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Re: French combat on 20 June 1940 or earlier
In this area in June 1940, Bloch were flown by the flotilla AC3 of Aéronautique Navale (Bloch 151) and by the Armée de l'Air (at least GC II/8 was in the area).
AC3 was involved in a battle vs CR42 on 15 June 1940, and lost 2 KIA and 6 AC shot down/heavily damaged, but the names of the 9 pilots involved on the French side are listed by one of my sources and there is no Grosjean listed.
On the other hand, Martin's book about the losses of the Armée de l'Air ("Ils étaient là") shows that a Bloch 152 of GC II/8 was lost in a take-off accident on 21 June, unnammed pilot unhurt, and I wonder if it may be your man.
So it will be interesting to know in which branch this man was flying (just knowing his rank will be enough, as Navy and Air Force used different rank names), at leats to reduce the possibilities.
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