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

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the Heroes of Silence

* To the 51 Squadron *
* To the crew of LV783-MH-Z *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Halifax LV783-MH-Z
28/14/1944

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Unit: 51 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: LV783-MH-Z
Base: Snaith
Mission: Monzen
Crew officer:
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Limburg)

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Facts

Operation Montzen,. LV783 was one of three 51 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. Airborne 2341 27Apr44 to attack the railway yards. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Moelingen (Limburg). Those killed were originally taken to St-Truiden for burial. Their graves are now located in the Heverlee War Cemetery

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The first graves of the crew

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