ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89144
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Fox VI R |
| Owner/operator: | 5/III/2 - Ae Mil Belge |
| Registration: | O-111 |
| MSN: | AF-6093 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 Statiestraat, Montenaken, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nivelles (B) |
Ss-Lt-Avi Albert Brel (KIA)
Shot down by I./JG 21. Probably the victim of Fw. Erwin Leykauf, 2./JG 21, who reported shooting down a Gladiator (sic) in flames whose pilot bailed out, at the same time and in the same location. He noted that this was the only Belgian pilot who put up a fight and the three Me 109s of his flight had to make multiple passes.
Sources:
https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-fox-o-111-te-montenaken-albert-brel#
First-hand account Erwing Leykauf from Classic Publications' Luftwaffe Colours, Jagdwaffe, Blitzkrieg and Sitzkrieg.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2011 13:45 | ThW | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 14:50 | ThW | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2015 05:45 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2021 18:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Oct-2021 06:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 20:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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