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


* To the 1502FLT Squadron *
* To the crew of Z9307-H *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Whitley Z9307-H
30/05/1942

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 1502FLT Squadron
Aircraft: Whitley
Code: Z9307-H
Base: Driffield
Mission: Koln
Crew officer: RUSSEL J A S Squad leader
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Antwerpen)

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Facts

Takeoff at 23:10 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, presumably due to battle damage. Debris was scattered towards Temse.
Those who did not survive rest at Schoonselhof cemetery

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