Crash of an Amiot 143 in Chaumont: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-198
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chaumont - Chaumont
MSN:
39
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chaumont Airbase on a bombing mission but was forced to return for unknown reasons. Due to mechanical problems, the airplane landed perpendicular to the landing area and crashed on a parked Amiot 143. Both aircraft were destroyed. A crew was seriously injured and died from injuries sustained the following day. The second crew was unhurt.
Crew:
Adj/C Joseph Gaston Victor Barrau de Lorde, pilot, †
Lt Jacob, pilot.

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 an Amiot 143 in Autreville-sur-la-Renne: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-412
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chaumont - Chaumont
MSN:
136
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Chaumont AFB (Chaumont-Semoutiers), one of the engine failed. The crew dropped the bombs that exploded on the top of a hill then the airplane crashed in Autreville-sur-la-Renne, about 7 km northwest of the airbase. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Cpt Louis Charles Destannes, Chief,
S/Lt Pons, pilot,
S/Lt Louis Achille Vial, navigator,
Adj/C Leclerc, radio operator,
Sgt/C Bauer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.