Forced landing ( May 1940) of a German warplane in DENDERHOUTEM (BELGIUM)

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Hello,
I am looking for details about German airplane - probably a HE 111- that made a forced landing in the surroundings of the city of NINOVE:
The crew was unharmed and captured in the village of DENDERHOUTEM.
The facts took place in the ‘early days of May 1940’.


What I already found in the book: ” 40’-45’ boven Schelde, Dender en Durme ” (Authors: De Decker & Roba) :
- On may 16th 1940 the JU-88 (4D+QL) made a forced landing on an arable field named ‘de Aalzak’ in the village of WELLE. Lt Rudolf BÜRNER and his crew were captured.

- However, on page 37 of their book, the authors mention also that “about” the same date, another German plane was hit by a British AAA-unit.
This machine made a belly-landing in an orchard situated EIGENSTRAAT in DENDERHOUTEM (nowadays a part of HAALTERT).
The crewmembers were captured, but the exact date of the accident and / or any names of them are not known !
I did have contact with a villager about this accident who assumed that it happened between May 10th and 20th , unfortunately there are no pictures taken of the crash-landing.

Does someone has detailed information about this accident (crewmembers, type of plane
et cetera) ?
Any information is very much appreciated.
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