Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 near Amiens

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-609
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
MSN:
73
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chartres to attack armored columns between Amiens and Abbeville when it was shot down by a German fighter. All four crew members bailed out and survived. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
S/Lt Rapoport, chief,
Adj Loiseleux, pilot,
Sgt Callac, radio operator,
Sgt Le Mezo, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Le Plessier-Rozainvillers: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-592
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
56
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack enemy troops located northeast of Amiens. It was shot down by a group of Me.109 and crashed in Le Plessier-Rozainvillers. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Jean Henri Joseph Debrock, Chief,
Adj/C Robert Henri Allaire, pilot,
Asgt/C Pierre Augustin Thouron, radio navigator,
Adj Rodolphe Joseph Blanquart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Oliver LeO 451 in Wanel: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-560
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Orléans - Orléans
MSN:
24
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Orléans-Bricy Airbase on a bombing mission over enemy troops based near Amiens. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Wanel, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Adj Robert Mathonnière, Chief,
Lt Etienne Dominique Filippi, pilot, †
Cpl/C Edmond Julien Lucien Dumont, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Cpl/C Edouard Jacquemin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Grattepanche: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-652
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
116
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Engaged in a bombing mission over Amiens, the airplane was shot down by Me.109 and crashed northeast of Grattepanche, near the Bois de Camont. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt André René Louis Mazerolles, Chief,
Adj/C Jean Alfred Célicourt Daniel, pilot,
Sgt/C Pierre Peyron, radio operator,
Sgt/C Marcel Jean Baptiste Sylvain Rose, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Ressons-sur-Matz: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-669
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
133
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield at 1815LT to bomb enemy positions northeast of Amiens. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. All four crew members bailed out but the aircraft was too low so they were killed as the distance to the ground was insufficient.
Crew:
S/Lt André Charles Albert Bourges, Chief,
Adj/C Hubert Eugène Raymond Gauthier, pilot,
Sgt/C Georges Gaston Weber, bomber,
Sgt Pierre Sauveur Joseph Michel, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Malassise: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-645
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
109
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Engaged in a bombing mission over Abbeville, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Malassise. A crewman was seriously injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
Adj Abel Verna, pilot,
S/Lt Pierre Ernest Scavizzi, chief, †
Sgt Jean Eugène Olivier Désiré Desesquelle, radio operator, †
Sgt Guy Léon Charles Champenois, bomber. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Cahon-Gouy: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-664
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lézignan-Corbières - Lézignan-Corbières
MSN:
128
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Lézignan-Corbières on a bombing mission. After being shot down by the German Flak and with the right engine on fire, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. Three crew members bailed out but two were killed. The fourth occupant remained on board and was killed.
Crew:
Lt Pierre Marie Henri Sabourdy, pilot, †
Adj Pierre Antoine Tourres, pilot, †
Sgt André Bozon, radio operator,
Sgt/C Ferdinand Marius Moser, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Plan de Dieu

Date & Time: May 28, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-570
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Plan de Dieu - Plan de Dieu
MSN:
34
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff for unknown reasons. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sgt Petermann, pilot,
Sgt Cadamont, mechanic,
Pvt Conquet, radio operator,
Adj Voisine, bomber.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Le Vallon: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940 at 1145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-748
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Le Vallon - Le Vallon
MSN:
212
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Dussans, pilot,
S/Lt Henri Pierre Carail, Chief,
Sgt/C Marcel Justin Jean Bros, mechanic.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Vélizy-Villacoublay: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1940 at 1105 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-850
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay - Vélizy-Villacoublay
MSN:
314
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight after the airplane just came out from manufacture. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing to a height of 15 metres, one of the engine lost power and emitted black smoke. The pilot retracted the landing gear to pass over the Bois du Loup Pendu but the airplane losing height, he lowered the gear when the airplane veered to the right and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lucien Louis Ciavarini, pilot,
Constant François Camus, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons.