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

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the Heroes of Silence

* To the 313 Squadron *
* To the crew of MJ558-RY-B *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Spitfire MJ558-RY-B
19/04/1944

aircraft
cest raf squadron
Unit: 313 Squadron
Aircraft: Spitfire
Code: MJ558-RY-B
Base:
Mission: Escort
Crew officer: MRTVY, ARNOST
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Antwerpen)

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Facts

Shot down by Hptm Wolfgang Neu JG26 (+22/04/1944) and crashed at Herentals
Eyewitness told me that they have seen Mrtvy’s parachute being shot to pieces by German Flak unit.The plane crashed into a field at Wolfstee (Herentals). We found the crashsite April 19 2007 (63 years after the crash).

ou can find and download the PDF of the crash report here

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The Spitfire MJ558-RY-B

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