Vickers Wellington IC (X9635 ) crashed at Durnal (Belgium) on 1942-04-28
Hello.
For me, this plane crashed at Durnal (currently city Yvoir), between Dinant and Ciney, in the province of Namur, Belgium.
This is a proof by the absurd, as the mathematicians say.
A plane has disappeared over Belgium and we do not know where, you say.
A plane crashed at Durnal that night and it is not known which, say the village elders.
In french,in the book of Jacques Brilot :
La nuit du 27 au 28 avril 1942, un bombardier anglais explose en plein vol, au-dessus du territoire de Durnal, "al taye des loves" (lieu dit). Harcelé par des chasseurs allemands, l'avion (vide), revenu de l'est, surgit en une boule de feu éclairant le village comme en plein jour. Les débris ont été dispersés de "la Briqueterie" aux carrières des "Pirettes" et les corps des 6 soldats emportés par les Allemands. Bravant l'occupant, le curé Godefroid a célébré une messe de requiem à leur intention le 23 septembre (catafalque vide)."
In english, this book of Jacques Brilot :
On the night of April 27th to 28th, 1942, an English bomber explodes in flight, over the territory of Durnal, "al taye des loves" (place). Harassed by German fighter planes, the (empty) plane, coming from the east, emerged into a ball of fire lighting up the village as in daylight. The debris was scattered from the "Briqueterie" to the quarries of the "Pirettes" and the bodies of the 6 soldiers carried by the Germans. Braving the occupier, the priest Godefroid celebrated a mass of requiem for them on September 23 (empty catafalque). "
Their mission was not Cologne in Germany as the majority of the aircraft of that night.
As say internet :
Wellington Ic X9635 of 27 OTU failed to return from a leaflet raid to Lille. The crew are buried at Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium.
Vickers Wellington IC (X9635 ) on a mission to Germany on 1942-04-28 - The 27 OTU Unit left from Lichfield at 1942-04-28 at 21:58. Loc or duty Nickel
The same night:
Wellington Ic Z8901 -V of 27 OTU failed to return from a leaflet raid to Lille. Crashed at Sautour (Namur), 3km SSE Philippeville, Belgium. The crew are buried at Charleroi.
Vickers Wellington IC (Z8901 -V) on a mission to Germany on 1942-04-28 - The 27 OTU Unit left from Lichfield at 1942-04-28 at 22:41. Loc or duty Nickel
Differences :
There were not six bodies but five since the pilot was able to escape (He died in a following mission in Antwerp.).
They come not from Cologne but from Lille (but that was Top Secret)
The crew was not only English or with Canadians but Australians (this was new and pre-printed papers with Canada are manually corrected) from New South Wales.
I was assured that the three planes fallen somewhere in Germany fell near Cologne and this plane was not among them.
Two planes returning from Germany fell at Villers-la-Ville and at Hamois. Two planes returning from Lille fell at Sautour and probably at Durnal.
The crews fallen to the west of the line Brussels-Namur-Dinant (Villers-la-Ville and Sautour) are buried in Charleroi.
The crews fallen to the east of the line Namur-Dinant (Hamois and probably Durnal) were buried in Sint-Truiden and later in Heverlee.
Here is the state of my research. Do you have any other explanations?
Have a good day.
Jean-Luc.
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