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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Namur:
Basses-Arches

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the Heroes of Silence


* To the 466 Squadron *
* To the crew of HX337-HD-W *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Halifax HX337-HD-W
22/04/1944

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Unit: 466 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: HX337-HD-W
Base: Leconfield
Mission: Düsseldorf
Crew officer: F/O RUSSELL, WILLIAM NOEL THOMSETT
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Namur)

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Facts

HX337 crashed in the vicinity of Basses-Arches (Namur), 16km East South East of Namur, Belgium after being shot down by a night-fighter, however, other reports say that HX337 collided with another aircraft and lost its tail-section.
596 aircraft detailed for the mission with the loss of 16 Halifax and 13 Lancaster aircraft.
Those who died were buried in Le Culot Cemetery before being re-buried in Heverlee War Cemetery after the war, their citation for their awards praises their determination and courage during recent operations to Stuttgart.

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Picture of the crew of HX337 - Courtesy John Harley

Sources:
466 & 462 Squadron
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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