"Belgians Remember Them": RAF aircraft's crash sites in West Vlaanderen: Oostende

* To the 9 Squadron *
* To the crew of R3220-WS *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Wellington R3220-WS
7/12/1940

Unit: 9 Squadron
Aircraft: Wellington
Code: R3220-WS
Base: Honington
Mission: Düsseldorf
Crew officer:
Incident: Hit by Flak

Location: (Prov. West-Vlanderen)

The aircraft landed Meiboomlaan, on the house n° 132. Today, Meiboomlaan is situated in a residential area of the city of Ostend.

Facts

Maintain pressure on invasion ports
Reason for Loss: Hit by flak from coastal batteries and came down near Leffinge

Sources:

The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered


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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of West-Vlaanderen:Oostende

Crash site of Wellington R3220-WS7/12/1940

Location: (Prov. West-Vlanderen)

Facts

RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of West-Vlaanderen:
Oostende

Crash site of Wellington R3220-WS
7/12/1940