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| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 1940 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: | Fiat CR.42 |
| Owner/operator: | 4/II/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | R-22 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nivelles AFB, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nieuwkerken (B) |
Mission: protection of the French troep leaving Fleurus by train
R-22 damaged but the pilot Adj Elie Joseph G. Français reached Nivelles.
R-22 was written off
5 pilots 8/JG3 claimed 5 CR-42: Oblt. Wilhelm Gäth; Ofw. Willi Bauer; Uffz. Rudolf Saborowski; Uffz. Karl Flebbe; Uffz. Josef Keil; only one was written off.
Sources:
1. http://vvjack.be/PORTAIL//imprimer.php?pg=art182
http://web.archive.org/web/20130812142230/
2. http://don-caldwell.we.bs:80/claims/tonywood.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2011 15:10 | ThW | Added |
| 24-May-2011 14:14 | ThW | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 23:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 16:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 16:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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