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18 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P6917 15 Sqn RAF 3 near Landrecies, 12 km NE of Cateau-Cambrecies, Nord w/o
18 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8853 15 Sqn RAF 2 Preux-au-Bois, NE of Arras, 5 km NW of Landrecies, Nord w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1607 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF 0 north of Vimy, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2430 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF 1 Brebières near Vitry-en-Artois, SE of Douai, Pas de Calais w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1600 253 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 Merville, Nord department, Hauts-de-France region w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1655 253 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 Vitry-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France w/o
18 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3702 59 Sqn RAF 2 Maubray, Tournai, Hainaut w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2142 229 Sqn RAF 0 Vitry-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France w/o
18 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1856 1 Sqn RAF 0 St. Quentin, Aisne, Hauts de France w/o
18 May 1940 Supermarine Walrus Mk I P5647 700 Sqn FAA RN 2 Malangen Fjord, 32 miles south west of Tromsø, w/o
18 May 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 ????? 823 Sqn FAA RN 2 North Sea, off the Norwegian coast w/o
18 May 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 ????? 823 Sqn FAA RN 0 North Sea off the Isle of Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland w/o
18 May 1940 Travel Air 4000 NC…. Private 1 Near Palmetto, Fl w/o
18 May 1940 Polikarpov I-15 2711 ROC Air Force - 5th Aviation Group 1 Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province w/o
18 May 1940 Junkers Ju-52/3m 9P+EM Luftwaffe 0 Philippeville Airfield w/o
18 May 1940 Dornier Do 17Z U5+JP 6./KG 2 Luftwaffe 1 near Chauny w/o
19 May 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1417 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 2 Wilbers Farm, De Kleft, 1 km East of Bakel-Milheeze, Noord-Brabant w/o
19 May 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1408 51 Sqn RAF 0 Kolenfeld, Wunstorf, Niedersachsen w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1290 26 Sqn RAF 2 Authie-Thièvres road, 1 km West of Authie, Somme Department w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N2193 26 Sqn RAF 0 Authie w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1202 26 Sqn RAF 2 Neuvilly w/o
19 May 1940 Morane-Saulnier MS 406 Armée de l'air E Guise w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1306? 4 Sqn RAF 2 near Roubaix, Lille, Marq-en-Bareuil/Bondues w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1305 4 Sqn RAF 2 near Warmbrechies, North of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts de France w/o
19 May 1940 AFN Les Mureaux 115 51 GAO 501 Armée de l'Air 0 Boves 6 km south-east of Amiens w/o
19 May 1940 Potez 63.11 580 GR I/36 Armée de l'air 0 Signy l'Abbaye w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2547 85 Sqn RAF 0 2 miles SW of Lille w/o
19 May 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1033 64 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England w/o
19 May 1940 E.K.W. C-35 C-171 Swiss Air Force 2 Lake Zugersee, ZG w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Demon A1-13 1 SFTS RAAF 1 Werribee, VIC w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2562 85 Sqn RAF 1 near Lille, Nord Department, Hauts de France w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2551 85 Sqn RAF 0 nr Lille /Seclin w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2923 85 Sqn RAF 0 near Lille w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P3535 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF 1 Oisy-le-Verger, Pas-de-Calais, 20 miles from Bachy w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P2805 1 Sqn RAF 0 Montapeine and Rougeville, 5 km E of La Ferte-sous-Jourre w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2462 32 Sqn RAF 0 Maroilles, near Le Cateau, Nord Deparment, Hauts-de-France w/o
19 May 1940 Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk III Type C P9308 PDU RAF 1 Rue Forzeau/Rue Estafflers, Templeuve, Tournai, Hainaut w/o
19 May 1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7363 206 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea, 31 miles North West of Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2600 145 Sqn RAF 0 Groenenboomgaardstraat, Pamel-Roosdaal, Flemish Brabant w/o
19 May 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1376 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 Goch, near Wesel, district of Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2439 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF 1 Biache-Saint-Vaast, Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2520 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 Merville, Nord department, Hauts-de-France region w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5538 12 Sqn RAF 1 Horn Wood in Ménil-Lépinois, North-East of Warmeriville, Ardennes w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I N2178 12 Sqn RAF 1 Cauroy, 20 km SE of Rethel, Ardennes w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2525 17 Sqn RAF 0 near Cambrai, Nord 59 w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I K7696 142 Sqn RAF 0 Hirson, near Bosmont-sur-Serre, Aisne, east of Marle w/o
19 May 1940 De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth N9448 81 Sqn RAF 0 Pérrone airfield, Somme department in Hauts-de-France w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I K9348 88 Sqn RAF 0 Hirson, near Bosmont-sur-Serre, Aisne, east of Marle, Picardy w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I P5235 150 Sqn RAF 0 Le Chene Tonneau, Barby, 3 miles W of Rethel, Rheims, Ardennes w/o
19 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II 16 Sqn RAF 2 between Bertangles and Amiens/Glisy, w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I P5238 142 Sqn RAF 1 Epernay Aerodrome, Plivot, Marne w/o
