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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a positioning flight to Abbeville. While cruising northeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O F. D. Dawson-Jones, pilot,
Sgt W. Baxter, observer,
LAC C. G. Watts, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Landrecies: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P6917

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Wyton – Abbeville

MSN:

9442

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a positioning flight to Abbeville. While cruising northeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Paul Geoffrey Chapman, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Ernest Colbourn, observer,
LAC Ernest John Fagg, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Fokker F3 in Landrecies: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1925 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F3

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Registration:

H-NABM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

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Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Brussels – Paris

MSN:

1502

YOM:

1920

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En route from Brussels to Paris-Le Bourget, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog. The aircraft was too low and the pilot was apparently attempting to gain height when the right wing impacted trees. The aircraft lost height and crashed in the forest of Mormal, north of Landrecies, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hendrik Klunder, pilot.
Passengers:
L. P. A. van den Brandeler,
H. Groginsky,
J. T. J. Labouchère.

Probable cause:

According to the operator, the accident was caused by the failure of an aileron in flight.