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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Luxembourg:
Marche-en-Famenne

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* To the 51 Squadron *
* To the crew of MZ933-MH-W *
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* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Halifax MZ933-MH-W
4/11/1944

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 51 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: MZ933-MH-W
Base: Snaith
Mission: Bochum
Crew officer: P/O: BERRY, LEONARD
Incident: Abandoned

Location: (Prov. Luxembourg)

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Facts

Bochum. 749 aircraft, 28 losses (3.7%), mainly due to night-fighters. 346 Free French Squadron lost 5 out of its 16 Halifaxes. A very successful attack with severe damage to the centre of Bochum. More than 4000 buildings were destroyed, including the steel works. 994 people were killed. This was the last major raid on Bochum
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter from 7000' on the homebound leg. Abandoned due to a fire near Marche en Famenne, Belgium

The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)

Sources:
La Petite Gazette

Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
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