Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Agnicourt-et-Séchelles: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1942 at 0326 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6124
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Agnicourt-et-Séchelles, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Arnold foster Cheetham, pilot,
Sgt Basil Ernest Smith, flight engineer,
F/O Kenneth William Byron Moodie, observer,
F/Sgt Victor Carriline, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Bertram Pomeroy, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Francis Derek Jago, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Arthur Shaw, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Crécy-sur-Serre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1942 at 1520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6380
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Crécy-sur-Serre, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Alfons Janning, pilot,
Ogfr Erwin Beckstädter, observer,
Fw Georg Minnecker, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Müller, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3307
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Jürgen Kübel, pilot,
Ogfr Karl Fücker, observer,
Gefr Leopold Breier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hermann Janicke, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2892
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Weyharer, pilot,
Ogfr Erich Weikert, observer,
Gefr Sepp Rampf, radio operator,
Ogfr Willi Gaul, mechanic.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland in Brécy: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
154
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Châteauroux - Châteauroux
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Châteauroux Airport to attack German troops in the region of Château-Thierry and Oulchy-le-Château. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in an open field. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Lt Edouard Seguin, pilot, †
Sgt Jean Marie Masson, pilot, †
Sgt/C Guenou, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland in Beugneux: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
133
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission over armored columns in the region of Reims when it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Beugneux. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt Daniel Davan, pilot,
Adj/C Marius Philippe Barraud, pilot, †
Sgt Henri Eusèbe Oscar Panier, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Martin 167A3 Maryland in Chivres-Val: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
140
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Évreux - Évreux
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Évreux-Saint-André Airfield on a bombing mission over enemy positions in Pont-d'Arcy. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed, bursting into flames. A crew survived after he bailed out while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Georges Charles Eugène Marie Pollet, pilot, †
Sgt Marie Albert Victor Rey, pilot, †
Sgt Martin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Mercin-et-Vaux: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
U-241
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pithiviers - Pithiviers
MSN:
26
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Mercin-et-Vaux. Two crew members were killed and a third was uninjured.
Crew:
Cpt Provoost, pilot,
Adj François Joseph Léon Montrozier, observer, †
Sgt/C Dominique Antoine Folacci, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston near Clastres AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
U-220
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed and burned on the shore of a canal located near the Clastres AFB. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj Louis Albert Beyney, pilot,
Sgt/C Pierre Jules Lajule, radio operator,
Adj Joseph Marcel Picart, observer.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Pommiers: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher
MSN:
14
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to his bas in La Ferté-Gaucher following a bombing mission south of Péronne. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Pommiers. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Robert Marie Edouard Pasteau, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Guy Albert Gimel, pilot,
Sgt Robert Charles Raymond Gonzalvez, radio operator,
Sgt Claude René Roques, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.