Ground accident of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Koksijde AFB

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1953
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
D-1
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Koksijde - Koksijde
MSN:
6881
YOM:
1945
Location:
Koksijde
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing, the twin engine went out of control, ground looped and came to rest on its nose. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Koksijde: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0222 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5684
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Koksijde
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2120LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Koksijde. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Rodney Frederick Harling Young, pilot, †
Sgt James Canniff, flight engineer, †
Sgt Eric Collingwood, wireless operator, †
F/O Canon Frederick Isaacs, †
Sgt Norman Francis Johnson, wireless operator, †
P/O Stanley Rosenberg, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley James Livingstone.
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