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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Bussac-Forêt - Perpignan

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1939

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The airplane departed a military camp in Bussac-Forêt to be transferred to Perpignan-La Llabanere. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The airplane apparently lost a wing then entered a dive and crashed in a hilly terrain. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Adj Lucien Henri Robert Coiffier, pilot,
Sgt/C Roger Pierre Bertrand, observer,
Sgt/C Raymond Eugène Emmanuel Chrétien, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940

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P4364

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff from RAF Scampton and crash landed in a field located to the east of the aerodrome. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O B. A. Taylor,
P/O C. D. Frost,
Sgt H. G. Cumpstey,
Sgt Riddell.

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Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Caudron C.445 Goéland in Villeneuve-sur-Lot: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940 at 1940 LT

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Caudron C.440 Goéland

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T-1073

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Lanvéoc-Poulmic - Villeneuve-sur-Lot

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209

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The crew departed Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS on an evacuation mission to Villeneuve-sur-Lot. The pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed on approach to Villeneuve-sur-Lot Airport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was slightly injured.
Crew:
QM Pierre Gérard, pilot, †
QM Gaëtan Marie Barbe Mariema, radio operator, †
Pvt Barbier, mechanic,
Pvt René Félix Davau, mechanic. †

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hiesse: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9315

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Tangmere - Marseille

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The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Hiesse, some 60 km northwest of Limoges. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James McCash, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Micklethwaite, radio operator,
AC1 George Harris, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Védrines-Saint-Loup: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9351

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The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Védrines-Saint-Loup. All three crew members were killed.
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F/Lt James Wilkinson-Bell, pilot,
Sgt James Alexander Malcolm, observer,
Cpl Edward Raymond Blake, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Crozon-sur-Vauvre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9318

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The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Crozon-sur-Vauvre, some 38 km southeast from Châteauroux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Martin Field, pilot,
Sgt David Murrie, observer,
AC1 Edward Pickford, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Prunières: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9314

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The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Prunières, some 20 km east of Gap. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth G. Walker, observer,
LAC William H. Higgins, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Charroux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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