Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

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P4927

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Wyton - Wyton

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9409

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Archibald Donald Rice, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Moffatt, observer,
Sgt D. E. Peters, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT

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P4917

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Wyton - Wyton

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9399

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Peter Frank Travers Wakeford, pilot,
Sgt A. F. Wallace, observer,
Sgt B. C. Baker, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT

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L8827

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the German Flak, it crash landed in a field. One crew evaded and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Brian Paddon, pilot,
Sgt V. C. Salvage, observer,
Sgt T. A. Foreman, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT

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R3692

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Wyton - Wyton

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