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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Luxembourg:
Bouillon

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Crash site of Battle K9485-GB
12/05/1940

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Unit: 105 Squadron
Aircraft: Battle
Code: K9485-GB
Base:
Mission: Saint-Hubert
Crew officer: P/O Hurst Tom
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Luxembourg)

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Facts

Fairey Battle Mk.I K9485 "GB-B" of 105 Sqn., RAF. Lost in combat operations, with all three crew on board killed. Taking off at 14:30 from Villeneuve-les-Vertus to attack St.Hubert. This aircraft is believed to have been hit by ground fire, crashing at Hauters-le-Christ, Boullion, Luxembourg, during the attack on a bridge near where they were buried at Bouillon at 15.05 hours. The crew were re-interred post war.
Source: Aviation Safety web site

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The weckrage of Battle K9485, on the hills near city of Bouillon, Prov. of Luxembourg, Belgium (Pictures: Aircrew Remembered.com)

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