Messerschmitt 110 loss - May 1940, Sercus, France

[Andy Saunders]

Thank you for the input here Norbert, Marcel and Evegny.

All we know is that at least one crewman died by the evidence of the remains of one Luftwaffe flying boot found in the wreckage. Local information stated that one was killed, the other baled out. However, it is not safe to place absolute reliance on local information - especially after 70 years. In this case, though, it is all we have. We were also told that it happened not long before the Germans came through on the ground and I think that, at least, is pretty reliable information. Evidence in the wreckage of heavy-duty shrapnel damage (at least, damage that was not caused by RAF .303 impacts) was found in the wing spar. That is as much as we have!