Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht

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O-66

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Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB

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The pilot Paul Mathen was performing a local training flight when the aircraft crashed near the airbase of Goetsenhoven, south of Tienen. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1928

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O-6

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The pilot Marcel Colman was performing a local training mission out from Goetsenhoven AFB neat Tienen. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and while the aircraft was destroyed, the pilot was injured.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1928

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D-100

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The crew was performing a training mission in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven AFB, south of Tienen. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing the pilot Victor Groenen while the second occupant was seriously injured.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1928

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D-90

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The pilot André Tahon was performing a training mission out from Courtrai-Wevelgem when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital of Tournai where he died a day later.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1926 at 1100 LT

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D-23

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City

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The crew departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local training flight. En route, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the courtyard of the workshop 'Le Corps Creux', in Blauwput, in the suburb of Leuven. The pilot was killed while the observer was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The following day, the survivor died from his injuries.
Crew:
Alphonse Laplanche, pilot,
Joseph Delvenne, observer.

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Engine failure in flight following the explosion of the carburetor.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Hoegaarden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1926

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O-55

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The crew was engaged in an observation mission over the region of the Goetsenhoven Air Base, near Tienen. While cruising at a height of 3,000 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a beet field. Both crew members were killed.
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Gaston Poffe, pilot,
Antoine de Villers de Warroux, pilot.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1925

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D-61

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport. In flight, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airport. The pilot Alphonse Édouard Segers was killed.

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Engine fire and explosion in flight.

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

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1923

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O-23

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