Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Landing (descent or approach)

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L4852

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

MSN:

8867

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1939

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The airplane departed Poix-Croixrault on a reconnaissance sortie. After being damaged by the German Flak, the pilot decided to divert to Amiens for an emergency landing. On final approach to Amiens-Glisy Airport, the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were seriously injured.
Crew:
F/Lt B. B. St George Daly, pilot,
Sgt W. R. B. Currie, observer,
AC2 P. J. Blandford, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P-1 in Magrette

Date & Time: May 16, 1940 at 1310 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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L2+GR

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Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf

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The aircraft was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over the Dutch coast when it was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter. It crash landed near Magrette and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Mainbressy

Date & Time: May 16, 1940 at 1100 LT

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L4843

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

MSN:

8858

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1939

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a reconnaissance mission. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. I. C. MacPherson, pilot,
Sgt A. T. Moreland, observer,
AC2 S. Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-2 off Scheldeoord: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 1510 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+?K

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Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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The airplane departed Schiphol Airport on a reconnaissance mission when it was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed on the Schelde River off Scheldeoord. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz L. Wengert, pilot, †
Ogfr J. Wunder, observer, †
Uffz M. Stampfer, radio operator, †
Flg A. Trinkl, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Bulson: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1900 LT

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L-561

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Soissons - Soissons

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1939

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The airplane departed Soissons at 1145LT on a patrol flight with four crew members on board. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and exploded. Two crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed on a road in Bulson. Two other crew were killed.
Crew:
Adj/C Lucien Leroy, pilot, †
Lt Paul Louis Robert Joseph Jean Hugot, Chief, †
Sgt Henri Lebeaupin, radio operator,
Adj Jacquemin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Termonde: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 0810 LT

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L9180

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

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The airplane departed Poix-Croixrault on a reconnaissance mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Termonde. A crewman was killed and two others survived.
Crew:
P/O W. G. Spencer, pilot,
Sgt R. Pike, observer,
AC2 Owen Ralph Beaumont, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Sint-Kruis: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 0600 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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7A+BH

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Shot down by the pilot of a French fighter while on a reconnaissance mission. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw R. Schnegotzki, pilot,
Oblt H. Spillmann, observer,
Uffz W. Collosseus, radio operator,
Uffz W. Gers, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Texel Island

Date & Time: May 13, 1940 at 0635 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+?S

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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While on a reconnaissance mission over the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by the Dutch Flak and crashed into the Wadden Lake off Texel Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Vlijtingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2000 LT

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P6930

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