rof120
Many thanks for pointing out to SHD archive! I was not aware that documents of Armée de l'air were digitized.
Bertrand
Thanks a lot! I think we can put the puzzle together now.
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Originally Posted by Bertrand H
We can guess that the losses occured night of 15/16 october
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I do not know what time frame was covered in French reports. But in similar LW daily reports (well known
Lageberichte IV. Fl.Korps, for example) all missions which started before midnight are covered so that in report, say, for 16 October, the missions of 16th and the night 16/17th would be described.
Both Potez 637's were lost during the day of 16, not during the night. Both of these losses do match with Flak and fighter claims. We could presume that the British aircraft mentioned is Whitley of 77 Sqn lost during the night 15-16 October, but most probably it was Blenheim of 57 Sqn shot down by fighters in the afternoon of 16th. So Amiot 143 most probably also took off some time in the evening of 16 October and failed to return.
To sum it up French Journal de Marche confirms information from Lagebericht and the correct date of loss is the night 16-17 October