• T-71 was hit by friendly fire which wounded Capt. Bergmans. Pilot Vandevelde turned back and landed at Aalter.
• T-68 reached the bridge but was hit by flak during the bombing run. With his machine in flames, pilot Wieseler headed for the Belgian lines where he made an emergency landing during which his observer Deconinck broke a leg. After leaving the machine Wieseler noticed that there were still two bombs. These were detonated a few hours later by pioneers. At 0900 hrs on 11 May two pioneers of 7.Div., Commander Tilot and WO Brasseur (who died during the operation) demolished the bridge at Briegden.

The Bombers for Veldwezelt

These three aircraft took off at 0645 hrs for the bridge at Veldwezelt. The three pilots were from 9.Flight, the observers from 5.Flight.

• T-73    Capt.Pierre/Lt.Cloquette
• T-60    WO Verbraeck/WO Dome
• T-58    WO Timmermans/Sgt Rolin Hymans

Although the bombers were flying very low, they were picked off quickly by the Luftwaffe which dominated Belgian airspace. They were attacked by two Do 17 bombers, T-60 being shot down near Lebekke and Dendermonde, thirty kilometres north-west of Brussels. The two crew were both seriously wounded but managed to bale out. Verbraeck had four rounds in his body while Dome’s hands were shredded. Both were taken to the civilian hospital at Termonde. The battle lasted twenty minutes.

• T-58 was attacked near Hasselt by three Me 109s of 1/JG 27. At 0740 hrs over Elderen, T-58 was shot down by Oberleutnant Wolfgang Redlich. The two crew perished.
• T-73 reached Veldwezelt bridge. Captain Pierre attacked the bridge³ under heavy flak, dropped his bombs which missed and hit the road. T-73 then returned safely to Aalter.

The Bombers for Vroenhoven

These three aircraft took off at 0650 hrs for the bridge at Vroenhoven. All crew were from 5.Flight.

• T-70    Capt.Glorie/2nd.Lt Vandenbosch
• T-64    WO Binon/Capt.Legand
• T-61    WO Devigne/Sgt Moens

The three bombers headed for Vroenhoven at an altitude of fifty meters, pursued by the usual bad luck. Over Leuven they received friendly fire but escaped without harm. Over Tongeren near the target they were fired upon by a German field convoy on the way north. T-70 replied with long MG bursts. A German projectile came through the fuselage and passed between the legs of a crewman without touching him. Over Vroenhoven all three aircraft were hit by flak. T-70 and T-61 both encountered a problem with the release system and could not drop their bombs. T-64 dropped its bombs but all fell into the Canal. T-70 and T-61 now decided to dive-bomb the bridge. T-70 hit the bridge with three bombs but none did mentionable damage. The other five fell into the Canal. Because of this unhappy result, T-70 and T-61 headed west to make a fresh bomb run. T-70 was shot down between Lafelt and Vlijtingen, and T-61 at Veldwezelt over the Kip van Hees⁴. Of the four crew members only 2nd. Lt. Vandenbosch (T-70) escaped with his life. He parachuted down at a perilously low height, his parachute failing to deploy in time. He sprained his right ankle, broke bones in his left foot and three vertebrae, and suffered injuries to his face and rib cage. He was taken to Maastricht Hospital.