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Re: Seeing ID of crashed Bloch? probably shot down during the FC
Hello,
Just a few more informations.
Nine Curtisses took off at 17h50 when Dornier 17s of III./KG 3 bombed Suippes. They claimed six of them, but Sgt Edouard Preux was shot down at the same time by a Messerschmitt 110 (this is what he wrote in his book "quand l'avion se pilotait"), so not so far from Suippes, but i don't know the location.
Not so badly injured, Edouard Preux was treated by the group doctor, and (sorry CJE, but you're right on one point, he did none other war mission after May 10th), on may 21th, went to Chantilly when he had to pick a H-75 (n°31) for his group. He took off at the beginning of the afternoon, but before he reached to St Dizier, the new GC I/5's airfield since May 14th, he had an engine failure, and landed in German lines where he was captured.
Just hope this could help.
Friendly,
Lionel Persyn
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