Poix-de-Picardie

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Poix – Frankfurt

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9255

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1943

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While cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in wooded area located in Fagnes, northwest of Malmedy, near Spa. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Augustus R. King Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Robert S. Ferguson, copilot,
T/Sgt Donald H. Lewis, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Louis J. Belcasto, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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R3739

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb enemy armored columns reported in the Forêt de Boray, near Poix-de-Picardie. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members became PoW and a third was killed.
Crew:
F/O C. Y. Buckley, pilot,
P/O Colin Campbell, observer,
Sgt E. H. B. Cotton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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R3685

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT on a bombing mission over Forêt de Boray. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Poix-de-Picardie. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Montague Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Holman Thomas Denison, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1130 LT

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R3618

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Watton - Watton

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Poix-de-Picardie while on a bombing mission over enemy positions. A crewman was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. C. D. McKenzie, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Herbert Cooper, observer, †
Sgt Crozier, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in La Chaussée-Tirancourt

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 0700 LT

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L4856

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Poix-de-Picardie - Poix-de-Picardie

MSN:

8871

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1939

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La Chaussée-Tirancourt

Somme

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed Poix-de-Picardie on a reconnaissance mission over Lessines and Ath, Belgium. After being hit by enemy fire, the airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed in a field in La Chaussée-Tirancourt. All three crew members evaded, one was injured.
Crew:
P/O Clive R. Wylie, pilot,
AC1 Houlihan, observer,
Sgt Liddiard, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Fontaine-au-Pire

Date & Time: May 18, 1940

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L4861

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Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213

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Poix-de-Picardie - Poix-de-Picardie

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8876

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1939

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The airplane departed Poix-de-Picardie on a reconnaissance mission. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, it crash landed in a farmland in Fontaine-au-Pire. Two crew members were injured and a third was unhurt. The following day, all became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Paul Gordon Royle, pilot,
Sgt E. F. Woods, observer,
AC2 A. H. Malkin, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213 in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1933

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F-AJNS

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Paris – Croydon

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En route from Paris to Croydon, the aircraft caught fire in flight. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field. The aircraft rolled for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All six occupants evacuated safely and the airplane was destroyed by fire.

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In-flight fire for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Handley Page W.8 in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1923

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Handley Page W.8

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G-EAPJ

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