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Location of RAF aircraft's crashes in the Province of Vlaams-Brabant
Zemst

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Elegy to
the Heroes of Silence

* To the 466 Squadron *
* To the crew of HX267-HD-U*
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Halifax HX267-HD-U
28/04/44

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Unit: 466 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: HX267-HD-U
Base: Leeming
Mission: Leopoldsburg
Crew officer: P/O PAGE, KEITH CHARLES
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Vlaams Brabant)

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Facts

HX267 was shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 02:03 at Zemst (Brabant) 5km South of Mechelen.
331 aircraft including 267 Halifax were detailed for this mission, 9 Halifax aircraft were lost. Those of the crew who died are buried in Brussels Town Cemetery.

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