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Lycée Lamarck (Albert, Somme) : sur les traces de Madeleine Michelis

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Lycée Lamarck (Albert, Somme) : sur les traces de Julia Lamps Film

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Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind....have a go at everything....never let them persuade you that things are too difficult.

Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader

Fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett

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No. 129 Squadron was first formed on the 1st of March 1918 at Duxford as a day bomber Squadron but was disbanded in July 1918, before becoming operational.
On the 16th June 1941, No. 129 reformed at Leconfield as a fighter Squadron flying Spitfires. They provided escorts for day bombers and in December 1941 began taking part in offensive operations over France. In June 1943 the Squadron joined Second TAF, converting to Mustangs in April 1944 in preparation for their role in the D-Day Landings. Later that year they took on the task of intercepting flying bombs then moved to East Anglia to provide long-range escorts for Bomber Command's daylight raids. In June 1945 No. 129 moved to Norway re-equipped with Spitfires. They returned to Britain in November and were renumbered to become No. 257 in Sept. 1946

Airfields No. 129 Squadron flew from.

Leconfield. 16th June 1941 to 29th Aug 1941

Westhampnett, Sussex. 29th Aug 1941 to 1st Nov 1941

Debden, Essex. 1st Nov 1941 to 22nd Dec 1941

Westhampnett, Sussex. 22nd Dec 1941 to 6th Jul 1942

Thorney Island, Hampshire. 6th Jul 1942 to 25th Sep 1942

Grimsetter, Orkney. 25th Sep 1942 to 19th Jan 1943

Skeabrae, Orkney. 19th Jan 1943 to 13th Feb 1943

Ibsley, Hampshire. 13th Feb 1943 to 28th Feb 1943

Tangmere, Sussex. 28th Feb 1943 to 13th Mar 1943

Ibsley, Hampshire. 13th Mar 1943 to 28th Jun 1943

Hornchurch, Essex. 28th Jun 1943 to 17 Jan 1944

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. 17 Jan 1944 to 16th Mar 1944

Heston, Middlesex. 16th Mar 1944 to 30th Mar 1944

Llanbedr, Merioneth. 30th Mar 1944 to 3rd Apr 1944

Coolham, Sussex. 3rd Apr 1944 to 22 Jun 1944

Holmsley, South Hampshire. 22 Jun 1944 to 24th Jun 1944

Ford, Sussex. 24th Jun 1944 to 8th Jul 1944

Brenzett, Kent. 8th Jul 1944 to 10th Oct 1944

Andrew's Field, Essex. 10th Oct 1944 to 11 Dec 1944

Bentwaters, Suffolk. 11 Dec 1944 to 26th May 1945

Norway. June to Nov 1945.

16th June 1941 New fighter squadron formed

2nd August 1941 Ju.88 shot down

21st August 1941 Killed over Boulogne

29th August 1941 Move to the south

21st September 1941 C/O shot down

27th September 1941 Pilot taken PoW

13th October 1941 Two 129 Squadron Spitfires lost

28th October 1941 Lost in the Channel off Littlehampton

31st October 1941 Missing in Action

1st November 1941 Relocated

22nd December 1941 Move back to Westhampnett

6th July 1942 Moving on

18th August 1942 Brilliant landing

19th August 1942 Dieppe Raid

25th September 1942 Move to the Orkneys

19th January 1943 Move across Orkney

13th February 1943 Move to the south coast

28th February 1943 Gunnery training

1st March 1943 Preparation for Exercise Spartan

2nd March 1943 Preparation for Exercise Spartan

3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan

3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan

4th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

5th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

6th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

7th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

8th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

9th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

10th March 1943 Exercise Spartan

11th March 1943 Exercise Spartan interrupted by German raid

12th March 1943 Exercise Spartan ends

13th March 1943 Return to operations

28th June 1943 Tactical Airforce Established

14th July 1943 Abandoned Spitfire over the Channel

31st August 1943 Crashed near Dover

6th September 1943 Mid-air collision

22nd December 1943 Bomber escort raid

17th January 1944 Move to Scotland

16th March 1944 Move to London area

30th March 1944 Changes of base and aircraft

26th April 1944 Shot down over France

2nd June 1944 Raids on shipping

3rd June 1944 Fuel dump bombed

6th June 1944 Cover for beach landings

7th June 1944 Raids on MT in Normandy

8th June 1944 Motor Transport attacked

10th June 1944 Armed reconnaissance

11th June 1944 Attack on road and railway.

