Marne

The airplane departed Avord in the evening of June 12 to attack a German column moving in the area of Châlons-en-Champagne. Approaching the target, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. All four crew members evaded, one was injured.
Crew:
Lt Decamp, pilot,
Sgt Puivif, pilot,
Sgt Armanet, radio operator,
Adj Bordenet, air gunner.

On final approach to Bétheniville AFB, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field short of runway. Four passengers were killed.
Crew (271st Squadron):
Sgt William H. Whitfield, pilot, †
Sgt H. J. Barnwell, pilot, †
Passengers:
F/O Alister C. J. Percy, †
Sgt W. H. Whitfield, †
Sgt H. C. Adams,
F/S F. T. Avent,
Sgt D. B. Crabtree,
Sgt J. Davis,
P/O B. L. Duckenfield,
AC1 A. F. Holdsworth,
LAC A. L. W. Holt,
F/O B. J. R. Brady.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Mourmelon. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all seven occupants evacuated safely.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Connantre Airport. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Adj Maurice Magnan, pilot,
S/Lt Pierre Chaboureau, chief,
Sgt/C Castilla,
Adj/C Flamand.

The airplane departed Connantre Airport on a reconnaissance mission over Munich and Nurnberg, carrying four crew members. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 40 metres, the right engine failed while the undercarriage were not fully retracted. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing. Upon touchdown, the airplane landed hard, broke in two and came to rest. Three crew members were seriously injured while a fourth was unhurt.
Crew:
Adj/C Regnoux, pilot,
Cdt Bernard Dumas, chief,
Sgt/C Georges Castela, radio operator,
Adj André Perrigouard, gunner.

The crew was engaged in a leaflet dropping mission over Germany. Shortly after take off from Reims-Champagne Airbase, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All five occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (58th Squadron):
Sgt A. G. E. Dixon,
F/O B. W. Curries,
Sgt J. S. Cameron,
AC1 R. D. Fowlie,
AC1 J. Thomas.

The aircraft departed RAF Leconfield at 2219LT on 03SEP1939 for a Nickel raid on the Ruhr (leaflets dropping). While cruising at night, one of the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a cabbage field located along the River Marne, on the east bank of the river, near the village of Dormans, some 35 km southwest of Reims.All five crewmen escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (58th Squadron):
F/O J. A. O'Neill, pilot,
F/O C. S. P. Russell, pilot,
Sgt Rawles, observer,
AC1 Mitchell, radio operator,
AC1 Walker. air gunner.

After takeoff from Reims-Champagne AFB, while climbing to a height of 600 feet, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed 70 metres from the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Following an uneventful flight from Chartres, the crew was approaching Reims-Champagne Airbase by night. On approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with the pylon of an electrical powerline and crashed some 500 metres short of runway. Four crew members were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Raymond Barnault, †
Cpt René Moguet +3.

The pilot Marc Henry was performing a training flight at the Mourmelon Camp located southeast of Reims, Marne. Following a flight from Courtrai-Wevelgem, he was accompanied by a passenger and was completing manoeuvres in the vicinity of the terrain when his aircraft collided with a private Fokker D.VII registered OO-AMI. The undercarriage of the Fokker impacted the windshield of the Avro and both aircraft dove into the ground. All three occupants in both aircraft were injured, Marc Henry seriously. Both aircraft were destroyed. It appears that the pilot of the Fokker was performing aerobatics and was ending a looping when the collision occurred.