Flow chart of GCII/4 (at creation)


 

STAFF

Capitaine BORNE André

Squadron Leader

Capitaine ENGLER Paul

Assistant Officer

 

Sous-Lieutenant JOMBAR

Mechanics Officer

 

Lieutenant URVOAS

Administration Officer

 

Lieutenant  HARDEL

Doctor Officer

 

Sous-Lieutenant DENOUCK

Doctor

 

 

LOGISTIC

Adjudant/Chef RAVIER

Logistic Chief

 

Electricity-Radio Service

Adjudant BAUDOIN

 

Sergent BOUCHEZ

 

Sergent LAMOTHE 

 

Equipment Service

Sergent BARTHELEMY

 

Weapons Service

Sergent BORDAHANDY

 

Sergent BONNEAU

 

Vehicules Service

Sergent GUYARD

 

Administratives Services

Adjudant GAUTHIER

Tactical Secretary

 

Adjt/Chef VANDECASTEELE Gabriel

Technical Secretary

 

Sergent THOMAS

Accountant Chief

 

Sergent MOCH

Petrol Accountant

 

 

The reinforcements (in brackets: date of arrival)


STAFF

Capitaine ROZANOFF Constantin
(14/02/40)

Assistant Officer, and Squad Leader

 

Capitaine DE DURAT
(12/05/40)

Assistant Officer

 

 

Flight SPA 160 Diables Rouges

 (in brackets: date of arrival)

STAFF

Lieutenant GUIEU Régis
(15/05/39)

Flight Leader

Lieutenant VINCOTTE Max
 (15/05/39)

Assistant Officer

 

Sergent LESAGE

Secretary

 

 

Pilots

Sous-Lieutenant CUNY Gilbert
 (15/05/39)

 

Adjudant/Chef MURANCOURT
 (15/05/39)

 

Adjudant/Chef CRUCHANT Robert
 (15/05/39)

 

Adjudant VILLEY Pierre
 (15/05/39)

 

Sergent/Chef CASENOBE Antoine
 (15/05/39)

 

Sergent COISNEAU Louis
 (12/06/39)

 

Sergent CARRERE Pierre
 (16/06/39)

 

Sergent SAILLARD Pierre
 (16/06/39)

 

Sergent JEAN Gérard
 (06/08/39)

 

Sergent DIETRICH François
 (06/08/39)

 

 

Mechanics

Adjudant TARROQUE

Sergent/Chef CASTELAIN

Sergent/Chef COURBOT

Sergent VINAY

Sergent WAGON

Sergent LECERF

Sergent DECKERT

Sergent CHANOT

Sergent DECAMP

Sergent DANLOUP

Sergent GILET

Caporal GUILLAUME

Soldat CROUZET

 

Radio

Adjudant GERBET Pierre

Sergent COQUERON

 

Mechanics-Assistants

2 eme classe VASSEUR

2 eme classe CHAUVIN

2 eme classe LANGRAND

2 eme classe CARDON

2 eme classe PROTT Jean

2 eme classe KIOLACEI

2 eme classe VANDERLUYS

2 eme classe ROUELLE

 

No specialities

1ere classe NORMAND
1 ere classe HULIN
2 eme classe PHILIPPOT
2 eme classe ENGRAND
2 eme classe DAVOUX
2 eme classe BRUSE
2 eme classe GALLAND
2 eme classe GRIARD
2 eme classe FRAISSE
2 eme classe CAVET

 

THE REINFORCEMENTS (in brackets: date of arrival)


Pilots

Aspirant LE CALVEZ Yves
 (26/09/39)

 

Caporal TRULHAR Jan (Tchèque)
(03/12/39)

 

Sous-Lieutenant GUILLOU Jean
(14/01/40)

 

Adjudant PAULHAN Jean
(22/02/40)

 

Sergent BALLIN
(08/03/40)

 

Sous-Lieutenant BLANC Rodolphe
(11/03/40)

 

Sous-Lieutenant GERARD Georges
(22/03/40)

 

Sous-Lieutenant RUBIN René
(22/03/40)

 

Sous-Lieutenant TIXIER-VIGNANCOURT Raymond
(30/03/40) 

 

Caporal/Chef POSTA Karel (Tchèque)
(20/05/40)

