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

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the Heroes of Silence


* To the 156 Squadron *
* To the crew of PB505-GT-F *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Lancaster PB505-GT-F
3/02/1945

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 156 Squadron
Aircraft: Lancaster
Code: PB505-GT-F
Base: Upwood
Mission: Bottrop
Crew officer:
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

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Facts

Took off from RAF Upwood at 1646 hrs to bomb the Prosper Benzol works at Bottrop. Crashed near Hechtel (Limburg) 22 km N of Hasselt Belguim. Those who died rest in Lepoldsburg War Cemetery. The DFM recipients had flown with 37 Squadron, 101 Squadron, 78 Squadron and 75 Squadron, their awards being published on 16 February 1943, 21 January 1944, 15 June 1943 and 13 August 1943 respectively.

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