Crash of a Caudron C.635M Simoun in Baincthun: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1940
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pierre-Levée - Pierre-Levée
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Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
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Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Pierre-Levée Airfield (north of Coulommiers) on a communication mission over Lille. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Baincthun. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roland Hyacinthe Marie Joseph Lespagnol, pilot.
Passenger:
Cpt Bernard Nicolas Jobert.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.