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| Date: | Wednesday 8 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Morane-Saulnier MS 406 |
| Owner/operator: | GC II/6 Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | n° 98 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vouarces airfield, near Anglure, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Vouarces airfield, |
On 8 May 1940 Sgt Wladimir Dambrine of GC II/6 crashed on landing on Vouarces airfield, near Anglure, for an unknown reason. His Morane 406 n°98 was wrecked but he was unhurt.
Sources:
"Ils étaient là. L’Armée de l’Air septembre 1939 - juin 1940", by Jacqueline and Paul Martin, ISBN 2-9514567-2-7
"The Battle of France Then and Now", by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
https://www.bibert.fr/Joseph_Bibert_fichiers/Victoires.htm
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vouarces
http://www.maplandia.com/france/champagne-ardenne/marne/epernay/vouarces/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2018 20:51 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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