On the night of September 18 to 19, 1946 – exactly 80 years ago – a plane belonging to the Belgian airline Sabena crashed in the Canadian woods near Gander. 26 people lost their lives, including 20 Belgians. What followed was a historic rescue operation. "I crawled through a sea of flames," survivor Jef Deschuyffeleer testified on the radio a few days later.
On the night of September 18 to 19, 1946 – exactly 80 years ago – a plane belonging to the Belgian airline Sabena crashed in the Canadian woods near Gander. 26 people lost their lives, including 20 Belgians. What followed was a historic rescue operation. "I crawled through a sea of flames," survivor Jef Deschuyffeleer testified on the radio a few days later.