Noodlanding

According to the Ministry of Defense, a German Messerschmitt BF 109 of the 12th Staffel of the Jagdgeschwader 26 crashed on October 10, 1943 around 4 pm in Leende. The aircraft was destroyed. On 23 September 1944, a Short Stirling IV made an unsuccessful emergency landing at the Leende - Valkenswaard intersection around 6 p.m. The pilot was Flight Officer WA Sparks. He had been shot by the Flak (German anti-aircraft guns) above Arnhem. In fact, the crash landing failed. There were no deaths in the crash.