 

Lieutenant GIRARD Bernard
 (07/06/40) Muté de la Spa155 au commandement de la 160

 

Sous-Lieutenant TREMELLO Alexandre
(07/06/40)

 

Sergent/Chef CHALLE Maurice
(16/06/40)

 

 

 

Flight SPA 155 Petits Poucets

 

STAFF

Capitaine CLAUDE Pierre

Flight Leader

Sous-Lieutenant DUPERRET Gabriel

Assistant-Officier

Sergent BOURGET

Secretary

 

 

Pilots

Sous-Lieutenant MOINE Gaston

 

Sous-Lieutenant GIRARD Bernard

 

Adjudant PLUBEAU Camille

 

Adjudant TESSERAUD Georges

 

Adjudant BAPTIZET Georges

 

Sergent DE LA CHAPELLE Antoine

 

Sergent GABARD Raymond

 

Sergent BOYER Charles

 

Sergent OLIVIER

 

 

Mechanics

Sergent/Chef LANSON

 

Sergent/Chef MENUT

 

Sergent/Chef SARRET

 

Sergent CALUZIO Urbain

 

Sergent CASTEL

Sergent IMBERT

Sergent WERNER

 

Sergent PIERRE

 

Caporal/Chef HAZEMANN

 

Caporal/Chef LECLERC

 

Caporal/Chef GILLET

 

Soldat BASSAS

 

Soldat LEGRAND

 

Soldat DE SAINT-RIQUIER

 

 

Radio

Sergent/Chef BRUYERE Aimé


Mechanics-Assistants

2 eme classe PEDROSA
2 eme classe MAESTLE
2 eme classe FONTAINE
2 eme classe SAGUET
2 eme classe DUFOUR
2 eme classe DENIAUX
2 eme classe FLAMANT
2 eme classe SPIES
2 eme classe TOURNIER
2 eme classe HARLE


No Specialities

Caporal DEROZIER
2 eme classe ALLINGENOT
2 eme classe BIGOT
2 eme classe BEAUFILS
2 eme classe ROLLAND
2 eme classe LEGENDRE
2 eme classe CHANDERIAUX

 

THE REINFORCEMENTS (in brackets: date of arrival)


Pilots

Adjudant DARDAINE Henri
(16/09/39)

 

Lieutenant VINCOTTE Max
 (26/09/39) Muté de la Spa160 au commandement de la 155

 

Caporal/Chef PUDA Rajmund (Tchèque)
 (03/12/39)

 

Caporal/Chef HLOBIL Alois (Tchèque)
 (21/01/40)

 

Sergent/Chef JAUSSAUD Gérard
(11/03/40)

 

Sergent DE LA FLECHERE Alexis
(11/03/40) 

 

Sous-Lieutenant FAUCONNET
 (22/03/40)

 

Sous-Lieutenant CORDIER Bernard
(?)

 

 

Mechanics

Caporal MALURA (Tchèque)
(03/12/39)

 

 

TRANSFERTS


Aspirant LE CALVEZ will be transferred to the Ecole de l'Air at novembre 19, 1939.
Sous-Lieutenant MOINE, Adjudant/Chef MURANCOURT, Sergent CREUZET (pilots), Sergent/Chef BRUYERE and Sergent COCQUERON (radios), and Adjudant/Chef VANDECASTEELE (machine gunner) will be transferred to Flight 1/16 at februar 20, 1940.

 

 

KILLED OR WOUNDED IN ACTION


KILLED IN ACTION

09/09/39

Sergent JEAN

Killed by accident on takeoff. Crashed on the ground, aircraft in flames. Buried in Roville-aux-Chênes (Vosges).

25/09/39

Capitaine CLAUDE

Killed in action (shot down after baling out), near Surbourg (Haut-Rhin). Inhumed at Haguenau cemetery.

22/11/39

Sergent SAILLARD

Killed in aerial combat close to Phalsbourg, by H.Wick of the III JG2 (1st victory over 56). Buried in Phalsbourg.

10/05/40

Sous-Lt TIXIER-VIGNACOURT

Killed in aerial combat at Padoux (Vosges, south of Rambervillers). Buried in the cemetery of Padoux.

