27th December 2016, 04:38
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Mysterious Wellesley 20/05/1940
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Originally Posted by Alex Smart
Hello,
Hope you all had a GREAT Christmas.
Do I see the number "6" on the leading edge of the wing ?
Might help identify its crew.
Alex
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From The Battle of France Then and Now by Peter Cornwell
p. 451 [Sunday June 9]
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AB1 Vought 156F (8) Believed shot down by ground-fire near Forges-les Eaux following attack on motorised columns advancing between Abbeville and Rouen 4.40pm. Force-landed on the banks of the Seine near Deauville. SM Buhot-Launay and EV1 du Bessey de Contenson unhurt. Aircraft 6 a write-off
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