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Walloon Brabant

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at Beauvechain AFB

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-25
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Beauvechain - Beauvechain
MSN:
4170
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The tire on the right main gear burst during takeoff roll. The right main gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off runway to the right before coming to rest. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right main gear after the tire burst during takeoff.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Braine-l'Alleud

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-18
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
828
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a training flight, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing in Braine-l'Alleud. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in La Hulpe: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5613
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 0001LT on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in La Hulpe. Six crew members were killed and a seventh occupant evaded.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Edward Clark, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Holmes Lincoln, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Ernest Patchett, observer, †
F/Sgt Alistair MacNab McKelvie, wireless operator, †
Sgt Oliver Percy Beswick, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Norman Rhodes Hartley, air gunner, †
Sgt William Roch Griffiths, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Bossut: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0155 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W1064
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2306LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. While homebound, the starboard inner engine began to vibrate and within a short time the unit seized. The Halifax was then attacked by a nigh-fighter and crashed near Bossut. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Ronald Augustus West, pilot, †
Sgt William Joseph Norfolk,
Sgt John Anthony Oldfield,
Sgt Peter Wright,
Sgt John Robert Thompson, air gunner, †
P/O Walter Barton Mulligan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Villers-la-Ville: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1088
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2135LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Villers-la-Ville, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Ryszard Zygmunt Szczurowski, pilot,
F/O Edward Kowalski, observer,
F/Sgt Zdzisław Stanisław Pieczyński, wireless operator,
Sgt Stefan Ferenc, air gunner,
Sgt Wincenty Garbacz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crashf of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wavre: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 0120 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6466
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
1978
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2009LT on August 24 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Wavre. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William George Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Eric Charles Findon, pilot,
Sgt James Hadfield, observer,
Sgt Walter Donald Edge, wireless operator,
Sgt Benjamin Douglas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Thorembais-Saint-Trond: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0338 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9633
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2239LT on August 6 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Thorembais-Saint-Trond. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Shirley Ellis, pilot,
Sgt James Thompson Farmer, pilot,
Sgt Desmond Ernest George Denier, observer,
Sgt Geoffrey Lickley, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Yoxall, wireless operator,
Sgt Vernon Beverley Quinlan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Oreye: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1940 at 1800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-582
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
46
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission of the Albert Canal. En route, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed in a field located near Oreye. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
S/Lt René Morel, pilot, †
S/Lt Lucien Jacquet, air gunner, †
Adj Natta, radio operator,
Adj/C Jean Moquelet, chief. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Rosières: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to the German invasion of Belgium. En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down by a French armored car, went out of control and crashed in a field. All three crewmen were killed.
Crew:
Oberfw Werner Jung,
Ogefr Josef Hatting,
Gefr Walter Pollmann.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Hanriot HD.1 in Nivelles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
H-3
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nivelles - NIvelles
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Nivelles Aerodrome. While flying at an altitude of about 300 metres, the pilot attempted aerobatics manoeuvres when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.