Chartres

Six minutes after takeoff from Orléans-Bricy Airbase, while in initial climb, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 2 km north of Cercottes. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (Escadron de Transport 3/61 Poitou):
Lt André Brisset,
Lt Yves Fouques,
Lt Bernard Couturier,
Lt Charles Nguyen Than,
Lt Pierre Bourdet,
Lt Lucien Turina,
Lt César Serbassi,
Sgt Charles Guinet.

Crashed and destroyed on landing while on a flight from Chartres. The pilot Robert K. Brown was killed.

The airplane departed Chartres Airport on an anti-shipping in the Thames estuary. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea and was lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Karl-Heinz Plundtke, pilot,
Oblt H. Schmidt, observer,
Ofw H. Bothe, radio operator,
Ogfr H. Junge, mechanic,
Ofw F. Grass, air gunner.

The airplane departed Chartres on a reconnaissance mission. While flying over the Celtic Sea, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed some 2 km off Zennor. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Lorenz Kempel, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Nuglan, observer,
Fw Martin Goebel, flight engineer,
Fw Otto Stadel, radio operator,
Gfr Josef Wiederer, air gunner.

While cruising at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Boulton & Paul Defiant and crashed in a wooded area located in Busbridge. There was no fire. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Muller, pilot, †
Gefr Rudolf Langhans, observer, †
Gefr Heinrich Berg, radio operator,
Uffz Gerhard Neumann, flight engineer. †

The airplane departed Chartres to attack Portsmouth harbor. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Bracklesham Bay. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Albert Metzger, pilot,
Uffz Rolf Schandner, observer, †
Uffz Rudi Paas, radio operator, †
Fw Julius Urhahn, flight engineer, †
Fg Rudolf Fessel, air gunner. †

The airplane departed Chartres on a bombing mission over Abbeville. Around 1845LT, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. With the right engine on fire, it crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. Two crew members were uninjured, one was seriously wounded and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Charles Bernard Henri Marie Victoire d'Irumberry de Salaberry, pilot,
Lt Geoffroy Marie Justinien de la Tour du Pin Verclause, observer,
Sgt André Rey, bomber,
Sgt Pierre Dauge, radio operator. †

The airplane departed Chartres to attack armored columns between Amiens and Abbeville when it was shot down by a German fighter. All four crew members bailed out and survived. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
S/Lt Rapoport, chief,
Adj Loiseleux, pilot,
Sgt Callac, radio operator,
Sgt Le Mezo, air gunner.

The crew was performing a training flight when the single engine aircraft crashed for unknown reasons in a field near the airport of Chartres-Champhol. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Adj/C François Battesti,
Adj/C Olivier Justin.

En route, the crew encountered engine problems and the captain decided to make an emergency landing in an open field located in Moulhard, some 40 km southwest of Chartres. After touchdown, the left main gear hit a boundary marker and was torn off. The aircraft came to rest in a small ditch and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were unhurt.