Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Warvillers
Date & Time:
Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
3022
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack German columns moving in the area of Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of five Me.109 and crashed in a field. All four crew members were injured after they successfully bailed out.
Crew:
Cpt Tournes, chief,
Adj Cros, pilot,
Adj/C Henquel, radio operator,
Sgt/C Barras, air gunner.
Crew:
Cpt Tournes, chief,
Adj Cros, pilot,
Adj/C Henquel, radio operator,
Sgt/C Barras, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
