ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89137
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 15-MAY-1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Fox IIIc |
| Operator: | 1/I/1 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | O-83 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Herentals -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Mission: Recce Geel
Lost: 15/05/1940
Adj Marcel Brosteaux, pilot - safe
Olt Eugène Boissiroy, observer - KIA
Hit by ground fire. Crashed south of Herentals (perhaps in Lier)
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/belgium/af/losses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2011 13:45 | ThW | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 14:37 | ThW | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2011 13:54 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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