Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3692
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. One crew was injured and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Vaughan Gothrik Welsby Engstrom, pilot,
Sgt Michael Richardson Chouler, observer,
Sgt Donald Liddle, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Mézières-en-Santerre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-574
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dole - Dole
MSN:
38
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 Dole-Tavaux Airport to attack German columns moving in the area of Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed between the villages of Mézières-en-Santerre and Beaucourt-en-Santerre. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Yves Léon Jacques André Saussine, chief,
Sgt/C Alphonse César Paumier, pilot,
Sgt/C Maurice Victor Sylvestre Gentier, radio operator,
Sgt Maurice Daniel Arachequesne, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Warvillers

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
3022
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack German columns moving in the area of Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of five Me.109 and crashed in a field. All four crew members were injured after they successfully bailed out.
Crew:
Cpt Tournes, chief,
Adj Cros, pilot,
Adj/C Henquel, radio operator,
Sgt/C Barras, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Fransart: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
3007
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack German columns moving in the area of Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Fransart. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Raymond Pierre François Puech, chief,
Adj Joseph Antoine Marie Colomer, pilot,
Sgt André Robert Maurice Dartige, radio operator,
Adj/C Pierre Lucien André Labiche, bomb aimer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Oliver LeO 451 in Beuvraignes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-807
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
271
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a mission to attack German troops located in the area of Chaulnes when it was shot down by enemy fire. All four crew members bailed out and the airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. One crew was injured.
Crew:
Lt Millet, chief,
Adj/C Magnan, pilot,
Sgt/C Caudry, radio operator,
Adj/C Proteau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Gruny: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-796
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oysonville - Oysonville
MSN:
260
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Oysonville to attack German troops located in the area of Chaulnes. In the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Anthony Bienvenu de Solde, pilot, †
Adj/C Marcel Henri Ernest Canaux, bomb aimer, †
Adj Jean Favre-Bulle, radio operator,
Adj/C André Pierre Jean, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Remaugies: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L-686
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
150
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 Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack German columns moving in the area of Chaulnes. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a huge explosion. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Georges Antoine Marius Paulet, Chief,
Adj Marcel Joseph Gabriel Gatinois, pilot,
Sgt/C René Jules Bernard Midonnet, radio operator,
Sgt Lucien Laberty, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Oliver LeO 451 in Sains-en-Amiénois: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 2000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
3001
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack enemy troops located northeast of Amiens. It was shot down by a group of Me.109, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near a wooded area located in Sains-en-Amiénois. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Cdt Paul Bertrand Berdoulat, Chief, †
Cpt Pierre-Maurice Hilaire Maury, pilot, †
Adj/C Henri Meyzonnade, radio operator,
Sgt Justin René Salesses, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 near Amiens

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-609
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
MSN:
73
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chartres to attack armored columns between Amiens and Abbeville when it was shot down by a German fighter. All four crew members bailed out and survived. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
S/Lt Rapoport, chief,
Adj Loiseleux, pilot,
Sgt Callac, radio operator,
Sgt Le Mezo, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 in Le Plessier-Rozainvillers: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-592
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
56
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 Étempes-Mondésir Airfield to attack enemy troops located northeast of Amiens. It was shot down by a group of Me.109 and crashed in Le Plessier-Rozainvillers. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Jean Henri Joseph Debrock, Chief,
Adj/C Robert Henri Allaire, pilot,
Asgt/C Pierre Augustin Thouron, radio navigator,
Adj Rodolphe Joseph Blanquart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.