the torch
to René Tallet, who took up René SEGUI's nom
de guerre: "Violette". He created the "Violette"
Battalion, which fought very actively against the occupying
forces.
|
Born in Saint-Mesmin
(24 - Dordogne) on 14 February 1915
Died at Saint-Yrieix-La-Perche (87 - Haute-vienne) on 29 September
1994 |
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| SARON René
-Emile |
Adjutant
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Machine-Gunner
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Killed 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. |
Born September
18, 1909 in Béziers (34 - Hérault)
Killed on September 17, 1939 at Morhange (57 - Moselle) |
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| SARRAUTE |
Chief-Warrant
Officer |
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Pilot
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| SAUDRY Kléber
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Pilot
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On September
27, 1939, the Potez 637 No.4 is shot down by 9 Me109: The crew
is killed |
Born May 17,
1896 at Mousseaux le Bray (77 - Seine et Marne)
Killed on September 27, 1939 at Tenteling (57 - Moselle) |
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| SAUDUBRAY
Gaston |
Chief-Warrant-Officer
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Machine-Gunner
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| SAURT |
Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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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. |
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| SAUVAGE |
Captain
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| SAVART Pierre
- Camille |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel
in April 1940, then Colonel, he was appointed Commander of the
Marrakech Air Base in 1942.
Pierre SAVART went on to become an Air Brigadier General and,
in particular, Commander of the Air Force in Morocco. |
Born 23 May
1899, Paris (75)
Died in Paris on 22 September 1996 |
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| SCHAUFELBERGER-AUDOUARD
Pierre - Armand |
Lieutenant
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Observer
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On February
24, 1940, the Potez 63-11 No.2 crashes on the ground during
a flying flight during a ferry mission. The crew is injured |
Born in Geneva
(Switzerland) on 05 October 1915
Died at Bettendorf (68 - Haut-Rhin) on 14 February 1945 |
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| SCHMITT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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GAO I/506
|
Observer
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Killed in aerial
combat on November 6, 1939 |
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| SCHNEIDER
Antoine - Alfred |
Captain
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Observer
|
On September
20, 1939, his aircraft, Potez 637 No. 25 , was destroyed by
the Flak on September 20, 1939. Captain SCHNEIDER was killed |
Born May 9,
1901 in Irstein (67 - Bas-Rhin)
Killed on September 20, 1939 near Trier (Germany) |
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| SCHONER
Albert |
Staff-Sergeant
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GAO I/520
|
Pilot
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| SCHUNCK
René |
Captain
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Born on 5 February
1897 |
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| SCHUTZ André |
Sub-Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
The Potez 63-11 No690
is accidentally destroyed on landing on the return from a
training flight on May 30, 1940. Sub-Lieutenant SCHUTZ is
injured.
He was killed on March
25,1945 in Bietigheim, Germany, while serving with GB I/32
of the Free French Air Force
|
Born on 07
May 1918 in Marseille (13 - Bouches du Rhône)
Killed on 25 March 1945 in Bietigheim (Germany) |
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| SCHWANDER
Henri - Emile |
Commander
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Henri SCHWANDER
fought in both World Wars. In the First World War, he fought
with the 82nd Artillery Regiment. |
Born in Montbéliard
(25 - Doubs) on 14 November 1891
Died at Montbéliard on 7 January 1957 |
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| SEGUELA
Marc - Joseph |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Pilot
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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
May 1912 at Salles (69 - Rhône)
Killed on 24 May 1940 at Les Attaques (62 - Pas-De-Calais) |
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| SEGUI DE
SARLANDE René |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
René
SEGUI DE SARLANDE, after the Armisitice, took an active part
in the Resistance under the alias of "Vilolette".
