Chièvres - Chièvres

On December 12, 1961 at 08:45 AM, Chièvres - Chièvres experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Chièvres AFB Hainaut.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane left Chièvres Airbase with a second C-119 registered CP-25 for a local combined training exercise. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field located in Montignies-lez-Lens, some 6 km east of the airbase. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed. Crew CP-23: Cpt Jules Gerard, Cpt Albert Vermeerbergen, Cdt André Bolle, Adj Gilbert Deneef, S/Maj David Vandemeersche Crew CP-25: Sgt José Decaigny, Adj Alfred Donckier, Cpt Yvan Passchiersens, Sgt Camille Bauvois, Adj Gilbert François, Adj Romeo Decot, Sgt Raoul Depoorter, S/Maj Florimont Delroeux.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-23, MSN 10951, year of manufacture 1952.