Ardennes

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L4843

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

MSN:

8858

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1939

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a reconnaissance mission. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. I. C. MacPherson, pilot,
Sgt A. T. Moreland, observer,
AC2 S. Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 16, 1940

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L9411

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Bombing

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Plivot - Plivot

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over Montherme. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Floing, north of Sedan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Mitchell Alves De Souza, pilot,
Sgt Edmund Winchester Tough, observer,
AC2 William John McCarthy, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Sedan

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1930 LT

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Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)

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L8738

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a bombing mission over Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilote of a Me.109 and crash landed in a field. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sgt Johnny J. Outhwaite, pilot,
Sgt E. Broadland, observer,
AC1 Jack E. Bartley, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1900 LT

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Registration:

L-561

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Soissons - Soissons

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1939

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The airplane departed Soissons at 1145LT on a patrol flight with four crew members on board. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and exploded. Two crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed on a road in Bulson. Two other crew were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Lucien Leroy, pilot, †
Lt Paul Louis Robert Joseph Jean Hugot, Chief, †
Sgt Henri Lebeaupin, radio operator,
Adj Jacquemin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Sedan: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1830 LT

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L9217

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the district of Torcy, in the west part of the city. A crewman was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Roy Mullins, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Lowe, observer,
AC2 Patrick Aherne, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Sedan

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1745 LT

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L9214

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. All three crew members evacuated safely and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. O. M. Wright, pilot,
Sgt J. Fancy, observer,
LAC W. W. Street, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1640 LT

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L9464

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Bombing

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Condé-Vraux - Condé-Vraux

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The airplane departed Condé-Vraux on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Glaire-et-Villette, in the north outskirts of Sedan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Bromley Jordan, pilot,
Sgt Paul McKelvie Southwood, observer,
LAC Thomas Wilfred Brown, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Sauville: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1620 LT

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N6223

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Plivot - Plivot

MSN:

9320

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Bois de la Cassine, near Sauville. Two crew members were uninjured while a third was killed.
Crew:
Sgt N. E. Brady, pilot,
Sgt G. A. Willsher, observer,
LAC Stanley A. Maddox, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Vrigne-aux-Bois: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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P6926

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Bombing

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