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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Antwerpen:
Antwerpen city

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Last update: 25/06/23


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Crash site of Halifax LK629-Z
31/08/1943

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 427 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: LK629-ZL
Base: Leeming
Mission: Monchengladbach
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

Mönchengladbach/ Rheydt. 660 aircraft, 25 losses (3.8%). PFF marked Mönchengladbach first and then after a two minute pause, the neighbouring town of Rheydt. Good visibility and Oboe assistance made for extremely accurate marking and as a result the bombing was concentrated with little creepback. Approximately half of both towns was destroyed with 1059 and 1280 buildings destroyed in the two towns (respectively).
Aircraft crashed near Antwerp, has been probabily hit by German fighter.
Source: The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)

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Sources:

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