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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Limburg:
Houthalen

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* To the 429 Squadron *
* To the crew of HF457-AL *
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* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Wellington HF457-AL
23/06/1943

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 429 Squadron
Aircraft: Wellington
Code: HF457-AL
Base: East Moor
Mission: Mülheim
Crew officer: P/O SNEATH, WILLIAM ALFRED
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

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Facts

Wellington X HF457 AL- 429 Sqn. Op Mülheim. Take off 23.38 East Moor. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Hans Autenreith, II./NJG1) and crashed at Houthalen (Limburg), 12 km NNE of Hasselt, Belgium.

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