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

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1962 at 1843 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
XP813
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Antwerp – Manston
MSN:
1469
YOM:
1961
Location:
Zeebrugge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Zeebrugge: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AJ444
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Zeebrugge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1632LT on an operation to Zeebrugge. In unknown circumstances, it collided in flight with a second RAF Ventura registered AE686 and crashed off the harbor of Zeebrugge. All four crew members were killed. The second airplane return to base where it landed safely.
Crew:
F/O David Pratt, pilot,
F/O Arthur Cecil Griffin,
Sgt Frank Miller,
Sgt Frederick Allan Morris.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1758
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Zeebrugge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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:
ACAZ T.1
Operator:
Ateliers de Constructions Aéronautiques de Zeebrugge (ACAZ)
Registration:
O-BAFK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Zeebrugge - Brussels
MSN:
1
YOM:
1924
Location:
Brussels
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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.
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