BELGIUM
World War II
NAME CONFIRMED PROBABLE DAMAGE du Monceau de Bergendal, Count Yvan Georges Arsene Felicien 8 3 6 Offenberg, Jean Henry Maria 7 [5+2] 5 7 [5+2] Ortmans, Victor Marcel Maurice 7 [5+2] 1 7 [5+2] +2 U Detal, Charles Firman Joseph 7 [6+1] 0 0 +0+3 G Plisnier, Andre Marie Alfred Frederick 6 [3+3] 1 3 Venesoen, Francois August "Sus" 5 [3+2] 1 1 Philipart, Jacques Arthur Laurent 6 1 0 Lallemant, Raymond A. 6 [5+1] 1 0 +1 G van Lierde, Remy 6 0 1 +1 G, +35+9 V-1 du Vivier, Daniel Albert Raymond Georges Le Roy 4 2 1 Gigot, G. F. 4 [2+2] 0 0 +1 G Donnet, Michel "Mike" 3 1 4 Prevot, Leon 3 1 2 Kicq, A. 3 [2+1] 0 1 van den Hove d'Ertsenrijck, Albert Emmanuel Alix D. J. G. 3 0 0 Picard, H. 3 [2+1] 0 0 Boels, Hendrik 3 0 0 +1 G, +0+1 V-1 de Henricourt de Grunne, Count Rudolphe Chrislain Charles 2 [1+1] 5 1 +10 in SpCW Boussa, Alain 2 1 2 Pauwels, E. 2 1 1 Bousa, Adolphe Lucien 2 1 1 Muls, R. "Roberto" 2 [1+1] 1 0 Seydel, Gabriel M. "Gaby" 2 [1+1] 0 4 [2+2] Demoulin, Rene Jean Ghislain 2 [1+1] 0 3 [0+3] Lambrechts, Louis "Boum" 2 0 1 Goffin, Charles 2 0 1 van Eeckhoudt, Albert M. 2 [0+2] 0 0 Siroux, Paul 2 0 0 Roman, Charles 2 [1+1] 0 0 Leva, P. "Pino" 2 [1+1] 0 0 +1+1 V-1 Herreman, Albert M. L. "Bertje" 2 0 0 Doutrepont, Georges Louis Joseph 2 [1+1] 0 0 de Callatay, Jean 2 0 0 Alexandre, Robert A. G. "Alex" 1 1 3 Ester, Jean 1 [0+1] 1 1 Plas, Emile J. 1 [0+1] 0 3 Boute, Fernand 1 [0+1] 0 2 [1+1] van Leerberghe, Jean "L'Abbé" 1 [0+1] 0 1 Marchal, H. 1 [0+1] 0 1 [0+1] Collignon, Leopold C. "Coco" 1 [0+1] 0 1 van Wersch, A. "Pey" 1 0 0 Seghers, Eugene George Achilles 1 0 0 +1 V-1 Lavigne, J. 1 0 0 +0+1 V-1 Hoornaert, Roger 1 0 0 Groensteen, Jacques A. H. "Pichon" 1 0 0 Gonay, H. "Moustique" 1 0 0 Dufosez, Etienne 1 0 0 Doncq, M. 1 0 0 de Mérode, prince Werner 1 0 0 de Hemptinne, Baudouin Marie Ghislain 1 0 0 Buchin, Maurice Simon Henri Charles 1 0 0 Smets, H. 1 [0+1] 0 0 Neulinger, S. 1 [0+1] 0 0 Harmel, L. 1 [0+1] 0 0 Verpoorten, Ferninand "Fifi" 1 [0+1] 0 0 Delorme, Paul J. "Poupouille" 0 1 2 [1+1] de Patoul, Guy "Papou" 0 1 0 Malengreau, Roger Fernand Fulgeance 0 1 [0+1] 0 Lejeune, O. G. 0 0 2 [0+2] Flohimont 0 0 2 Winand, Henry 0 0 1 Moreau, Jean 0 0 1 Michotte, Marcel 0 0 1 Maes, Jan 0 0 1 Laumans, Robert J. 0 0 1 Jottard, Alexis Rene Isidore Ghislain 0 0 1 de Moerlose, E. 0 0 1 Brahy, Christian "Sunshine" 0 0 1 Verbeeck, Louis E. 0 0 0 + 2 V-1, +1 G Vanderveken, R. 0 0 0 +0+1 V-1 Siroux, L. "Luce" 0 0 0 +1 G Orban de Xivry, C. 0 0 0 +1 G Wustefeld J. 0 0 0 +1 V-1 Mullenders, 0 0 0 +1 V-1 Balasse, M. A. L. 0 0 0 +5+2 V-1
| G | ... | Ground Victory | ||
| U | ... | Unconfirmed Victory | ||
| SpCW | ... | Spanish Civil War | ||
Much information kindly provided by Serge Bonge.