12/05/40

Sous-Lt DUPERRET

Accidentally killed after a dog fight. Inhumed at Roville-aux-Chênes cemetery (Vosges).

12/05/40

Sergent VINAY (Mécanicien)

Wounded mortally during a staffing of the ground at Xaffevillers. Buried in Raon- l'Etape (Vosges).

25/05/40

Adjudant VILLEY

Killed in aerial combat, close to Machault. Buried In Cauroy (The Ardennes).

25/05/40

Sergent DIETRICH

Killed in aerial combat, close to Machault. Buried In Cauroy (The Ardennes).

07/06/40

Capitaine GUIEU

Killed in aerial combat close to Vénizet (S.W. of Soissons). Buried In Mortefontaine (Aisnes).

16/06/40

Commandant BORNE

Killed in aerial combat close to Avallon. Buried In Avallon.


WOUNDED IN ACTION

21/11/39

Adjudant PLUBEAU

Lightly injured at leg and face in a dog fight (area of Deux-Ponts).

25/09/39

Adjudant/Chef CRUCHANT

Seriously wounded (fractured jaw and legs) at landing in field following aerial combat.

10/05/40

Sergent BALLIN

Shot down in fire in a dog fight near Epinal, baled out, badly burned.

10/05/40

Soldat CAPMARTY

Wounded during a staffing of the ground at Xaffevillers.

12/05/40

Sgt/Chef SARRET (mécanicien)
Sergent DANLOUP (mécanicien)
Sergent LECERF (armurier)
C/C DELARABLERE (mécanicien)

Injured by the straffing of Xaffevillers base.

14/05/40

Sous-Lt CUNY

Went down in aerial dog fight, Omont-Vendresse area. Wounded, captured.

06/06/40

Sous-Lt FAUCONNET

Injured at leg in a dog fight.

09/06/40

Sous-Lt PLUBEAU

Shot down in fire in a dog fight near Attigny, baled out, very badly burned.

09/06/40

Adjudant PAULHAN

Wounded in aerial dog fight.

09/06/40

Sous-Lt BLANC

Wounded at leg in aerial dog fight.

 

VICTORIES

 

Pilot

Flight

Confirmed Kills

Sous-lieutenant PLUBEAU

SPA 155

14

Sous-lieutenant BAPTIZET

SPA 155

9

Adjudant TESSERAUD

SPA 155

8

Adjudant PAULHAN

SPA 160

7

Sergent-chef DE LA CHAPELLE

SPA 155

7

Sergent-chef CASENOBE

SPA 160

7

Capitaine GUIEU

SPA 160

7

Adjudant VILLEY

SPA 160

5

Sous-lieutenant RUBIN

SPA 160

4

Capitaine ENGLER

GC II/4

4

Sergent-chef JAUSSAUD

SPA 155

3

Sous-lieutenant CORDIER

SPA 155

3

Sergent DE LA FLECHERE

SPA 155

3

Caporal-chef PUDA

SPA 155

3

Sergent COISNEAU

SPA 160

3

Lieutenant VINCOTTE

SPA 155

2

Adjudant-chef CRUCHANT

SPA 160

2

Caporal-chef POSTA

SPA 160

2

Sergent CARRERE

SPA 160

2

Sous-lieutenant GERARD

SPA 160

2

Sous-lieutenant GIRARD

SPA 155

2

Commandant ROZANOFF

GC II/4

2

Caporal TRUHLAR (Tchèque)

SPA 160

2

Sous-lieutenant GUILLOU

SPA 160

1

Sous-lieutenant BLANC

SPA 160

1

Caporal-chef HLOBIL

SPA 155

1

Adjudant DARDAINE

SPA 155

1

Capitaine CLAUDE

SPA 155

1

Sergent SAILLARD

SPA 160

1

Sergent TREMELO

SPA 160

1

Sergent DIETRICH

SPA 160

1

Sous-lieutenant CUNY

SPA 160

1


Important: only victories acquired by the pilots within the SPA 160 are counted. It is not an individual prize list, some pilots had/will have other victories before or after their period with the GCII/4. In the same way, many victories "being divided"(more then one pilot), it is not a total number of shot down enemy aircrafts.
This detailed account is made by Camille PLUBEAU in his book "Diables Rouges et Petits Poucets".