Crash of an Amiot 354 in Vauxrezis: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-108
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Ferté-Gaucher - La Ferté-Gaucher
MSN:
38
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an offensive reconnaissance mission over Givet, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vauxrezis. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Maurice Jean Marie Lafargue, pilot,
Lt Pierre Eugène Marchand, bomber,
Adj/C Georges Ludovic Charles Sere, radio operator,
Sgt/C Marcel Léon Joseph Galerneau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Amiot 143 in Seraucourt-le-Grand: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E-404
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nangis - Nangis
MSN:
133
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nangis Airfield on a bombing mission over the area of Soissons. While cruising south of St Quentin, it was shot down by Flak and crashed. Three crew members bailed out and survived while two others were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Veron, Chief,
Sgt Gabriel Nicolas Hoffmann, pilot, †
Adj Guy Saulou, radio operator,
Adj Pierre Minondo, air gunner, †
Sgt Daniel Carré, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Brissy-Hamégicourt: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 2330 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N1380
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
MSN:
1544
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2029LT to bomb a bridge over the River Oise near Ribemont. While cruising south of Saint-Quentin, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Brissy-Hamégicourt, some 10 km southeast of Saint-Quentin. All five crewmen were killed.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/Lt David W. H. Owen, pilot,
P/O Dennis F. S. Holbrook, pilot,
Sgt Duncan H. J. Barrett, observer,
LAC Reginald J. Newberry, wireless operator,
AC2 Michael D. Dolan, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-573
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Orléans - Orléans
MSN:
37
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 Orléans-Bricy to bomb a German column located near Saint Quentin. Ir was shot down by the pilot of a German Me.109 and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj André Louis Michelet, Chief,
Sgt Antoni Benoît Ghislain Servais, pilot,
Sgt/C Gilbert Lucien Roques, radio operator,
Adj Paul Augé, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 1145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-638
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Orléans - Orléans
MSN:
102
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Orléans-Bricy AFB to bomb a column of tanks east of Saint Quentin. While attacked by Me.109, the pilot elected to evacuate the area. Flying at a too low altitude, the airplane collided with power lines and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj André René Lucien Vuathelot, pilot,
Adj Jacques Louis Mac-Guiness, pilot,
Adj Raymond Eugène Maffat, radio operator,
Sgt Henri Hippolyte Legrand, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with power cables.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in La Vallée-au-Blé: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-099
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
79
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on a road, bursting into flames. Two crew members bailed out and became PoW and two others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Jean-Charles Joseph Dagnaux, Chief, †
Lt Frank Fremond, pilot,
Adj Maurice Louis Lavolley, bomber, †
Sgt/C Raymond Lucien Georges Regnault, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Rogécourt

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 1325 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-610
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Persan-Beaumont - Persan-Beaumont
MSN:
74
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Persan-Beaumont at 1100LT to attack German columns between Trélon and Chimay, Belgium. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in an open field located in Rogécourt, bursting into flames. All four crew members bailed out and were injured.
Crew:
Cdt Pierre Nicolas Schmitter, pilot,
S/Lt Fernand Macombe, observer,
Sgt René Vergnet, radio operator,
Sgt Émile Panay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-576
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Persan-Beaumont - Persan-Beaumont
MSN:
40
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Persan-Beaumont Airfield at 1140LT to attack German columns between Guise and Bohain-en-Vermandois. Over Montcornet, it was shot down by Flak and crashed in a field located in Macquigny. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Aimé Louis Masclaud, Chief,
Cpt André Victor Raymond Rocher, pilot,
Adj/C Roger Louis Lambert, radio operator,
Cpl/C Yves Marie Joseph Le Goyat, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-658
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Persan-Beaumont - Persan-Beaumont
MSN:
122
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 Persan-Beaumont at 1100LT to attack enemy columns between Trélon and Chimay, Belgium. It was shot down by Flak and crashed near Esquéhéries. One crew member survived after he bailed out while three others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Gilbert Marcel Boudot, Chief, †
Sgt/C Gérard Louis Marcel Gombert, pilot, †
Sgt/C Pierre Le Guellec, radio operator,
Adj/C Louis René Gast, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lappion: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4904
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
MSN:
9386
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Watton to bomb troops based in Gembloux, Belgium. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near Laon. All three crew members survived, one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt L. H. Watkins, pilot,
Sgt David John Lees, observer,
LAC Kenneth Gordon Reed, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.