12th June 1944 Roads and Motor Transport bombed

14th June 1944 Missing in Action

15th June 1944 Bombing raids

16th June 1944 Railway bombed

17th June 1944 Two pilots killed on raids

18th June 1944 Bad weather

20th June 1944 Four sorties over Normandy

21st June 1944 Railway marshalling yard bombed

22nd June 1944 Pilot killed at Cherbourg

23rd June 1944 Raid aborted

24th June 1944 Railways bombed

25th June 1944 Two raids and a new base

29th June 1944 Two bombing raids on Normandy

30th June 1944 Railway targets missed

1st July 1944 Bombing and recce sortie

4th July 1944 First 'Diver' sortie

6th July 1944 Road and rail traffic bombed

7th July 1944 Bombing sortie in bad weather

8th July 1944 Relocated to tackle Flying Bombs

10th July 1944 V1 flying bomb shot down

11th July 1944 Diver Patrols

12th July 1944 Seven V1 flying bombs destroyed

13th July 1944 V1 destroyed

16th July 1944 Diver Patrols

19th July 1944 Three V1 bombs brought down

22nd July 1944 Ten V1 flying bombs destroyed

26th July 1944 Three flying bombs destroyed

27th July 1944 Diver Patrol

28th July 1944 Diver Patrols

29th July 1944 V1 bombs attacked

30th July 1944 V1 destroyed

31st July 1944 Diver Patrols

2nd August 1944 V1 rocket brought down

3rd August 1944 Six or more Divers destroyed

6th August 1944 Doodlebug falls on Woodchurch

7th August 1944 Diver Patrols

10th August 1944 Diver Patrols

11th August 1944 Two V1 flying bombs destroyed

15th August 1944 Diver Patrols

16th August 1944 Diver Patrols

17th August 1944 Friendly fire

18th August 1944 Diver Patrol

19th August 1944 Three Divers brought down into the sea

20th August 1944 Pilot killed on Diver patrol

23rd August 1944 Diver brought down

24th August 1944 Bad weather

26th August 1944 Diver Patrols and Ramrod sortie

28th August 1944 Eight flying bombs destroyed

29th August 1944 Eight Divers destroyed

1st September 1944 Diver Patrols

3rd September 1944 Bomber escort sortie

5th September 1944 Road and rail traffic attacked

6th September 1944 Bomber escorts

10th September 1944 Fighter Sweep

11th September 1944 Cover for bombing raid

12th September 1944 Bomber cover

13th September 1944 Escort duties

16th September 1944 Reconnaissance

17th September 1944 Operation Market

18th September 1944 Operation Market

20th September 1944 Operation Ramrod

21st September 1944 Operation 'Market'

23rd September 1944 Operation Market

25th September 1944 Two Mustangs shot down over Arnhem

26th September 1944 Fighter cover for Operation Market

27th September 1944 Engine troubles

28th September 1944 Bomber escort.

