Re: Looking for Belgian Researchers

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
This info from "RAF Bomber Command Losses of the second world war 1944 "by W.R.Chorley volume 5 of a series of 9.
Hope it is of some use.
For May 1944 lost aircraft with four(4) crew killed are listed as follows.
1/2 May - Stirling III, EF259 "HA-G", 218 Sqdn.
1/2 May - Halifax III, MZ593 "MH-Z", 51 Sqdn.
3/4 May - Lancaster III, MD953 "VN-S", 50 Sqdn.
3/4 May - Lancaster III, LM531 "AR-R", 460 Sqdn.
8/9 May - Stirling III, BF524 "WP-U", 90 Sqdn.
11/12 May - Lancaster I, ME779 "AS-S" 166 Sqdn.
12/13 May - Halifax III, LK883 "OW-E" 426 Sqdn, Target Leuven, 4 Killed, 1 POW, 3 evaded, F/O Doubt helped by Madame Anne Brusselmans.
19/20 May - Lancaster III ND689 "KM-O" 44 Sqdn.
19/20 May - Lancaster II LL641 "JI-K" 514 Sqdn.
21/22 May - Lancaster III ND976 "KM-R" 44 Sqdn.
21/22 May - Lancaster I DV365 "UL-Z2" 576 Sqdn.
22/23 May - Lancaster III JB546 "LE-A" 630 Sqdn.
22/23 May - Lancaster III ND745 "A4-D" 115 Sqdn.
22/23 May - Halifax V LL138 "KN-N" 77 Sqdn.
24/25 May - Halifax III LV918 "NP-O 158 Sqdn.
24/25 May - Halifax III LW124 "AL-N" 429 Sqdn.
24/25 May - Halifax III LW137 "AL-K" 429 Sqdn.
27/28 May - Halifax III LK811 "QO-N" 432 Sqdn.
31 May/1 June - Lancaster III LM427 "CF-G" 625 Sqdn.

I have not looked for updates or additions that there may be within the later volumes.

Could your aircraft be Halifax LK883 ?

In case I misread your mail, there is:
11/12 May - Lancaster III ND951 "WS-Z" 9 Sqdn. Crashed at Wilsele (Brabant) in the northern outskirts of Leuven, shot down by Night Fighter, All crew killed.
27/28 May - Halifax III LW365 "ZL-W" 427 Sqdn. crashed at Lovenjoel (Brabant) 7 km ESE of Leuven, shot down by Night Fighter, All crew killed.

Is there an Australian or a personal connection with the crew ?

Good luck
Alex