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Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Kamershoek

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1958 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking
Operator:
Deutsche Flugdienst
Registration:
D-BELA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
London – Düsseldorf
MSN:
250
YOM:
1947
Location:
Kamershoek
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed London-Heathrow Airport at 1001LT on a cargo flight to Düsseldorf, Germany. The flight proceeded normally until halfway roughly between Dover and Wulpen. At this time, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the crew perceived some hiccups in the right engine. The boost fluctuated and the RPM varied /- 50 revolutions/min. The captain assumed that it was caused by icing, activated carburetor heaters and gave some brief shots of alcohol. After these actions the situation seemingly became normal. Just before reaching Wulpen, the right hand engine boost fell to 25". The oil pressure fell to 60 - 70 psi (normal pressure is 80 psi). The cylinder temperature was normal. The captain decided to shut down the engine and feather the prop. The crew contacted Brussels and were cleared to descend and divert to Brussels Airport. The pilot manoeuvred around some rain showers during the descent towards Brussels. At 11:55 local time the flight reported at 1500 feet, and almost at the Mackel beacon. The flight crew were not able to maintain altitude so the captain decided to restart the no. 2 engine. He instructed the copilot to carry out the restart. The copilot failed to use a checklist while performing the actions to restart the engine. A few minutes later the crew noticed that the right engine was on fire. Three fire extinguishing bottles were fired, but the fire was not contained. The captain then carried out an emergency descent. The airplane came down in a field next to the village of Kamershoek. It burst into flames after the three crew members exited the plane.
Source:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19581017-1
Probable cause:
- The incident that led the captain to stop the right engine and feather the corresponding propeller has not been clarified.
- The captain could not maintain altitude on one engine in flight, while the AFM indicated that it was possible, especially as the aircraft was below its maximum weight. The fact of operating with the remaining engine at a boost of 33" and later 44" was allowed, while maintaining temperature, power was reduced below the required value.
- The restart of the engine without complying with the formal procedure sparked a fire that required the emergency landing.

Crash of an Avro 19/1 in Baardegem

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Avro 19
Operator:
Registration:
OO-APG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1363
YOM:
1946
Location:
Baardegem
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. The pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-20-DT Liberator in Kieldrecht: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-51095
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kieldrecht
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. On final, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a farm located in Kieldrecht, near the border between Belgium and The Netherlands. While all ten crew members (458th BG) were rescued and taken POW, three people in the farm were killed, a couple and his daughter.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell in Bassevelde: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1943 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FL693
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5405
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bassevelde
East 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 Foulsham at 1351LT to attack the Purfina and Sinclair oil facilities alongside the Gent-Terneuzen canal. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bassevelde, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
F/O Roy Desmond Woods, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Francis Barber,
F/O Lawrence Vernon Carrington,
F/O Paul Gerard Solon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Kakebeke: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4234
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Kakebeke
East 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 Scampton at 1737LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kakebeke. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Alfred Bowles, pilot, †
Sgt Cecil Raymond Stubbs, flight engineer, †
F/O Alexander Eric Mulholland, navigator, †
Sgt Maurice Charles Pearman, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Arthur Leslie Abraham, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Arthur Drain, air gunner, †
Sgt P. B. Pickford, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Moerbeke: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
DF673
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Moerbeke
East Flanders
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 Mildenhall on an operation to Nuremberg. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances northeast of Moerbeke and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Henry Vickers, pilot,
F/Sgt Sydney Bernard Thomas Davis, pilot,
F/Sgt Horace David Baittle, observer,
F/Sgt Daniel Archibald McKay, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Lawrence Donald Hiltz, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 A-4 near Gent

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3Z+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4075
Location:
Gent
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on an operational sortie, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed near Gent. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Obfw Werner Wirth, pilot,
Fw Erich Lothar, observer,
Fw Otto Caro, radio operator,
Fw Franz Kübrich, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Oostakker

Date & Time: May 20, 1942 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3716
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Oostakker
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2315LT on May 19 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire. The crew bailed out, parachuted to safety and later became PoW. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Oostakker, north of Gent.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Reginald Hague, pilot,
P/O William Wiseman, pilot,
Sgt Edward Joseph Bliss, navigator,
Sgt Phillip George Trappett, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Charles Bloomfield, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Sellers, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick William Whittaker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Waasmunster: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Waasmunster
East 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 Waddington at 0120LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Waasmunster. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edgar Owen, pilot,
F/Sgt Gerald Henry Edmonson, observer,
Sgt Gerrard Robert Ramsay, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Shearer, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Saint-Laureins: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Saint-Laureins
East Flanders
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 Alconbury at 2330LT on June 26 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Laureins, near the border with the Netherlands. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Samuel Clover,
P/O Kenneth Frederick Glock, pilot,
P/O Wallace Geoffrey Green, observer,
P/O David Wilson Horrocks,
S/gt Ticwyn Morris, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Charles Page.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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