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Hello Alex

Few infos

At 12.25, 7 pilots of III/7 take off from Vitry-le-François to the North to protect the slow Amiot 143 of GB I & II/34 and II/38 which will go to bomb the bridge of the Meuse (Maas) in the sector of Flize-Sedan, where the Spearhead of XIX Army Corps (mot) of Guderian a long time ago have crossed the Meuse (Maas) with their Panzers and have let Sedan behind them.

At 12h30, the 1 Pz. Div of Kirchner (a part of XIX Army Corps (mot)) has already reached Malmy, and almost finished to take Chemery. After a technical little stop it will reach easily Vendresse, 35 minutes after

At 12h45/50 our 7 French pilots arrived over the sector (level 1500/1800 m), over them, there are some dog fights between D520, Bloch 152 and in other part Bf 109 and Me 110. Under them The Hs 126 attached to the panzer divisionen are spying giving infos also for the units of Stukas which wait for the positions of French army for diving.

The French pilots of III/7 are:
1 section with Adj/C Bertrand-Cne Bouvarre-Slt Billoin,
Pair 1 with Cne Lacombe-Sgt Berthet
Pair 2 with Adj Littolff-Slt Mourier
Adj/C Bertrand who is leading the section, has also the mission to relate by « radiophonie » what happen. As Cdt Crémont the “Boss” of III/7 has written in his diary, he can hear perfectly in his Post of Control and can follow the progress of the mission…

12h54, Adj/C Bertrand saw the first Hs 126, he attacks with Slt Billoin by one side, Adj Littolff, Slt Mourier attack it in other side, Cne Bouvarre protect the attack. The Hs126 force landed at the east of the route nationale 77 at the north of Chemery where the Motorized Flak is already in action (Flak 83 light).
Claim for: Adj/C Bertrand, Slt Billoin, Adj Littolff, Slt Mourier

13h00 The 7pilots of III/7 attack it in noria. Sgt Berthet who attack the last, see a part of the fin to detach, the crew bail out.
Claim for: Cne Bouvarre, Cne Lacombe, Slt Mourier, Slt Billoin, Adj/C Bertrand, Adj Littolff, Sgt Berthet.

13h12 claim for Cne Lacombe, Slt Mourier, Adj Littolff, Sgt Berthet.
13h25 claim for Cne Bouvarre, Cne Lacombe, Slt Mourier, Slt Billoin, Adj/C Bertrand, Adj Littolff, Sgt Berthet.

The French Pilots begin their comeback 10/15 minutes after the last victory.
Sorry Alex but I can’t tell all the story I must keep some for my article.

Alex, about the names of the crews of Hs126, I have only who were wounded or dead…

Thank you.