19 May 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5226 142 Sqn RAF 1 Montcornet, near Dagny-Lambercy, 13 km SE of Vervins, Aisne w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2331 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn RAF 0 Cambrai-Arras Road, near Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais 62 w/o
19 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1612 87 Sqn RAF 1 near Fenain, 16 km E of Douai, Nord 59 w/o
19 May 1940 Gloster Gladiator II REAF L9043 33 Sqn RAF 1 Bugbug Aerodrome, between Sidi Barrani and Solum w/o
19 May 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E 3./JG 20 Luftwaffe 0 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant w/o
19 May 1940 Fiat CR.42 R-26 4/II/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge 0 Chartres BA 122, Eure-et-Loir 28 w/o
19 May 1940 Bloch 152 522 GC I/8 Armée de l'air 1 Mont-l'Evêque (La Croix Sainte-Jaunisse) w/o
19 May 1940 Dornier Do 17 8./KG 2 Luftwaffe 3 Montépilloy / Fontaine Chaalis w/o
19 May 1940 Avro 616 Avian IVM CF-CFA Floyd Robert Glass 0 Prince Albert Airport, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan w/o
19 May 1940 airplane OA-... private 0 Talara w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2145 79 Sqn RAF 1 St. Quentin, Aisne, Hauts de France w/o
20 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II L4773 26 Sqn RAF 0 Beach near Calais, Pas de Calais, Nord Department w/o
20 May 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110 71+30 Luftwaffe Neufchâteau, Luxembourg unk
20 May 1940 Avro Anson Mk I K8772 48 Sqn RAF 4 Waddensee, 35 km SW of Texel, Noord-Holland w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I 85 Sqn RAF 1+1 near Querrieu, NE of Amiens w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3426 85 Sqn RAF 1 near Amiens, Somme department of the Picardy region w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2141 85 Sqn RAF 1 near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France w/o
20 May 1940 Junkers Ju 88 A-2 5035 7./KG 4 Luftwaffe 0 Rijksweg road, Nuland, Noord-Brabant w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2583 32 Sqn RAF 0 South-east of Arras, Pas de Calais w/o
20 May 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk V N1380 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 5 Bois des Mortiers, near Hamegicourt (Aisne), 10 km SSE of St-Quentin w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P3552 253 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 Arras, Pas de Calais w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 N2710 87 Sqn RAF 1 near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France w/o
20 May 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P3448 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF 0 Arras-Cambrai Road, Pas De Calais 62 w/o
20 May 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk 1c R3200 99 Sqn RAF 0 North Sea, 30 miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England w/o
20 May 1940 Junkers Ju-52/3m CN+HJ Luftwaffe Kjerringvatnet, Hattfjelldal, Nordland w/o
20 May 1940 Mitsubishi Ki-51? 258 Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 3 Zhong County, Chongqing w/o
20 May 1940 Mitsubishi Ki-21? 4528 Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 6 Zhong County, Chongqing w/o
21 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II L4808 28 Sqn RAF Hinoo w/o
21 May 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-4 1./KGr.126 Luftwaffe 4 North Sea, off West Flanders w/o
21 May 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-3 1./LG 1 Luftwaffe 1 Groede - Nieuwvliet, Zeeland w/o
21 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1296 4 Sqn RAF 2 Zudausques, 8.2 km west of St-Omer. Pas de Calais w/o
21 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II N1298 4 Sqn RAF 2 Bruyelle, S of Tournai, Hainaut w/o
21 May 1940 Westland Lysander Mk II L4812 13 Sqn RAF 2 St. Martin-au-Laërt, near St. Omer w/o
21 May 1940 de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide X8505 24 Sqn RAF 0 St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais department w/o
21 May 1940 de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide X8508 24 Sqn RAF 0 Merville, Nord department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region w/o
21 May 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk V N1384 77 Sqn RAF 0 Abbeville, Somme w/o
21 May 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk Ic R3152 115 Sqn RAF 6 near Le Havre, Seine Maratime w/o
21 May 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia K9957 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF 0 Berck-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais w/o
21 May 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk 1c P9298 115 Sqn RAF 6 Tourpes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Hainaut w/o
21 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9325 18 Sqn RAF 3 La Priez Farm, between Combles and Rancourt, Somme w/o
21 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3706 15 Sqn RAF 0 between Etaples and Boulogne w/o
21 May 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9185 18 Sqn RAF 0 near Wimereux, 5 Km North of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais w/o
21 May 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk 1c P9297 115 Sqn RAF 0 Givet, near Poix-Terron, 10 km S of Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes w/o
21 May 1940 Arado Ar.95 5 Fuerza Aérea de Chile 0 Puerto Montt w/o
21 May 1940 Heinkel He 111 V4+IT KG 1 Luftwaffe 1 Luingne, Hainaut w/o
21 May 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 I./JG 26 Luftwaffe 0 Noord-Brabant sub
21 May 1940 Blackburn Skua II L3010 803 Sqn FAA RN 0 Sandsoya 13 miles north of Harstad, unk
21 May 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 P4216 818 Sqn FAA RN 0 Gryllefjord, Seja Island, w/o
21 May 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5697 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF 1 Seja Island, northern Norwegian coast. w/o

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