30th September 1944 Bomber escort

2nd October 1944 Fighter Sweep uneventful

5th October 1944 Bomber escort

7th October 1944 Bomber escort

10th October 1944 Relocated base

11th November 1944 Unidentified smoke trails

12th October 1944 Bomber escort

13th October 1944 V2 rocket launch seen

14th October 1944 Mystery explosions

15th October 1944 Dam bombed

18th October 1944 Attack on Bonn

22nd October 1944 Bomber escort

25th October 1944 Attack on Homburg

28th October 1944 Bomber raid on Koln

29th November 1944 Raid on Dortmund

30th October 1944 Attack on Wesselling

31st October 1944 Bomber escort

2nd November 1944 Bomber raid on Homburg

4th November 1944 Solingen bombed

5th November 1944 Squadron dispersed by bad weather

6th November 1944 Bomber escort

8th November 1944 Fighter sweep over southern Germany

9th November 1944 Lancaster escort

15th November 1944 New R/T relay system employed

16th November 1944 Bomber escort

18th November 1944 Bomber escort to Munster

20th November 1944 Bad weather

21st November 1944 Fighter sweep

23rd November 1944 Close formation bombing

26th November 1944 Bad weather

27th November 1944 Bomber raid on Cologne

30th November 1944 Mosquito escort

11th December 1944 Relocation

3rd January 1945 Escort to Lancasters

5th January 1945 Fighter battle over Mannheim

11th January 1945 Failed to rendezvous

13th January 1945 Lancaster raid

14th January 1945 Attack on Saarbrucken

15th January 1945 Mid air collision observed

17th January 1945 Abortive fighter sweep

28th January 1945 Scattered bombing sortie

29th January 1945 Railway yards bombed

1st February 1945 Uneventful raid

3rd February 1945 Train attacked

6th February 1945 Raid abandoned

7th February 1945 Raid aborted

9th February 1945 Uneventful sweep

14th February 1945 Raid abandoned due to cloud

17th February 1945 Escort to Halifaxes

19th February 1945 Successful raid

21st February 1945 Uneventful sweep

22nd February 1945 Third attempt to bomb railway viaduct

23rd February 1945 Bombing sortie to Essen

24th February 1945 Canal bombed

25th February 1945 Oil Plant bombed

26th February 1945 Oil Plant bombed

27th February 1945 Mainz bombed

1st March 1945 Railway yard bombed

2nd March 1945 Cologne bombed

4th March 1945 Railway yard bombed

5th March 1945 Gelsenkirchen bombed

6th March 1945 Salzbergen bombed

11th March 1945 1,000 bomber raid

12th March 1945 Raid on Dortmund

13th March 1945 Attack on railway aborted

14th March 1945 Attack on Dortmund-Emms Canal

15th March 1945 Attack on the Ruhr

17th March 1945 Attack on Dortmund

18th March 1945 Confusion between raiders

19th March 1945 Limit of range

20th March 1945 Railway yard at Hamm attacked

21st March 1945 Two bomber escort sorties

22nd March 1945 Hildesheim bombed

23rd March 1945 Attack on Bremen

24th March 1945 Operation Varsity

25th March 1945 Attack on rail yard in Hannover

27th March 1945 Bomber escort to Farge

31st March 1945 Attack on Hamburg

3rd April 1945 Attack on Nordhausen

4th April 1945 Second Attack on Nordhausen

9th April 1945 Sweep over airfields

10th April 1945 Mustang written off in crash landing

11th April 1945 Recce and escort sorties

13th April 1945 Escort to Swinemunde

17th April 1945 Attack on Gestapo HQ

19th April 1945 Munich bombed

20th April 1945 Regensburg bombed

23rd April 1945 Bomber escort

25th April 1945 Berchtesgaden bombed

9th May 1945 Guernsey landing

26th May 1945 Move to Scotland

15th June 1945 Move to Norway

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Those known to have served with

No. 129 (Mysore) Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

Bowman DFC Henry Cyril Francis. Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) (d.28 July 1942)

Brown Ralph Osborne. F/Lt.

Buiskool H. F.. 2nd Lt. (d.13th Feb 1944)

Buiskool Henri Francis. P/O. (d.13th Feb 1944)

Hagan Samuel. T/Cpl.

Jenssen Sigurd Gerhardt. Flt/Sgt. (d.19th August 1942)

MacDonald Charles Lloyd. PO (d.21st Sep 1941)

MacPhee Hugh Douglas. Flt.Sgt. (d.4th May 1942)

McGregor William Duncan. F/O. (d.8th November 1945)

Rendell Charles Edward. Cpl.

Spence Jock. Flt.Sgt.

Waghorn Bryan Dickson. Sgt (d.28th Oct 1941)

Young Mervyn F.S.. F/Lt.

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Fl/Lt. Ralph Brown, enlisted on the 2nd May 1942 as a pilot with the RNZAF and trained in Canada and United Kingdom. He served from the the 31st of October 1942 until the 21st December 1945 on operations. Released at the end of hostilities on the 9th March 1946. Commissioned into general reserve on the 6th October 1950 until he retired on the 9th September 1974. He was awarded the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and the New Zealand War Service Medal.
Formerly of Dayman Way The Wood and Maori Hill Dunedin at Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village. Loved husband of the late Jean (67 years). Loved father and father-in-law of Derek (deceased), Gered and the late Ray (Wellington), Delwyn (Sydney), and grandfather of Nathaniel and Georgia, Sam and Di; Katie and Yanos, Jemima and Sam, and Jacqueline Bartlett. Great-grandfather of Zoe, Ada, Mia, Arlo, Luca, and Odette.

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Sigurd Jenssen was aged 24 when he died.

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T/Cpl. Samuel Hagan 129 Sqdn.

I asked my father about what he did during the war and all he ever said was that he was a mechanic and worked on Spitfires. My father, Samuel Hagan was trained as fitter of engines at No.2 School of Technical Training. He served time as a mechanic at the maintenance unit before moving to 6129 Servicing Echelon associated with No.129 Squadron where the Spitfire picture was taken.
When my father passed at 98 he left me with a small shadow box that showed him sitting on the left wing 2nd from left on a Spitfire, along with 23 other crew members, a picture of him standing on a barrel working on a Spitfire, and his Squadron patch.

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A good friend of mine was based at RAF Hornchurch in 1943 - Flt Lt Mervyn Young of 129 Sqn & later 72 Sqn in Italy & Europe. He flew Spitfire DV-R (Serial No MH384). Mervyn told me that he was inspired to become a fighter pilot after watching the Howard Hughes Movie Hells Angels about WW1 Fighter pilots. He said his flight commander 'Wag' Haw had the same thoughts after seeing the movie.
He flew many missions in Europe including Ram-rod missions in support of the daylight bombing raids, mostly B17's including the famous Memphis Belle at one time. On one sortie his No 2 Sgt Carmichael was shot down & killed but in 2003 his aircraft was recovered & in Sept' 2003 Mervyn was among the memorial parade with full miltary honours for Sgt Carmichael; lost on a sortie over Belgium & located 60 years later, the fateful sortie was flown while Mervyn was based at RAF Hornchurch.

