ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89139
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1940 |
| Time: | 06:55 06:58 |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1/I/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | G-19 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Albert Canal, Vroenhoven, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Le Culot (Beauvechain) |
Mission: Bridges Albert Canal
Lost: 11/05/1940
Sgt André Marie Albert Gabriel Pirlot, pilot, KIA
Based at Le Culot. Shot down by Bf 109 I./JG1. Possibly by Ufzz Emil Clade or Staffelkapitän Hauptmann Wilhelm Balthasar
Crashed near Albert Canal.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/belgium/af/losses.html
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_belgium.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2011 13:45 | ThW | Added |
| 20-Jan-2011 13:09 | ThW | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2011 14:11 | ThW | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2015 05:44 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 23:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2022 23:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Jun-2022 00:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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