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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Limburg:
Leopoldsburg

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the Heroes of Silence


* To the 625 Squadron *
* To the crew of NG237-CF-S *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Lancaster NG237-CF-S
3/04/1945

aircraft
cest raf squadron
Unit: 625 Squadron
Aircraft: Lancaster
Code: NG237-CF-S
Base: Kelstern
Mission: Nordhausen
Crew officer:
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

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Facts

Lancaster I NG237 CF-S 625 Sqn (Leopoldsburg War Cemetery) Op: Nordhausen. T/o 13.29 Kelstern to bomb a militaire barracks. Chrashed circa 16.45 at Visbedden (Limburg) some 6 km ESE from Leopoldsburg, where all rest in the local war cemetery. Seconds before the aircraft hit the ground, a wing came off.

Sources:
Facebook Leopoldsburg War Cemetery
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
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