Seeking info and/or photos of 25.05.40 crash of 1./KG3 Do17Z in the area E of Villers-Brulin, 20 km NE of Arras, France

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Peter Cornwell has updated our EoE LW Loss Report on this incident:

"25 May 1940 Western Campaign: 1./KG3 Dornier Do17Z-2. Engaged by GC I/8 south-east of Amiens and shot down by Sgt Corrin and S/Lt Gouachon east of Villers-Brûlin, 20 km north-east of Arras, 7.15 p.m. FF Fw Siegfried Elsner killed, HB Fw Helmut Kretzscher and BM Fw Heinrich Richter both baled out slightly wounded, BF Obergefr Wilhelm Mergenthaler believed baled out badly wounded – admitted to field hospital near Poix. Aircraft 100% write-off."

Previously we thought that this was the crash of 5K+EH, but we now believe that information is inaccurate, and that 5K+EH crashed in Belgium. Does anyone have any photos or further info on this loss? Have there perhaps been photos of Do17 crashes with location captions that might represent this loss?

Any help would be appreciated.