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Re: French airman grave
Problem is that the IR 38 was nowhere near the area where Raphenne died. It was in western France (Tours, Cher, Indre and Vienne being the last areas during June 1940).
After the armistice, the unit went to the Gironde area (between Bordeaux and the Atlantic coast), and there is another French pilot who died on 24 June 1940 in this area, but he was not a member from the Armée de l'Air, but belonged to the Aéronautique Navale (the French Fleet Air Arm).
Second-maitre Henri Charles Pivet of escadrille AC5 was killed when his Morane 406 was shot down by Flak during a strafing pass on the German troops that had just occupied the fort of Le Chay at Royan, on the northern shore of the Gironde. The Morane (serial unknown) crashed close to the fort.
This occured at 1430 hrs, while Raphenne was killed at 1930 hrs, so the latter is still the last French pilot KIA during the campaign.
Edited:
I found one diary of a German officer belonging to 1./IR 38 who said he was in Royan in end June and July 1940. So it is very probable the picture was taken there, and is Pivet's one.
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