Meerhout, De Donken, Belgium - Crash Wellington
Wellington HE164-HD crashed in Meerhout on 14/02/1943
That night a Royal Air Force Wellington bomber was taken down by the German occupiers above De Donken.
Three crew members: F / Lt. William Kirk, pilot (23 years), his co-pilot F / O Edward Mason (29 years) and F / Sgt William Smith (21 years) were left dead in the burnt-out hull. They were buried on the Schoonselhof in Antwerp, three crew members survived the crash.
Wellington HE164-HD - 466 Squadron departed from Leconfield air base on a mission to Köln, Germany
Crew officer: Masson J. E. Shot down by German fighter above Meerhout, Belgium
SMITH, WILLIAM EDWARD Flight Sergeant, 1289965, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, Killed in action
Buried: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY
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KIRK, WILLIAM JOHN RENNIE Flight Lieutenant, 42007, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, Killed in action
Buried: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY
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MASON, JOHN EDWARD Flying Officer, 123834, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, Killed in action
Buried: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY
![](https://primary.jwwb.nl/public/x/c/g/temp-dybwpxijjznzhordbssx/b62e77/Mason_JE2-1.jpg?enable-io=true&enable=upscale&crop=1917%2C1440%2Cx2%2Cy0%2Csafe&width=358&height=269)
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BENTLEY R E Sergeant, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom,
Prisoner of War
REYNOLDS T W Sergeant, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom,
Prisoner of War
LEONARD N A Sergeant, 1259430, 466 sqd
Royal Air Force, United Kingdom,
Prisoner of War