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The Fighter Group III/3, formed in the spring of 1939, barely had time to train when the declaration of war prompted them to leave Burgundy for their staging area. A drama during the transfer resulted in six pilots being killed or seriously wounded. Fighter Group III/3, newly formed in Salon-de-Provence, arrived in eastern France and spent the "sitting war in the west" at Ochey (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Their first success on 30 September 1939 lifted their morale, but the missions that followed until April remained mainly escorts of reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft.
The arrival of Captain Richard in January 1940 at the head of the group brought with it a new state of mind, but his early death shortly before the shock of 10 May 1940 may be one of the reasons for his relative 'media' inconspicuousness. And yet, his successes (and losses) in Belgium or Picardy aboard Morane aircraft, before squadron after squadron was equipped with the Dewoitine 520, placed him 11th in terms of aerial victories. Fighter Group III/3 managed to get into the AFN but was disbanded in August 1940 after 482 days. Although few official documents have survived to the present day, the authors are able to recount this journey thanks to the magnificent archives preserved in the families.
The arrival of Captain Richard in January 1940 at the head of the group brought with it a new state of mind, but his early death shortly before the shock of 10 May 1940 may be one of the reasons for his relative 'media' inconspicuousness. And yet, his successes (and losses) in Belgium or Picardy aboard Morane aircraft, before squadron after squadron was equipped with the Dewoitine 520, placed him 11th in terms of aerial victories. Fighter Group III/3 managed to get into the AFN but was disbanded in August 1940 after 482 days. Although few official documents have survived to the present day, the authors are able to recount this journey thanks to the magnificent archives preserved in the families.
- Group
- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Philippe, Bernard/Hugot, Bertrand
- Title
- Le GC III/3 en 1939-1940. Condors et Pirates au comba
- Details
- French text, paperback, 300 photos, 27 aircraft profiles, large format. 208 pages.
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