Sadly Mervyn passed away in March 2006, I enclose a photo taken at RAF Ibsley in his Spit' DV-R (MH384) complete with his mascot logo of Jiminy Cricket.

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On 13th February 1944 on a pratice formation flight in bad weather, a Spitfire aircraft flew into the top of a low hill near Peterhead killing 2nd Lt. Buiskool.
He was buried on 18th February 1944 at Old Churchyard, Peterhead (UK). His grave is now at Mill Hill, UK.

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Dans la série des chroniques que j'ai proposées pour prouver aux sceptiques, et aux malintentionnés, que l'immigration était " une chance pour la France", je parlerai aujourd'hui du Chant des partisans, le célèbre hymne de la Résistance qui servit d'indicatif à Radio Londres : " Ami, entends-tu le vol noir des corbeaux sur nos plaines /Ami, entends-tu ces cris sourds du pays qu'on enchaîne".

Celles et ceux d'entre vous qui ont été élèves dans les années 1960 se souviennent certainement de ce refrain puisque le Chant des partisans faisait partie des enseignements obligatoires avec la Marseillaise et Le Chant du départ.

Pourtant, beaucoup de gens ignorent que la musique de cet hymne a été composée par une immigrée russe, nommée Anna Bétoulinsky. Née à Saint-Pétersbourg pendant la Révolution de 1917, au cours de laquelle son père fut fusillé, elle se réfugia à Menton, au début des années vingt, avec sa mère, sa sœur aînée.

En 1934, elle monta à Paris pour débuter une carrière artistique sous le pseudonyme d'Anna Marly. Après avoir dansé dans les fameux Ballets russes, elle se lança dans la chanson en se produisant notamment dans un cabaret parisien, le Shéhérazade, qu'affectionnait la jeunesse dorée de la capitale. Après la défaite de juin 1940, Anna Marly dut à nouveau s'exiler en Espagne, puis au Portugal, avant de rejoindre l'état-major des Forces françaises libres (FFL) regroupé à Londres. Elle eut alors la possibilité de chanter au micro de la BBC, dans l'émission "Les Français parlent aux Français".

Anna Marly a raconté qu'à la fin de l'année 1942, le récit de la bataille de Smolensk réveilla son âme russe. "Bouleversée, je prends ma guitare, je joue une mélodie rythmée, et sortent tout droit de mon cœur ces vers en russe : " Nous irons là-bas où le corbeau ne vole pas/Et la bête ne peut se frayer un passage. Aucune force ni personne/Ne nous fera reculer."

Ce chant, intitulé au départ La Marche des partisans, fut d'abord interprété en russe par Anna Marly. Puis il fut adapté en français par deux écrivains, Joseph Kessel et son neveu Maurice Druon. Sifflé comme indicatif de l'émission de la BBC "Honneur et Patrie", puis comme signe de reconnaissance dans les maquis, Le Chant des partisans s'est imposé rapidement comme l'hymne de la Résistance française.

Ce qui explique sans doute qu'on ait oublié le rôle que les chants russes traditionnels ont joué dans la mélodie d'Anna Marly. Son rythme très marqué, sourd, répétitif - et l'effet produit d'un chœur qui va crescendo - étaient propice à une exaltation collective, appelant à la rébellion et au combat contre un ennemi étranger.

Le succès du Chant des partisans s'explique aussi par le contexte. En 1943, les résistants gaullistes étaient à la recherche d'un chant mobilisateur et fédérateur, car le général de Gaulle s'efforçait, par l'entremise de Jean Moulin, de regrouper l'ensemble des réseaux sous un commandement unique.

De Gaulle a écrit qu'Anna Marly, "fit de son talent une arme pour la France". Surnommée le "Troubadour de la Résistance", elle fut décorée de l'ordre national du Mérite en 1965 et de la Légion d'honneur en 1985. Elle s'est éteinte le 17 février 2006, en Alaska, à l'âge de 88 ans.

Bibliographie

Michel Prat, "Destins de chansons : 'Le chant des Partisans', 'Bella ciao' et 'Lili Marleen'" In Céline Cecchetto et Michel Prat (dir.), La chanson politique en Europe, Pessac, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2008.

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Pourquoi Anna Marly a-t-elle créé "le chant des partisans" pendant la Résistance ?

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Elle "fit de son talent une arme pour la France", écrit de Gaulle. Surnommée le "Troubadour de la Résistance", décorée de l'ordre national du Mérite en 1965 et de la Légion d'honneur en 1985, c'est Anna Marly qui interprète en russe "La Marche des partisans" qui deviendra "le chant des partisans".

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