Zone
Essonne

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Étampes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5448
Location:
Étampes-Mondésir
Essonne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Étampes-Mondésir Airport and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Karl Mössmer, pilot,
Ofw Hermann Noske, pilot,
Ofw Josef Drummer, radio operator,
Ogfr Karl Siebert, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
3022
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Location:
Warvillers
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
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
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
3007
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Location:
Fransart
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
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-Olivier LeO 45 in Remaugies: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
L-686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
150
YOM:
1940
Location:
Remaugies
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
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
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
3001
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
Location:
Sains-en-Amiénois
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
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 45 in Le Plessier-Rozainvillers: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
L-592
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
56
YOM:
1939
Location:
Le Plessier-Rozainvillers
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
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.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Ressons-sur-Matz: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
L-669
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étempes - Étempes
MSN:
133
YOM:
1940
Location:
Ressons-sur-Matz
Oise
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étempes-Mondésir Airfield at 1815LT to bomb enemy positions northeast of Amiens. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. All four crew members bailed out but the aircraft was too low so they were killed as the distance to the ground was insufficient.
Crew:
S/Lt André Charles Albert Bourges, Chief,
Adj/C Hubert Eugène Raymond Gauthier, pilot,
Sgt/C Georges Gaston Weber, bomber,
Sgt Pierre Sauveur Joseph Michel, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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