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Shot dow by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Cherbourg. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Edward Lockton, pilot,
Sgt Henry Corcoran, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Cherbourg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1940 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3694

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Northern France. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Cherbourg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Kinnear Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Vincent Kingshott, observer,
Sgt John Arthur Hunter, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Cherbourg

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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N3588

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a support mission to ground forces in the lower Seine. After being shot down by enemy fire, it crashed in a field near Cherbourg. All three crew members evaded.
Crew:
P/O Myland, pilot,
Sgt Pirks, observer,
Sgt P. J. Petrie, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a CAMS 55 in Cléon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940

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CAMS 55

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Les Mureaux - Cherbourg

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1932

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The crew departed Les Mureaux to transfer the float plane to Cherbourg on behalf of the Service Réception et Convoyage (SRC). En route, the airplane was hit by the German Flak. At low height, the mechanic was able to bail out and survived. Unfortunately, the pilot was killed as he bailed out too late and his parachute failed to open in due time.
Crew:
Sgt Louis Evrard Corrège, pilot +1.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a CAMS 55 near Cosqueville: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1934

Type of aircraft:

CAMS 55

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1.E1.6

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Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Cherbourg - Cherbourg

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1930

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The airplane departed Cherbourg harbor on a training sortie with three other similar airplanes. While returning to its base at night, the floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances on a sand dune located north of Cosqueville, bursting into flames. A crew member was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. The following day, the only survivor died from his injuries.
Crew:
EV2 Jean-Paul Colas, pilot,
Q/Me André Dieudonné Aimé Dolhant, radio operator,
S/M Liévin Émile Dumont, pilot stoker,
S/M André Charles Gaston Huet, mechanic.
Passenger:
Henri Marie Rampont, doctor.