ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89806
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1940 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5/III/3 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | T-62 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Briegden, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Belcele (B) |
Warrant Officer JORDENS and Sgt de RIBAUCOURT on the T 62.
Their plane, hit by the German Flak is abandoned by the crew. De Ribaucourt is made "prisoner" by the Belgian soldiers who did not know the holding of the airmen. He was later "liberated" by the Germans and sent captive.
Jordens was already a well-known figure in the world of aeronautics that was part of the world record flight in duration, 60 hours with refueling in 1928.
Sources:
1. http://vvjack.be/PORTAIL//articles.php?pg=art118
2. https://www.freebelgians.be/articles/print.php?id=67
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 14:15 | ThW | Added |
| 03-Feb-2011 12:47 | ThW | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2019 20:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 22:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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