O-24

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members. Crew: Maj Martin Wilmots, 1st Lt Hayt. Source & photo: http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed Oxford/airspeed_oxford frontpage.htm

Flight / Schedule

O-24

Registration

O-24

MSN

1050

Year of Manufacture

1940

Date

March 28, 1951 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Saint-Gérard Namur

Region

Europe • Belgium

Coordinates

50.3463°, 4.7395°

Narrative Report

On March 28, 1951 at 12:00 AM, O-24 experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Saint-Gérard Namur.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members. Crew: Maj Martin Wilmots, 1st Lt Hayt. Source & photo: http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed Oxford/airspeed_oxford frontpage.htm

Aircraft reference details include registration O-24, MSN 1050, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.3463°, 4.7395°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members. Crew: Maj Martin Wilmots, 1st Lt Hayt. Source & photo: http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed Oxford/airspeed_oxford frontpage.htm

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Belgium

Aircraft Details

Registration

O-24

MSN

1050

Year of Manufacture

1940