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Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland in Beugneux: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
133
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Survivors:
Yes
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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.