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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL in Postel

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-100551
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19014
YOM:
1943
Location:
Postel
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. The crew was able to perform an emergency landing north of Postel. While all five occupants were rescued, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Shot by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Postel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
R1615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Postel
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2353LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Postel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Wincenty Glowacki, pilot,
F/O Stefan Leopold Alojzy Praschill, pilot,
F/O Rajmund Kiwacz, observer,
Sgt Jarosław Zalewski, wireless operator,
P/O Jan Halastra, air gunner,
Sgt Wacław Żeligowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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