Abbreviations: Provinces
ANT: Province of Antwerpen
BRU: Region of Brussels
BVL: Province of Flemish Brabant
BWO: Province of Walloon Brabant
HAI: Province of Hainault
LIE: Province of Liege
LMB: Province of Limburg
LUX: Province of Luxemburg
NAM: Province of Namur
OVL: Province of East Flanders
WVL: Province of West Flanders
SWL: Crash happened on sea (Channel)
* UNK: Case of crash to be specified (location, etc.)
Abbreviations: Air Forces
FFL: France (Forces de la France Libre)
PAF : Poland Air Force
RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force
RAF: Royal Air Force
RAKVR: Royal Air Force-Volunteer of Reserve
RCAF: Royal Canadian Air Force
RNNAF: Royal Netherland Air Force
RNZAF: Royal New Zealand Air Force
RSAAF: Royal South African Air Force
USAAF: United States of America Air Force
Abbreviations: Nationalities
AUS: Australian
BEL: Belgian
CND: Canadian
CZEK: Czechoslovakian
FCE: French
HOL: Netherlands
NZA: New Zealand
POL: Polish
RHO: Rhodesian
SAF: South African
UK: British (included Republic of Ireland, Caribbean, etc.)
USA: American
Abbreviations: Rank
ACM: Aircraftman
ADJ: Adjudant
CAP: Captain, Capitaine
CPL: Corporal, Caporal
F/L: Flight Lieutenant
F/O: Flying officer
F/SGT: Flight Sergeant
G/Cap: Group Captain
KAP, KPP, KPR: Polish ranks
LAC: Leading Aircraftman
Lt: Lieutenant
P/O: Pilot Officer
PLUT, PORU: Polish Ranks
SGT: Sergeant
SQD/L: Squadron Leader
W/O: Warrant Officer
- The crashes happened outside of Belgians borders are listed according the province where the airmen are buried.
- The list shows also the RAF personal arrived on the continent after liberation of Belgium, on September 3rd, 1944. We consider that these soldiers are also entitled to our tribute. According the time and the location where they were killed, they are listed as “Zlanding” for these whose the reason of their presence have to be specified, “ZFerry” for these who were killed off the Belgian coast. These men were sent as “Unaccounted” to organize the logistic of the RAF bases in Belgium. Many of them died after that the Landing Ship Tank HM LST-420 exploded on a floating mine off Oostende heaven.
- Researches for the cases listed as “Unknown” or UNK have yet to be done.
