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Old 2nd March 2009, 01:03
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Belgian Pilots Mystery?

I am trying to solve a mystery involving the escape of my Grandfather Major Bill Potts of the Northumberland Fusiliers from St Valery in 1940. He made his way during his escape from France to North Africa and on to Casablanca in Morocco in September of that year. It was here that he was captured by the Vichy French and interned in a POW camp at Mediouna.

2 Belgian Flying Officers who had also escaped from the advancing Germans had also been captured and imprisoned with him. I know that they were called Regout and Borisovitch. They later escaped together and made their way to Casablanca and boarded a Portuguese Steamer called the Mar Azul which then sailed and was met at Cape Spartel by HMS Kelvin. I know that Borisovitch had a disfigured face as a result of a flying accident but know very little else or what happened to them both.

My Grandfather died in 1951 so I never knew him.

Can any of our Belgian friends shed some light on these 2 individuals??

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Old 2nd March 2009, 09:15
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Hello Chester ,

I found one name Regout G 138842 RAF , are you sure about this Borisovitch ? I find no trace if him as a Belgian in the UK.
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Old 2nd March 2009, 17:35
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Re: Belgian Pilots Mystery?

Hi Chester,

Pre-war Sgt Oscar Borisewicz was member of the Aéronautique Militaire (Belgian Air Force). He was wounded and disfigured in an accident. During an exercise and while flying Firefly Y-46 he collided with Cpne Omer Vanderlinden (Firefly Y-24) above Tourinnes-St-Lambert on February 15th 1933 at about 11 A.M. Vanderlinden was killed and Borisewicz was seriously wounded and bailed out.
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Old 2nd March 2009, 20:04
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Re: Belgian Pilots Mystery?

Alain57, Montana,

thanks for your replies. Thats great, the spelling is wrong! Borisewicz is the correct spelling and my grandfather must have spelt it wrong. Is there any more information on Borisewicz and Regout? What happened to them? Did they survive the war? Are there any photographs of them?? I have been told that Borisewicz committed suicide whilst still a prisoner of the French in casablanca? What was Regouts first name and is there any further information on him. Awaiting your replies?

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Old 3rd March 2009, 09:03
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Hello Chester ,

I don't know the first name of Regout , but i can tell you that he's not on the list of Belgians killed during while serving in the RAF.He was part of the flying personel but i don't know if he was a pilot, navigator ....

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Old 3rd March 2009, 09:51
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Thanks Alain,

I had checked the CWWG site to see if he was a casualty as well as Borisewicz but no hits. I have also looked at various sites on 349 and 350 (Belgian) Squadrons but again cant find either name. Will the Belgian Airforce have any archive material which could shed some light on this?

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Old 3rd March 2009, 12:12
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Hello Chester ,

I will ask some friends if they have more on this Mr Regout.

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Old 3rd March 2009, 12:29
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Hello Chester ,

Check out this site once :


http://www.bamfbamrs.be/RAF/index.htm

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Old 3rd March 2009, 14:25
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Re: Belgian Pilots Mystery?

Thanks Alain,

excellent site, I will contact Museum and see if they have any ionfo on these two pilots


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Old 4th March 2009, 17:18
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Re: Belgian Pilots Mystery?

Hi Chester,

The first name of Regout is Guy and he didn't enter an operational unit.
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