Ardennes

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N6230

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Bombing

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Plivot - Plivot

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9327

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O J. O. B. Power,
Sgt D. T. Stuart-Harris,
AC1 W. Parker.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Attigny

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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P6889

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9414

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Flying over Ardennes, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Attigny. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Cater,
Sgt Crossland,
AC1 Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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N6210

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Bombing

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9309

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. It crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching the target, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Stephen Gregory Rose, pilot,
Sgt David Allan Ashton, observer,
LAC Ernest Neptune Edwards, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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L8742

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Gerald Maxwell Gilmore, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Robert Arthur Dalton Pearce, observer,
AC1 Alfred George Wilson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P1 in Coulommes-et-Marqueny: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1940 at 0645 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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G1+GA

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Coulommes-et-Marqueny

Ardennes

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France

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Europe

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The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a combat mission over the Ardennes. It was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed near Coulommes-et-Marqueny. Three crew members escaped but were later captured and became PoW. Two other crewmen were seriously injured and died few hours later from injuries sustained.
Crew (KG 55)
Ogefr H. Bell, †
Fw W. Wolter, †
Obrlt Dieter Clemm Von Hohnenberg,
Uffz H. Strobl,
Gefr F. Manner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Bloch MB.200 in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1935

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Bloch MB.200

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Military

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Reims - Reims

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A group of 12 Bloch MB.200 (four squads of three airplanes) departed Reims Airbase on a bomber exercise. En route to the north, the formation entered thick clouds (cumulus) when two airplanes collided, dove into the ground and crashed in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois. All 10 crew members on board both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Pilleux, pilot,
Sgt Aubian, pilot,
Sgt Porteret, pilot,
Sgt Cailleux, radio operator,
Adj Maupin, mechanic.

Crash of a Bloch MB.200 in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1935

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Bloch MB.200

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Military

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