Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

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While approaching Brasschaat AFB, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504 in Elsenborn

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1931

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Avro 504

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A-59

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While cruising at an altitude of 3,300 metres, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. Both pilots were rescued.

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Loss of control in flight following the failure of a rudder control cable.

Crash of a Breguet 19 in Courtrai: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1931

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Breguet 19

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Courtrai - Goetsenhoven

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Crashed in unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff from Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport. Both pilots Justin Denis Patron and René Eulalie van Boogaert were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Goetsenhoven: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1930

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De Havilland DH.9

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D-13

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Goetsenhoven AFB (Tienen)

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Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB

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Flemish Brabant

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Belgium

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The single engine aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven airbase while performing a local training mission. Both pilots Henri Édouard Depasse and Raymond Grosjean were killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/3 in Tienen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1929

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Ansaldo A.300

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O-53

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The pilot departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local solo training flight. En route, the engine caught fire. The pilot abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field, setting it ablaze. While the pilot was uninjured, one person on the ground was killed.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1929

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local exercice with the ground forces. In flight, the aircraft was inadvertently shot down by ground artillery, entered a dive and crashed. The pilot Georges Poullet was killed.

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Inadvertently shot down by ground artillery.

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

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1929

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Hanriot HD.1

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H-3

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Landing (descent or approach)

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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.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Awans

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1928

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Liege

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On approach to Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was too low. It collided with a telegraph pole and crashed in Awans, about 3 km north of the airfield. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1928

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