Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Tagnon: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 10, 1940
Registration:
L-550
Survivors:
No
MSN:
14
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Tagnon, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Philippe Charles Adrien Georges Riche, pilot,
Sgt Guy Marie Camille Meynard de Chabannes, pilot,
Sgt Roger André Louis Weiler, radio operator,
Cpl/C Lucien Louis Vridaud, air gunner.
Crew:
S/Lt Philippe Charles Adrien Georges Riche, pilot,
Sgt Guy Marie Camille Meynard de Chabannes, pilot,
Sgt Roger André Louis Weiler, radio operator,
Cpl/C Lucien Louis Vridaud, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.