Pilots of GC III/1
 

Jello ,

Who can help me with some info on Lt Tariel , S/Slt Goumy and Sgt Lagrange from Groupe de Chasse III/1.

Regards
Alain57

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Hi Alain

Have you tried this site?

http://www.aerostories.org/~aeroforums/forumhist/

They seem to be good at pilots but not so good on aircraft (at least I never get any answers to my questions or perhaps no one understands English....:) )

Cheers
Stig

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

*****but not so good on aircraft***

????

it is a french forum

Sorry

Bertrand

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Hello gents ,

I will try on this forum to get some info.

Regards

Alain57

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Well Bertrand

I don't make very much fuzz anywhere, just trying to be helpful whenever I can, and perhaps I am asking too much that others might be in return....
Please feel free to answer those few question about French aircraft I have posted on the site. So far no one else has, and I don't know if the reasons are that the period before 1939 is so badly covered or my questions are badly put....:o, because surely that I don't speak/write French shouldn't be an obstacle should it?

Salut
Stig

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Alain,

Not much, but here are their first names: Jean Tariel, Maurice Goumy, Jean Lagrange, all credited with air victories over Belgium in May 1940.

Tariel reportedly KIFA 15-2-1941.

Groet,

Leendert

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Alain,

Just also found this on website 123people.fr:

JeanTARIEL, né le 23 mars 1914, entre le 4 novembre 1935 à l'École de l'air, où il sera instructeur en 1938. Il est ensuite affecté au V° GAA, Groupe d'Aviation Autonome, qui deviendra le GC 31 au début de la guerre, sur MS 406. Abattu le 18 mai 1940, blessé, il échappe aux Allemands et recueilli par les avant-postes du colonel de Gaulle, informe celui-ci des mouvements de blindés ennemis, permettant ainsi le déclenchement d'une contre-attaque de flanc. Titulaire de 4 victoires, il meurt en service aérien commandé le 15 février 1941.

Groet,

Leendert

Re: Pilots of GC III/1
 

Hallo Leendert ,

Thanks for the info.

Alain57