Good evening, chaps !
On November 24th, Patrick Masson has sent to me two photographs which show the wreckage of Halifax L9572 ( both will be provided with a best resolution, I hope so ) :
Wreckage of Halifax L9572 ( TL - G, " G for George " ).
" In 1941, on a Summer night, a loud bang filled the heavy silence on the mill’s field. A British aeroplane crashed in flames. The aircrew, composed of five persons, was killed. They were buried in the Chièvres Cemetery. "
Patrick gave some telephone calls, but the details given by the seven individuals contacted were rather approximative though. Nevertheless, he kept going on with his investigations and, finally, he found the Grail ! Indeed, in his message of December 5th, he told me that he met a man who was 5 years old at that time. The latter stated that his mother ( or his aunt ) used to take him for a walk to see the wreckage. But the information given about the crash location was vague, so, the man in question introduced him to another fellow who was 9 years old in those days. Bingo ! The old lad pointed at the exact crash location !!!! To his amazement, the aircraft did not crashed at Grosage, but at Neufmaison instead ( the district next to Grosage, Municipality of Saint - Ghislain ). Here are the photographs taken by Patrick, as well as the maps of the area :
Rue de Quièvremont ( Quièvremont Street ) seen from Rue de Grosages ( Grosages Street ).
According to Patrick, some more information would be provided quite shortly .
Some further details and good news are yet to come !!!!
Cheerio !
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