Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 June 1940
Aircraft Type: Dewoitine D.338
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-ARTD
Location: Near Ouistreham –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: The fighter jet itself.The fighter jet itself.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A French fighter jet was mistakenly identified as a hostile aircraft and shot down by anti-aircraft fire.A French fighter jet was mistakenly identified as a hostile aircraft and shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
Description
Inadvertently shot down by French anti-aircraft fire.
Primary Cause
Misidentification of an unidentified aerial object by French anti-aircraft fire.Misidentification of an unidentified aerial object by French anti-aircraft fire.Share on:
