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

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1940 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3817
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
Location:
Nonancourt
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Nonancourt, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Clive Robinson Wylie, pilot,
Sgt James W. Harris, observer,
Sgt Thomas Arthur Thomas, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Martin 167A3 Maryland in Laucourt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1940 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin 167 Maryland
Operator:
Registration:
26
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Nonancourt - Nonancourt
Location:
Laucourt
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nonancourt on an observation mission over Roye when it was shot down by the German Flak. With one engine on fire, it exploded in the air and crashed in Laucourt. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henri Paul Chommeloux, pilot,
S/Lt Yves Henri Laurent Le Marchand de Trigon, observer,
Sgt/C Henry Pierre Bufferne, radio operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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