ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89643
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 1940 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: | Fairey Fox VI c |
| Owner/operator: | 7/III/3 Gr. Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | O-135 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoogerheide, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was flying a recce operation in the area between Antwerpen (Belgium) and Breda (Noord-Brabant), when it was hit in the engine by machine gun fire. The pilot, Kapitein Abel Maquet, was slightly injured and performed an emergency landing. On the ground, while taking cover, his observer, Sergeant Jean de Thibault de Boesinghe, was hit in the thigh. Although receiving immediate medical attention, the observer succumbed to his injuries in the hospital at Kleve (Germany) on the 25th of July 1940.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0688A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-fox-o-135-te-hoogerheide-abel-maquet-en-jean-de-thibault-de-boesinghe
PROMOTIONS DE PILOTES MILITAIRES BELGES
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 14:46 | ThW | Added |
| 13-May-2019 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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