With Charles Sarlendi, he took part in recruiting Resistance
fighters for the G.A.O. network. In particular, he contacted
former members of GAO 512. The cover provided by his garage
in Sarlande, and his role as a model aircraft instructor, meant
that he was able to travel frequently to Périgueux. But
René SEGUI DE SARLANDE, actively sought by the Gestapo
and the Milice, had to go into hiding. René TALLET took
over the pseudonym "violette" and replaced René
SEGUI DE SARLANDE. |
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| SENN Henri |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Pilot
|
On September
20, 1939, the Mureaux 115 No. 21, badly damaged following a
fight against the 5 Me109, must land in the field. Chief Warrant
Officer SENN is injured. |
Born in Paris
(75) on 16 March 1911
Died at Amboise (37 - Indre et Loire) on 12 July 2004 |
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| SEPET |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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|
Pilot
|
On April 30,
1940, Bloch MB174 No18 was destroyed at takeoff following a
speed drop. Chief Warrant Officer SEPET slightly injured |
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| SERPOL |
Staff-Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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| SERVONNET |
Corporal
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Machine-Gunner
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| SEVE |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 20,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.430 was hit by the Flak, and trying
to stabilize the aircraft, the pilot struck power lines and
crashed to the ground. Staff-Sergeant SEVE parachutes himself
before the Potez touches the wires, and will be the only survivor. |
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| SIEGLER
Pierre - Charles |
Captain
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Staff 2nd Sqn. |
Born 28 February
1913
Died 5 January 1968 |
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| SIGNORET |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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Potez 63-11 No.501: June
21, 1940, before the Armistice, the Crew tries the crossing
of the Mediterranean, but victim of an oil leak, it must land
in Mallorca in Spain. The crew is taken prisoner and the aircraft
is restored under the Spanish color.
He was killed on 16 March
1943 while serving with GB I/25
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Born on 15
April 1920 in Montélimar (26 - Drôme)
Killed on 16 March 1943 at Aîn Touta (Algeria) |
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| SIMARD |
Lieutenant
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| SIMON |
Sergeant
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He joined the
Limoges Storage Base after the Armistice. |
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| SMET Roger
- Jean |
Captain
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Observer
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Former Polytechnique
student: class of 1931.
Seconded from the Artillery to be an Air Reconnaissance Observer.
On May 27, 1940, Potez
63-11 No. 623, damaged by the flak, was finally shot down
by 7 Me109. Captain SMET, unharmed, parachutes.
|
Born 16 August
1910
Died 20 November 1946 |
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| SOGNET Henri |
Lieutenant
|
GAO I/506
|
Observer
|
Wounded in
aerial combat on May 27, 1940 |
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| SORDET |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Pilot
|
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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| SOREL Louis
- François |
Lieutenant
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|
Observer
|
On March 21,
1940, the Potez 63-11 No.255 crashes after an engine failure.
The crew is killed |
Born on 13
October 1911 at Elbeuf (76 - Seine-Maritime)
Killed on 21 March 1940 at Barly (80 - Somme) |
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| SOURBIER
Adrien - Georges |
Lieutenant |
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Born on 27
January 1913 in Saint-Laurent (973 - Réunion)
Died on 3 December 1998 in Viriat (01 - Ain) |
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| SOURNIA
Joseph |
Commander
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Born in Perpignan
(66 - Pyrénées-Orientales) on 13 May 1901
Died at Canet en Roussillon (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
on 4 December 1986 |
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| SOUTIF Henri
- Octave |
Sergeant
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Machine-Gunner
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On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, Potez 63-11 No. 388, was badly hit by the
Flak and crashed. Seriously wounded, the sergeant SOUTIF is
taken prisoner. |
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| SPIELREIN
Albert |
Lieutenant
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| STEIDLE
Camille |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Machine-Gunner
|
On May 15,
1940, his aircraft, the Potez 63-11 No. 258 was shot down in
aerial combat. The crew is killed. |
Born on 22 Janvier 1918
in Sarreguemines (57 - Moselle)
Killed on 15 May 1940
at Sauville (08 - Ardennes)
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| STIZZEL |
Sergeant
|
GAO II/520
|
Machine-Gunner
|
Blessé
et Taken prisoner on May 10, 1940 |
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| STRUB Jean
- Joseph |
Staff-Sergeant
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|
Machine-Gunner
|
His aircraft,
Potez 637 No. 26, was shot down on November 7, 1939 during an
aerial combat against a major Me109 formation. Sergeant STRUB
is killed. |
Born on 4 May
1912 in Haut-Rhin (68)
Killed on 7 November 1939 at Louvigny (57 - Moselle) |
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| SUERE |
Commander
|
GAO I/584
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| SUEUR Jean
|
Lieutenant
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|
Pilot
|
Killed on September
11, 1939 aboard the Mureaux 117 No.70 shot by the Flak in Germany. |
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| SUSS Georges |
Sergeant
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GAO I/520
|
Machine-gunner
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