"Belgians Remember Them": RAF aircraft's crash sites: Province of Luxemburg

Crash sites outside of border whose airmen are buried in Province of Luxembourg
Spitfire MJ744 fallen outside the borders on 4/12/1944

* To the 414 Squadron *
* To the crew of MJ744 *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Spitfire MJ744
4/12/1944

Unit: 414 Squadron
Aircraft: Spitfire
Code: MJ744
Base:
Mission: Gemund
Crew officer: F/O GORDON GILLEAN McLEAN
Incident: Shot down by friend fire

Location: (Prov. Luxembourg)

Facts

Aircraft was shot down by American anti-aircraft fire over the Hurtgen Forest while engaged on a tactical reconnaissance operation to Gemund.

Sources:
Aviation Heritage
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered

* Report: July 15th, 2023: The Belgians Parade to the London Cenotaph *

Crash sites outside of border whose airmen are buried in Province of LuxembourgSpitfire MJ744 fallen outside the borders on 4/12/1944

Crash site of Spitfire MJ7444/12/1944

Location: (Prov. Luxembourg)

Facts

Crash sites outside of border whose airmen are buried in Province of Luxembourg
Spitfire MJ744 fallen outside the borders on 4/12/1944

Crash site of Spitfire MJ744
4/12/1944