Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Courjumelles: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 20, 1940 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-573
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Orléans - Orléans
MSN:
37
YOM:
1939
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.
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.
