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Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Villemagne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Istres - Lézignan-Corbières - Toulouse
MSN:
257
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Istres-Le Tubé Airbase on a flight to Toulouse-Francazal with an intermediate stop in Lézignan-Corbières. It took off from Lézignan-Corbières Airfield at 0805LT for the second leg of the trip. While cruising at an altitude of 1,800 metres in clouds, the crew encountered icing conditions. Controls got jammed and the pilot bailed out when the airplane entered a dive and crashed onto a farm, bursting into flames. The pilot survived while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Jean René Durand, pilot,
Sgt Louis d'Esperonnat, pilot,
Cpl/C Joseph Marie Gelin, mechanic,
Cpl Gilbert Augier, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Bellefaye

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bourges - Bourges
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a bombing mission over a railway road in Issy-les-Moulineaux, the crew was returning to his base at night when he got lost. Due to fuel exhaustion, all four crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a field. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Jean Roland Daney, pilot,
Lt Jacques Trioux, pilot,
Cpl/C Ferry, radio operator,
Cpl Jean-Baptiste Camus, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 at Avord AFB. 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1940 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-439
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Avord - Avord
MSN:
92
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from Avord AFB, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. In limited visibility due to mist, it collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Farges-en-Septaine, near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Pierre André Dumon, pilot,
S/Lt Philémon Augustin Léon Dupont, pilot,
Sgt/C Louis Robert Raoul Castelnau, radio operator,
Sgt Pierre Marie Louis Chalte, air gunner.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Offoy: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-728
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
55
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Pont-sur-Yonne on a bombing mission over bridges located in Péronne. After being shot down by the German Flak, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in flames in a swampy area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Roger Colombo, pilot,
Lt Jean Maurice Antoine Soltner, pilot,
Sgt Pierre Beaufrère, radio operator,
Adj Paul Louis François Veit, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Irsch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Champallement

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1940 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-462
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint-Florentin - Saint-Florentin
MSN:
115
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a fuel exhaustion, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing when it impacted a mound and crashed. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Adj Garlot, pilot,
Adj/C Colas, pilot,
Sgt Maujer, radio operator,
Adj de Hoorme, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in La Ferté-Gaucher: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-861
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher
MSN:
188
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from La Ferté-Gaucher, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a barn near the airfield, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Robert Georges Cibron, pilot,
Adj Armand Louis Guyot, radio operator,
S/Lt Gilles Marie Philippe Mayerhoeffer, bomber,
Sgt/C Etienne Charles Guidicelli, air gunner.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-858
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
185
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Pont-sur-Yonne on a bombing mission over Cambrai. It attacked two enemy airplane then was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Albert Moulinier, pilot,
S/Lt Paul Auguste Elie Emery, observer,
Adj/C Robert Martial Paris, radio operator,
Cpl Pierre Albert Dulau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Chaumont: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-367
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chaumont - Chaumont
MSN:
25
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Upon takeoff from Chaumont-Semoutiers AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a parked Amiot 143, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Adj/C Robert Charles Emile Laroche, pilot, †
Sgt Josef Kalensky,
S/Lt Pierre Baptistin Lavenne, chief, †
Sgt Charles Gabriel Cyprien Verneret, radio operator, †
Sgt Henri Gautier, air gunner.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Pommiers: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher
MSN:
14
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to his bas in La Ferté-Gaucher following a bombing mission south of Péronne. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Pommiers. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Robert Marie Edouard Pasteau, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Guy Albert Gimel, pilot,
Sgt Robert Charles Raymond Gonzalvez, radio operator,
Sgt Claude René Roques, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Pont-sur-Yonne: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-647
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
170
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
600
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1230
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in Pont-sur-Yonne following a bombing mission over Guise. Upon a night landing, the airplane was not properly aligned and landed to the right of the landing area, colliding with two LeO 45. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames. All five crew members were injured, two seriously. The captain died from injuries sustained on June 26, 1940.
Crew:
S/Lt Paul Etienne Joseph Roure, pilot, †
Sgt/C Suau, pilot,
Lt Terrien, observer,
Sgt Ficheux, air gunner,
Cpl Gardiol, air gunner.