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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Retie: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-100981
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19444
Location:
Retie
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a paratrooping mission over The Netherlands. While cruising over north of Belgium, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flask and crashed in a field near Retie. All five crew members and four paratroopers were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Retie: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3469
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Retie
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2322LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying over Belgium, the port engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in Retie. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Alfred John Langton, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Trevor Welsh,
Sgt John Haworth,
Sgt John Johnson,
Sgt Kenneth Richard Pexman, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
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