Re: Looking for Belgian aviation researchers

[Bandlaw Charlie]

Hello everyone and thank you so much for your offers of assistance.

The lancaster was ND951 and I believe it crashed in or near Leuven. I have seen two differing reports on what happened the night the aircraft was lost. One states that she collided with another lancaster (ND923) and the other suggests that she was shot down by a night fighter. (Doctor Theo Boiten's book confirms this) Both are entirely plausible.

I've found a very interesting website that confirms the former and have tried contacting Wim Covaerts but the e-mail just bounces back.

http://www.bahavzw.be/database/regis...mer/nd951-ws-z

What I need to know is whether there are any first person accounts of the disaster that may/may not reveal the true circumstances behind the crash.

Please help if you can. Any help would mean so much to me and as this will be a published work, I will ensure sources are fully acknowledged in the print.

Best wishes to all.