Crash fo a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver AL1 off Zeebrugge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1962 at 1843 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XP813
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Antwerp – Manston
MSN:
1469
YOM:
1961
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Antwerp to Manston, Kent, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Zeebrugge (WZC de Noordhinder). The pilot was killed and the aircraft was later recovered.
Crew:
WO2 S. Mousley, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Zeebrugge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1758
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1530LT for an armed reconnaissance mission off the French and Belgian coasts. Intercepted northeast of Calais, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Zeebrugge. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Roy George Claringbould Arnold, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Harry Barratt,
F/O Thomas Albert Bax,
F/Lt Dominic Bruce,
Sgt James Murray Pinkham,
Sgt Harold Arthur Wink.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an ACAZ T.1 in Brussels

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
O-BAFK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Zeebrugge - Brussels
MSN:
1
YOM:
1924
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing the second flight on this first prototype. Following an uneventful flight from Zeebrugge, while approaching Brussels in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed. The pilot Étienne Hage was unhurt while the mechanic was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the project was abandoned.