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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Liege:
Verviers

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Last update: 25/06/23

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Crash site of Halifax DT496-MP-A
5/10/1942

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 76 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: DT496-MP-A
Base: Marston Moor
Mission: Aachen
Crew officer: P/O BG Robinson
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Liege)

crash

Facts

Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error.
Reason for Loss: Crashed south of Verviers, Belgium

Sources:
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
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