KG 54 loss - 10 May 1940

[Larry Hickey]

Stijn,

Going over my notes on this one, here is a quote from an email from Peter Taghon regarding this crash:

"(Note: according to a 2/17/09 email from Peter Taghon: “I have never seen pictures of the 8/KG 54 crashes at Ruiselede, Morkhoven and Sluis. I visited the crash site in Ruiselede, and found several locals who seen the plane. They all told me it was set afire and nothing much was left of it."

So it would appear that the a/c was pretty well burned out, but we would still like to locate photos of the wreckage. Very likely at least some remnants remained after the fire, including probably the tail. Hope you can help us locate a photo of the remains of this a/c.

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Thank you guys for the reply. two pictures popped up recently in wich a He 111 that crashed is shown. The amrkings are unclear an dthe discussion is running.

Some persons claims the shown He 111 is the one that landed on 10 May near Ruiselede. Others date it to 27 May.

I will ask the owner to post them here. The pictures show belgian civilians standing arround a He 111. The plane was not set afire and seems quite well preserved. So it remains unclear wich He 111 now is actually shown. I report back as soon as i have more news.

Cordial greetings,

Stijn