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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Antwerpen:
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Elegy to
the Heroes of Silence


* To the 51 Squadron *
* To the crew of Halifax JN920-LK-L *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemeteries where rest the crew *
* Memorial where crew members missed are honored *

Crash site of Halifax JN920-LK-L
22/10/1943

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 51 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: JN920-LK-L
Base: Snaith
Mission: Weseling
Crew officer: Hall Clowes Edwin
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Antwerpen)

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Facts

RAF Snaith ,22 October 1943,17.55 hours the Halifax JN920 takes of to bomb the industrial town of Kassel
Hit by flak over Holland the crippled plane burning violently.
Eyewitnesses talking about the crash many years later still remembers the burning plane circling the town.
A few minutes later the plane crashed in a forest with a enormous explosion , killing the seven brave young men.

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Confirmation that Sgt Parker was declared missing

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