Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps

The Hero of Av Louise

The Hero of Av Louise

This golden pilot marks the scene of a heroic attack on the morning of January 20th, 1943 from a lone Belgian pilot on a mission over Flanders, diverted his Typhoon without permission and flew low over Brussels and let rip with cannon fire at the Gestapo HQ at 453 Avenue Louise, threw out a Belgian flag and Union Jack and raced home as fast as he could.

Up to 30 Gestapo officers died. The British demoted him for disobedience and gave him the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery.

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