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Re: Civil Airliner losses Battle of France
Peter's photo shows the ex-SABENA OO-AUI as mentioned in the post by Chris. Many photos of this aircraft exist showing it before and after its destruction. At least one photo of this wreck clearly shows the 'OO-AUI' markings while one in its intact state barely reveals the bottom of the above registration.
One E-Bay caption of a photo showing the intact aircraft claims that it was captured near Arques by the 3rd Panzer Division on 24 May 1940. I have seen nothing conclusive about its fate. Some sources suggest two of the Belgian crew were killed or that several passengers were injured. It seems certain that it was destroyed soon after capture, one popular theory is that it was strafed by RAF fighters.
Regards,
Martin Gleeson.
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