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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Namur:
Rienne

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Last update: 25/06/23


Elegy to
the Heroes of Silence


* To the 150 Squadron *
* To the crew of X3414-JN *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Wellington X3414-JN-
25/08/1942

aircraft
cest raf squadron
Unit: 150 Squadron
Aircraft: Wellington
Code: X3414-JN
Base: Snaith
Mission: Frankfurt
Crew officer:
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Namur)

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Facts

Shot down by night fighter Maj. Kurt Holler: 8 Stab III./NJG4.
F/S JM Gibson RAAF was wouded in the crah and died a few hours later. He was buried into the Brussels Town Cemetery.
Sgt F Dolton was made Prisoner of War and the rest of the crew was lilled in action and buried in the cemetery of Rienne, where aircraft landed.

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Crew's grave into the cemetery of Rienne

Sources:
Luchtvaarterfgoed.be
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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