Need help translating Sütterlin? handwriting on back of Do17 photo?

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Our translators are stumped by the caption on the back of this photo. It apparently says in part: "Abgestürztes deutsches? Flugzeug..." which means "Crashed German? aircraft..." What we can't read is the location. We think that the last words give a location, but we just can't decipher that.

This print may have been developed in the Netherlands, based on the Gevaert company imprint on the back.

Can anyone help?

[Bf 110]

Hello Larry,

the last two words look like "le Grand", maybe Achiet-le-Grand in France?

Regards
Gunnar

[digedag1]

"Abgestürztes deutsches Flugzeug bei Achiete le Grand"

"Crashed german airplan at Achiete le Grand"

[Larry Hickey]

Hello Gunnar and digedag1,

Thanx for the translation. The location would indicate an incident during May or early June, 1940, during the Western Campaign. The location is in N France about 12 miles S. of Arras. This would have been a 100% write off but unfortunately we can't find any loss to 8./KG76 (code F1+HS) that might correspond to this. Does anyone have a candidate in their loss lists that might match a Do17 loss at that location?