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Crash of a Martin 167F Maryland in Mantes-la-Jolie

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
120
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an attack of enemy troops over Abbeville, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to Mantes-la-Jolie but the aircraft crashed upon landing and was destroyed. One crew was seriously injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Dezellis +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.