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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Limburg:
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Crash site of Lancaster W4822-DX-P
3/11/1943

aircraft
cest raf squadron
Unit: 57 Squadron
Aircraft: Lancaster
Code: W4822-DX-P
Base: East Kirby
Mission: Düsseldorf
Crew officer: P/O WEST DONALD
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

crash

Facts

Party of East Kirby around 17h20 on November 3, the device is unable to Düsseldorf and is attacked by hunters before reaching the target, vertically Belgian Limburg. The bomb bay is affected and incendiary ammunition are on. The bunker is emptied of emergency, but the fire can not be fought. The West pilot ordered to jump and Elliot jumped first, followed Clements.
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Sources:
Escape Line Comete
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
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