The last few days 'Het Laatste Nieuws' has opened up their archives and I stumbled on this article, which appeared in the edition of September 19, 1953.
Any idea which aircraft this could be ?
Looking forward to your reactions.
Kind regards,
Laurent
Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)
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Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)
Hi all,
The last few days 'Het Laatste Nieuws' has opened up their archives and I stumbled on this article, which appeared in the edition of September 19, 1953.
Any idea which aircraft this could be ?
Looking forward to your reactions.
Kind regards,
Laurent
The last few days 'Het Laatste Nieuws' has opened up their archives and I stumbled on this article, which appeared in the edition of September 19, 1953.
Any idea which aircraft this could be ?
Looking forward to your reactions.
Kind regards,
Laurent
Re: Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)
That must be this one ; Gloster Meteor F.8 I-138 w/o 19-09-1952 
during dogfight with Belgian F-84's broken and crashed near La Tombe (near Ottenburg).
during dogfight with Belgian F-84's broken and crashed near La Tombe (near Ottenburg).Re: Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)
Thanks for the quick answer.
1952 is the right date, on the scan the year was a bit difficult to read it was either 1952 or 1953.
Kind regards,
Laurent
1952 is the right date, on the scan the year was a bit difficult to read it was either 1952 or 1953.
Kind regards,
Laurent
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Re: Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)
Crashdate is September 18. Pilot was 23 years old I. de Kat from 327 squadron.