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Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Offoy: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bloch MB.210
Operator:
Registration:
E-728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
55
YOM:
1938
Location:
Offoy
Oise
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Pont-sur-Yonne on a bombing mission over bridges located in Péronne. After being shot down by the German Flak, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in flames in a swampy area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Roger Colombo, pilot,
Lt Jean Maurice Antoine Soltner, pilot,
Sgt Pierre Beaufrère, radio operator,
Adj Paul Louis François Veit, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Irsch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bloch MB.210
Operator:
Registration:
E-858
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
185
YOM:
1939
Location:
Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt
Pas-de-Calais
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 Pont-sur-Yonne on a bombing mission over Cambrai. It attacked two enemy airplane then was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C Albert Moulinier, pilot,
S/Lt Paul Auguste Elie Emery, observer,
Adj/C Robert Martial Paris, radio operator,
Cpl Pierre Albert Dulau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bloch MB.210 in Pont-sur-Yonne: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bloch MB.210
Operator:
Registration:
E-647
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pont-sur-Yonne - Pont-sur-Yonne
MSN:
170
YOM:
1939
Location:
Pont-sur-Yonne
Yonne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
600
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1230
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in Pont-sur-Yonne following a bombing mission over Guise. Upon a night landing, the airplane was not properly aligned and landed to the right of the landing area, colliding with two LeO 45. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames. All five crew members were injured, two seriously. The captain died from injuries sustained on June 26, 1940.
Crew:
S/Lt Paul Etienne Joseph Roure, pilot, †
Sgt/C Suau, pilot,
Lt Terrien, observer,
Sgt Ficheux, air gunner,
Cpl Gardiol, air gunner.
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