Détails:
Hit by anti-aircraft fire over Calais and part of the left wing was torn off. The pilot (Sgt Raymond Chartier) made a forced landing near Arques, killing the navigator (Capt John M.H. Hoare) and injuring two passengers. The two other crew members (Plt Off Benson Freeman, engineer Pier Vrebos) and the passengers were taken POW.
» Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum: WW2 Sabena-planes shot down May 1940 in France
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 23 mai 1940 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-3-227B |
| Opérant pour: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Loué à : | Sabena |
| Immatriculation: | OO-AUI |
| Numéro de série: | 2094 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1938 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Arques ( France)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Merville Airport (HZB/LFQT), France |
| London (unknown airport), Royaume Uni |
Hit by anti-aircraft fire over Calais and part of the left wing was torn off. The pilot (Sgt Raymond Chartier) made a forced landing near Arques, killing the navigator (Capt John M.H. Hoare) and injuring two passengers. The two other crew members (Plt Off Benson Freeman, engineer Pier Vrebos) and the passengers were taken POW.
Sources:
» Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)» Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum: WW2 Sabena-planes shot down May 1940 in France
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