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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Mouscron: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
V4+IT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Mouscron
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Luingne, in the outskirt of Mouscron. A crewman was killed and four others survived.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Tourpes: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9298
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Tourpes
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 2345LT on May 20, to bomb enemy positions in the Cambrai, Saint-Quentin and Le Cateau-Cambrésis triangle. While overflying the combat area, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a field. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/S Leonard G. Moores, pilot,
Sgt Alfred H. Hooper, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth W. Hughes, observer,
AC1 John T. Packer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Gerard E. Flanigan, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Douglas Duggan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Maubray: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3702
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois
Location:
Maubray
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Maubray. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Roy A. Durie, pilot,
Sgt Robert Burns, observer,
AC1 William George Murdoch, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Écaussinnes-d'Enghien: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4913
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9395
YOM:
1939
Location:
Écaussinnes-d'Enghien
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton to bomb bridges over the Meuse. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Écaussinnes-d'Enghien. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Ernest Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Charles Thomas White, observer,
LAC Stanley Johnson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Écaussinnes-d'Enghien: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6217
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9316
YOM:
1939
Location:
Écaussinnes-d'Enghien
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton to bomb bridges over the Meuse. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Écaussinnes-d'Enghien. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Ernest Cecil Barlow, pilot,
Sgt Edward Clarke, observer,
LAC Albert Ernest Millard, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Ramegnies-Chin: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9399
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault
Location:
Ramegnies-Chin
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Pox-Croixrault on combat operations when it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire and crashed in Ramegnies-Chin, north of Tournai. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Knowles Bone, pilot,
Sgt William Joseph Cronin, observer,
LAC Jack Bromley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Tournai: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
D-90
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Tournai
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot André Tahon was performing a training mission out from Courtrai-Wevelgem when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital of Tournai where he died a day later.

Crash of a Farman F.60 Goliath in Soignies

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.60 Goliath
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris - Brussels
Location:
Soignies
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Paris to Brussels, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field in Soignies and was damaged. All 10 occupants evacuated safely but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair after being attacked by a bull.
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