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Re: Spitfire in Switzerland ?
How is your French:
Thanks to Pierre Babin, via Henk Welting SALOMON-KOECHLIN Henri, Jean, Louis 30/01/1915 Naissance à Bourges (Cher) 30/09/1935 Admis à l'Ecole Navale 01/10/1936 Nommé aspirant de Marine 01/10/1937 Nommé Enseigne de vaisseau de 2ème classe 01/10/1937 Croiseur-école Jeanne d'Arc 15/09/1938 Cuirassé Dunkerque 01/05/1939 Aviso colonial Bougainville 01/10/1939 Promu enseigne de vaisseau de 1ère classe 01/03/1940 Ecole de l'Air AA, Versailles 01/08/1940 Breveté observateur d'aéronautique (n° 3996) 01/09/1940 Escadrille 1B, Port-Lyautey 24/10/1941 CEP de Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël 15/08/1942 Breveté pilote d'aéronautique (n° 2827) 15/08/1942 Escadrille 1AC, Port-Lyautey 31/12/1943 Promu lieutenant de vaisseau 15/05/1944 La 1ère Flottille de chasse, alors basée à Lartigue en Algérie, est dissoute et ses pilotes sont affectés à des Groupes de chasse de l'AA. En ce qui concerne le LV Koechlin, il rejoint le GC I/7 équipé de Spitfire. 20/04/1945 Abattu au cours d'une mission d'attaque au sol. Par chance il peut atterrir sur le ventre dans le "champignon" de Schaffhouse, c'est à dire en territoire suisse. 16/06/1945 Nommé Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur 01/10/1945 1ère Flottille de chasse, Hyères 01/12/1946 Escadrille 54S, Commandant 30/10/1947 Admis à la retraite proportionnelle et rayé des rôles de l'active. 15/09/1948 Mort en service aérien commandé à Brétigny, aux commandes d'un Arsenal VB.10. Il était alors pilote d'essais civil à la Société Arsenal. The Arsenal aircraft of SALOMON-KOECHLIN took off from Brétigny on 15 Sept. 1948 and crashed precisely at ETINEHEM (département de la Somme). Un dernier point : Salomon-Koechlin n'a obtenu qu'une seule victoire aérienne, le 26/12/1944. If you were unsure of what the Arsenal VB.10 was (as I was) http://avia.russian.ee/air/france/arsenal_vb-10.php A rough translation is; SALOMON-KOECHLIN Henri, Jean, Louis 30/01/1915 Birth in Bourge 30/09/1935 Admis at the Naval college 01/10/1936 Named candidate of Navy 01/10/1937 Named Ensign of vessel of 2nd class 01/10/1937 Cruiser-school Jeanne d' Arc 15/09/1938 Battleship Dunkirk 01/05/1939 colonial Sloop Bougainville 01/10/1939 Promoted ensign of vessel of 1st class 01/03/1940 Flying school AA, observant Versailles 01/08/1940 Patented of aeronautics (n° 3996) 01/09/1940 Flotillas 1B, Port-Lyautey 24/10/1941 STOCK of Frejus-Saint-Raphaël 15/08/1942 Patented pilot of aeronautics (n° 2827) 15/08/1942 Flotillas 1AC, Port-Lyautey 31/12/1943 Promoted lieutenant 15/05/1944 the 1st Flotilla of hunting, then based in Lartigue in Algeria, is dissolved and its pilots are assigned to Groups of hunting of the AA. With regard to the LV Koechlin, it joined the GC I/7 equipped with Spitfire. 20/04/1945 Cut down during a ground attack mission. By chance it crashland on the belly in "mushroom" of Schaffhouse, i.e. in Swiss territory. 16/06/1945 Named Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 01/10/1945 1st Flotilla of hunting, Hyères 01/12/1946 Flotillas 54S, Ordering 30/10/1947 Allowed with the retirement proportional and striped roles of the active one. 15/09/1948 Died in ordered air service with Brétigny, with the orders of an Arsenal VB.10. It was then test pilot civil at the Company Arsenal. A last point: Solomon-Koechlin obtained only one air victory, the 26/12/1944. To add to this: 19.11.45 768 Sqn Easthaven. Collided with two stationary parked cars in Seafire III LR865 at Crail Scotland 29.11.45 768 Sqn Easthaven. Hit Barrier in Seafire IIc LR727 29.11.45 768 Sqn Easthaven Heavy landing, port oleo collapsed in Seafire III NF582 The only piece missing is what was the serial number of the Arsenal VB.10 |
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