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Two Victims of the Gilze-Rijen Plane Crash Were Still Alive After the Disaster.

Summary by Omroep Brabant
On May 29, 1947, several people witnessed two planes collide and crash near Gilze-Rijen airfield. They ran to the two sites where the so-called Avro Ansons landed and discovered that two of the twelve fatalities were still alive. This is evident from their witness statements, which can be found in the National Archives. On that fateful Thursday, 19-year-old Vincensius Petrus Joseph Horvers from Tilburg was painting the exterior of Mr. Aarts' hom…
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On May 29, 1947, several people witnessed two planes collide and crash near Gilze-Rijen airfield. They ran to the two sites where the so-called Avro Ansons landed and discovered that two of the twelve fatalities were still alive. This is evident from their witness statements, which can be found in the National Archives. On that fateful Thursday, 19-year-old Vincensius Petrus Joseph Horvers from Tilburg was painting the exterior of Mr. Aarts' hom…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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