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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a bombing mission over Saint-Valery. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Életot. All three crew members bailed out but one was killed.
Crew:
Sgt C. D. W. Bartlam, pilot,
Sgt David L. Dorris, observer, †
Sgt E. Rodgers, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1900 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8746

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a bombing mission over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O D. MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Gwyn Lewis, observer,
Sgt Alastair G. Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Torcy-le-Petit: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9323

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb a German armoured column reported near Poix-de-Picardie. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Torcy-le-Petit. Two crewmen were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Charles Powell Bomford, pilot,
Sgt Robert Anthony Bowman, pilot,
P/O Francis Edward Frayn, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a CAMS 55 in Cléon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940

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CAMS 55

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Les Mureaux - Cherbourg

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1932

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The crew departed Les Mureaux to transfer the float plane to Cherbourg on behalf of the Service Réception et Convoyage (SRC). En route, the airplane was hit by the German Flak. At low height, the mechanic was able to bail out and survived. Unfortunately, the pilot was killed as he bailed out too late and his parachute failed to open in due time.
Crew:
Sgt Louis Evrard Corrège, pilot +1.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3746

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Guerville while on a bombing mission over German positions. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris Burke, pilot,
P/O Robert Moffat, observer,
Sgt George Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard

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France

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured and became PoW.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Longueville-sur-Scie

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3686

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After departing RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission, the airplane was shot down by ground fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Longueville-sur-Scie, some 15 km south of Dieppe. All three crew members survived, the pilot was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Harold P. Pleasance, pilot,
Sgt G. A. Wilson, observer,
Sgt Peter Edward Frederick Adams, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Houppeville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1940

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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U-246

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Pithiviers - Pithiviers

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1940

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The aircraft departed Pithiviers to attack German columns near Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Houppeville, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Victor Henry Raveneau, pilot,
Lt Jean-Gabriel Albert Delperié, observer,
Sgt Marcel Pierre Béguier, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Oliver LeO 451 in Le Caule-Sainte-Beuve: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1845 LT

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Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)

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L-565

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1939

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Le Caule-Sainte-Beuve

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France

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The airplane departed Chartres on a bombing mission over Abbeville. Around 1845LT, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. With the right engine on fire, it crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. Two crew members were uninjured, one was seriously wounded and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Charles Bernard Henri Marie Victoire d'Irumberry de Salaberry, pilot,
Lt Geoffroy Marie Justinien de la Tour du Pin Verclause, observer,
Sgt André Rey, bomber,
Sgt Pierre Dauge, radio operator. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Rouen

Date & Time: May 23, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9243

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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After being damaged by Flak, the crew diverted to Rouen Airport where the airplane crashed upon landing. Two crew members were injured and a third was unhurt.
Crew:
P/O G. W. S. Ritchie, pilot,
Sgt R. N. Wells, observer,
LAC G. C. P. Haines, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.