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Flemish Brabant

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell in Tienen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FR165
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Tienen
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In flight, the B-25 Mitchell registered FR165 collided with another MLD B-25 Mitchell registered FW212 and carrying a crew of four. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Tienen. All four crew from FW212 were killed while on FR165, two crewmen were killed and two others were seriously injured.

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

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Stockel
Flemish 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 Pocklington at 1833LT on an operation to Aachen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Stockel, in the east suburb of Brussels. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O R. E. Williams, pilot,
Sgt J. N. Bourne,
Sgt J. Thorpe,
F/O L. F. McRae,
Sgt F. R. Scott,
Sgt R. Morgan,
Sgt Thomas Eric O'Connell.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Diest

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ877
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Diest
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2035LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Diest. All six crew members parachuted to safety, five evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Samuel Oliver Randle, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frost, air gunner,
Sgt W. Brazill,
F/Sgt W. W. Dreschsler,
Sgt Norman Maxwell Graham,
Sgt D. C. Mounts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Sterrebeek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942 at 0413 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Sterrebeek
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2346LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sterrebeek, east of Brussels. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Keith Forbes Ryan, pilot, †
Sgt James Vincent Owen Fogg, flight engineer,
P/O Edward Grey Ruegg, navigator,
Sgt Thomas McCord Campbell, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Ernest Reid, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley Archibald Willis, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Birch, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Perk
Flemish 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 Warboys at 2026LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Perk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William Gilmour, pilot,
F/Lt Arthur Charles Spencer, observer,
F/Sgt John Jack, wireless operator,
F/O Arthur Raymond Hill, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Myers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Overijse: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Overijse
Flemish 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 Middleton St George at 1941LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Overijse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Alexander Brock Marshall, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Dunn, flight engineer,
Sgt Joseph Potton Martin, observer,
W/O Terence Michael Manning, observer,
Sgt John George Mellor, air gunner,
F/Sgt Terris Haggie Miller, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Samuel Ross, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Rummen

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1491
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Rummen
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2000LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rummen. Three crew members became PoW and three others evaded.
Crew:
F/O Wladysław Gandor,
W/O Jan Michal Uramowski,
F/O Edward Mucha,
F/O Stanisław Swida,
P/O Joseph Tyszko,
Sgt Antoni Marian Wasiak.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Kersbeek-Miskom: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ831
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Kersbeek-Miskom
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2101LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kersbeek-Miskom. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harry Malfroy Thompson, pilot, †
Sgt Neville Charles Holdaway, †
Sgt Keith Lash Matthews, †
Sgt Basil Henry Glasse,
Sgt Leslie Stewart Magenis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ651
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Loonbeek
Flemish 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 Snaith at 2035LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Loonbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Guy Bound, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Frank Cronk, observer,
F/Sgt Alan Robert Lane, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Charles Jukes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Tildonk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0312 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3798
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Tildonk
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2245LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tildonk. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Crew:-
F/Sgt Fred Victor Harker, pilot, †
F/Sgt Kenneth Edward Morrison, observer,
Sgt John Bruce Thomas Weaver, bomb aimer,
P/O Charles Stephen Lenover, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frederick John D'Arcy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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