Sources & Literature
- Researcher Serge Bonge.
- Cull, Brian - Lander, Bruce - Weiss, Heinrich: Twelve Days in May: The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, 10-21 May 1940, As Seen Through the Eyes of the Fighter Pilots Involved, Grub Street, April, 2001.
- Ehrengardt, Christian-Jacques: 10 mai 1940 Et l'entrese déchaina..., in Aéro Journal, No 12, 2000.
- Foreman, John: The Fighter Command War Diaries, Part 3 - January 1942 to June 1943, The operational history of Fighter Command, Second Tactical Air Force, 100 Group and Air Defence of Great Britain 1939-45, Air Research Publications, 2000.
- Foreman, John: The Fighter Command War Diaries, Part 5 - July 1944 to May 1945, The operational history of Fighter Command, Second Tactical Air Force, 100 Group and Air Defence of Great Britain 1939-45, Air Research Publications, 2003.
- Foreman, John: RAF Fighter Command Victory Claims of World War Two, Part One 1939-1940, Red Kite, 2003.
- Polák, Tomáą: Y.G.A.F. du Monceau de Bergendal, in Aero Plastic Kits Revue, No.16, 1993.
- Shores, Christopher: Air Aces, Presidio Press, Novato, CA, 1983.
- Shores, Christopher - Williams, Clive: Aces High (A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII), Grub Street, London 1994.
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- Skulski, Przemyslaw - Cisek, G.: Asy Bitwy o Anglie, Ace Publication 1993.
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- Skulski, Przemyslaw: Bitwa o Anglie 1940, Ace Publication, Wroclaw 1997.
- Stenersen, Sten: Oslo-Fornebu 9 Avril 1940, La premiére défaite de la Luftwaffe, in Aéro Journal, No. 41, 2005.
- ©najdr, Miroslav: Gladiator a Sea Gladiator, part one, in Historie a plastikové modelářství, No. 02, 2004.
- Terlinden, Michel - Cony, Christophe: "Duke" du Monceau, in Avions, No. 100, 2001.
- Thomas, Andrew: Hurricane Aces 1941-45, Aircraft of the Aces 57, Osprey Publishing, November 21 2003.
- Thomas, Andrew: Gloster Gladiator Aces, Aircraft of the Aces 44, Osprey Publishing, February 25 2002.
- Thomas, Chris - Shores, Christopher: The Typhoon & Tempest Story, Arms and Armour Press, 1988.
- Wynn, Kenneth: Men of the Battle of Britain, 60th Anniversary Edition: a who was who of the pilots and aircrew, British, Commonwealth and Allied, who flew with Royal Air Force Fighter Command July 10 to October 31, 1940, CCB Aviation Books, Surrey 1999.
- 350 (Belgian) Squadron, http://home.pi.be/~braf/350Sqn/index.htm
- 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAuxAF History - Victories, http://www.609.org.uk/victories.htm
- Biplane Fighter Aces from the Second World War, http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/aces.htm
- Gleize, Jean-Paul: Aces, http://jpgleize.club.fr/aces/homeaces.htm.
- 616 Squadron History, http://www.redtwo.demon.co.uk/616/Welcomehist.htm.
- Air Aces Home Page, http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/airaces1.htm
- Notable Brewster Buffalo pilots in Southeast Asia, 1941-42, http://www.danford.net/notable.htm
- The "Phoney War" to the end of the Invasion of the Low Countries and France, http://members.tripod.com/~John_C_McLeod/pw2i.htm
- The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945, http://brew.clients.ch/RAF41Sqdn.htm
Biographies of Belgian aces
A list of all the Belgian pilots that took part in The Battle Of Britain
A list of all the Belgian pilots that took part in The Battle Of Britain
