ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89810
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5/III/3 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | T-68 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Schakkenbroek, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Belcele, Belgium |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 T-68: made belly landing with the landing gear retracted at Schakkelbroek after being hit by German AA fire over Briegden bridge on 11 May 1940, bombs still in place (the bombs had "hung up" and failed to be released). After the crew was out of the machine, the crew noticed why they did not see any explosions on the bridge; the bomb system had not worked and Battle T-68 had landed on its bombs. Surprisingly, its bombs didn't explode under the aircrafts weight
Both Crew: Sgt Gustave Wieseler Adj Albert and Léon Joseph De Coninck survived.
Sources:
1. http://vvjack.be/PORTAIL//articles.php?pg=art118
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/interbellum/Fairey%20Battle%20I/Fairey%20Battle%20I%20frontpage.html
3. https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-battle-t-68-te-schakkebroek
4. http://ww2f.com/threads/the-fairey-battle.669/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 14:21 | ThW | Added |
| 03-Feb-2011 12:53 | ThW | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2011 13:13 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2019 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 22:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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