His name was Albert Petrisse and was a policeman until 1941 when he escaped from Belgium via Spain. In Chimay he met a student that he had been trained with in Canada. His name was Faurice Laloux. They then decided to fly together. The Belgian fliers will learn the common life of a nightfighter in 1945.
German raiders are scarce and patrols are disappointing.
About every time the saw another aircraft it turned out to be another nightfighter, or a bomber coming back from a late night mission. In about February, another Belgian crew comes in. One was Alexis Besschops. He left occupied Belgium with his family and went to the Belgian Congo. In 1941 he volunteered for the RAF and left the Congo.