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Old 5th July 2009, 18:28
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Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Hi everyone,

attached is a picture of a Do 17 of 3./KG 76 which crash-landed in France June 1940.

It looks like the aircraft code is F1+CL or GL.

Does anyone knows the correct code?
Does anyone knows near which village the aircraft came down?

I've also attached a enlargement of the picture showing the church in the background.

Kind regards & thanks in advance,
Rudi.

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Old 5th July 2009, 19:26
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Hi,

probably 04.06.40 SW of Cambrai.

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Old 5th July 2009, 23:46
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Robert,

thanks very much for your help. You're absolutely right. The church in the background of the picture is located at Flesquières, which is SW of Cambrai.

Thanks again for your help.

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Old 6th July 2009, 00:46
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Rudi...

I have a slightly clearer copy of this pic which seems to indicate the code as being F1+CL.

Regards...

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Old 6th July 2009, 03:38
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Paul,

Before we confirm this loss as F1+CL in the Revised EOE Data Base, would it be possible to see a copy (scan) of your image, which you indicate is a little clearer for showing the a/c code? Does anyone have a clear photo showing the other side of the fuselage? Also, I'd be interested in any other photos of this wreck, particularly showing the smashed front fuselage to see if it might have carried any Staffel insignia.

Thanks for your help,
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Old 6th July 2009, 06:57
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Larry,
At last happy that this church tower has been identified thanks to Rudi !
Print of this church is here :
http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Ph.../c59236_01.htm
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Old 8th July 2009, 19:13
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Paul,

There is one more line of evidence that suggests that this is F1+GL. I have quite clear photos of F1+CL as a FL, completely intact Do17z. One of the strong candidates for that one was another 3 Staffel loss the next day, 4 June. There are other possibilities for that one, but after looking closely at Paul's photo, I'm quite convinced that Rudi's photo, for which we have an identical copy from another EOE Working Group member, shows the code as being F1+GL. If anyone is aware of any other views of this one, I'd appreciate knowing about it.

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Old 8th July 2009, 20:13
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Very pleased to hear the surgery went well, but my commiserations on the chemo etc
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Larry

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Old 9th July 2009, 12:00
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Re: Do 17 of 3./KG 76 down in France June 1940

Larry, great to hear some positive news for you.
May you have a speedy recovery.
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