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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Antwerpen:
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* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Halifax LK865-C8-Q
28/05/1944

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 460 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: LK865-C8-Q
Base: Leconfield
Mission: Leopoldsburg
Crew officer:
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: Antwerpen city ans suburbs (Prov. Antwerpen)

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There is no precise location of the crash

Facts

Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Antwerp, Belgium

Sources:

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