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Hi Luc and Flupke,

Thibert’s P-38 crashed at a location where the boundaries of the three villages - Kortenberg , Erps-Kwerps and Steenokkerzeel - meet. ‘Runderenberg’ (toponyme) is the name of the spot where he came down. So, it’s hard to say on which territory the plane crashed. However, Maurice Thibert is registrated in the civil registration of Erps-Kwerps, death certificate, 1944 nr 28. This certificate also mentions Thibert was burried at the cemetery of Kortenberg. My grandparents always told me it had crashed north of the cemetery of Kortenberg , across the railway line Brussel-Leuven. I guess Thibert was buried at Kortenberg because its cemetery was near the crash site.

Luc - could it be that the crash listed at Kortenberg and the one listed at Steenokkerzeel are in fact one and the same? Thibert’s plane crashed just west of the water-tower of Steenokkerzeel, south of runway L 25 (Airport Zaventem) and north of the railway line Brussel-Leuven.

Flupke- how did you come by the nickname ‘Moe’? May I ask you what source you consulted?

Regards,
Dirk