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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:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
O-25
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Beauvechain - Beauvechain
MSN:
4170
Location:
Beauvechain AFB
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
O-18
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
828
YOM:
1940
Location:
Braine-l’Alleud
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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 Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2348 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4360
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1839LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Jack G. Ashton, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Stansfield, flight engineer,
Sgt Allan McKinlay, navigator,
Sgt Leonard E. Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick A. Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Clyde Neilson, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon T. Chisholm, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Waterloo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7854
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Waterloo
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1855LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waterloo, south of Brussels. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John A. Longley, pilot,
Sgt Albert V. Milot, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Arhur G .Lee, observer,
F/O Mansell M. Tomlinson, observer,
F/Sgt F. Levi, radio operator,
F/Sgt Gerald E. Lewis, air gunner,
Sgt Irving Arbuckle, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Corbais: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9442
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Corbais
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2306LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Corbais, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Francis Stone, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Alfred Barrett, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Kirkwood, observer,
Sgt Eric Humphrey Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Henry Twining, air gunner,
F/Sgt Bernard Carroll, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in L'Écluse: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942 at 0227 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
L'Écluse
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2315LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in L'Écluse. Six crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter Levinge Clayton, pilot, †
Sgt James Hutchison Mouat, pilot, †
Sgt Michael Joseph Kelleher, flight engineer, †
P/O David Morgan Price Jones, observer, †
Sgt Dudley James Poynter, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Alfred George, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Frederick Gwyther, air gunner, †
Sgt Benjamin Frederick Goldsmith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5613
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
La Hulpe
Walloon Brabant
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 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
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1064
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Bossut
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1088
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Villers-la-Ville
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6466
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
1978
YOM:
1940
Location:
Wavre
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
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.
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