Unit of MS406C No 836 destroyed in hangar in Dijon France

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Can anyone ID the unit to which this MS406C belonged?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_1537wt_938

This was taken on or after 14.5.40, and probably was as a result of a Luftwaffe bombing attack.

Regards,

[CJE]

Hi Larry,
As far as I can ascertain, its unit and fate are unknown.

Chris

[Dan Gilberti]

Hi,
Note theses Photos from Dijon Airfield are know, one was published in Foto Archiv Modelle Magazin n°4 (alba) page 34.
I have diverses pics in my collection.


Look for details on my page :
http://www.ba102.fr/LIEUX-HISTOIRE/B...2010%20Mai.htm

For moment better ident it's 2 Ms 406 in storage in CES 5/508 (Repair unit)

First : 836: it has nothing on this bird, which had perhaps never reached an operational unit, taking into account 16 March 1940 alone, several hypotheses are possible: just before an assignment is stored or maintained shop for recurrent failure.

Second : 34?:
For Elimination: 340 Turkey, 341, 343 Indochina, 342 lost in Chartres (known in photo), the 344, 346 in North Africa, the 349 GC III / 7 and the free zone at the Armistice .
>> That leaves the 345 (known in Dijon at one time or another in 1940, 347 (GC III / 3 6th esc. Fate unknown), 348 (GC III / 3 6th Sqn coded "5").
>> The plane is one of the two. The latter figure is not an 8...
The author in the Fotoarchiv give 342, i don't think so, for me on diverses pics its certainly the 347 . a record it's know for 348 in III / 3 circa20 May 1940.

Bsrg, Dan